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Malaki Branham Orlando Magic · #12

Forward · 6'4", 180 lb · Columbus, OH · Age 23 · 4th season

Malaki Branham is a forward for the Orlando Magic who has played 216 games over 4 seasons, averaging 4.6 points, 1.6 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 2025-26.

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Orlando Magic · #12 · Forward

Malaki Branham

Season avg4.6 pts · 1.6 reb · 0.8 ast · .473 fg

Career avg8.0 pts · 2.0 reb · 1.6 ast · .445 fg

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

Tonight's projectionmodel

4.6pts

1.6reb

0.8ast

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Scouting report

Malaki Branham — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.

Forward · Role player · Impact 46

Malaki Branham is a forward for the Orlando Magic who has played 216 games over 4 seasons, averaging 4.6 points, 1.6 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 2025-

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Offense

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Defense

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Feel / IQ

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Playmaking

Below average creator

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Scoring

Below average scorer

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Rebounding

Below average on the glass

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3PT / spacing

Below average spacing

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Perimeter D

Below average on the perimeter

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Paint / rim D

Below average at the rim

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Clutch

Below average late

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Athleticism

Below average tools

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Basketball IQ

Reads the game

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Durability

Availability

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Act II

Where Malaki Branham stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

Nikola Jokić Denver Nuggets▬

43%

Giannis Antetokounmpo Miami Heat▬

23%

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Oklahoma City Thunder▬

19%

Luka Doncic Los Angeles Lakers▬

Joel Embiid Philadelphia 76ers▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #535 of 627 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

46Impact index

21Star score

Career scoring average8.0 ppg

Seasons in the index4

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Malaki Branham — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Scoring

4.6 PPG

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Playmaking

0.8 APG

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Rebounding

1.6 RPG

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Shooting

.378 3P%

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The engine

How the model sees Malaki Branham

Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026-27 61% confidence

4.2

pts

1.9–6.5

1.5

reb

0.4–2.6

0.7

ast

-0.2–1.6

8.5

min

proj

health

.451

fg%

~base

.366

3p%

~base

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 4-season history below.

What moves the points line vs last season

Last season 4.6 → projected 4.2 PPG

Minutes / role

-0.6

Development (his trend)

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Age curve

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Live context

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Net vs last season-0.4 PPG

Everything it reads

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4 seasons of per-minute rates

every box line, minutes-normalized

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Recency × games-played weight

recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline

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Weighted least-squares trend

his own trajectory, read season over season

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Per-stat aging curves

age 23 — applied per stat

curve

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Live role context

usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present

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Durability signal

GP last 3: 75 / 47 / 28 → games & confidence

health

The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

Malaki Branham career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FG%	3P%
2022-23	66	23.5	10.2	2.7	1.9	.440	.302
2023-24	75	21.3	9.2	2.0	2.1	.432	.347
2024-25	47	9.1	5.0	1.1	0.8	.458	.405
2025-26	28	9.8	4.6	1.6	0.8	.473	.378
Career	216	17.8	8.0	2.0	1.6

Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.

EraLab · the stat time machinenovel

Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.

—raw PPG

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—in 2026 pace

why

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

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Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart

Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.

Role simulatorpowered by GM engine

Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.

If a key teammate misses 20 games →

Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.

Context

Are the Orlando Magic built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

43–39proj record

#9conf seed

+0.9net rtg

114.4off rtg

113.4def rtg

54%playoff odds

Roster delta · what changed

Switch-heavy — Switches 1–4 (or 1–5) to erase actions and keep bodies in front. Core trending improving. Defensive anchors: Jalen Suggs, Jonathan Isaac.

How his role moves

Projected 43–39, 9th in the East. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

46 of 99

Role player tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Malaki Branham

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2003-05-12

The beginning

Malaki Branham is a forward for the Orlando Magic.

Orlando Magic

Turning pro

Drafted 20th overall, 2022 as a Forward.

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Malaki Branham is a forward for the Orlando Magic.

Chapter

He has played 216 games over 4 seasons (2022-26), averaging 17.8 minutes a night. The season-by-season table below carries every per-game figure, each one reconciled against ESPN.

Chapter

In 2025-26 he played 28 games, averaging 4.6 points, 1.6 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 9.8 minutes.

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Branham's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ Highlights landing soon

Off the court

Measurables ESPN

Active

Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 180 lbs
College: Ohio State
Experience: 5th Season
Draft: 20th overall, 2022
Born: Columbus, OH
Age: 23
Jersey: #12

Beyond the game

Malaki Branham is from Columbus, OH, born 2003-05-12, listed at 6'4" and 180 lb. He has 5 seasons of NBA service. This background is assembled from league records; the colour that fills a page like this comes later, from a human.

The person

A forward on 17.8 career minutes a night, read from the box score rather than the eye test.

Bench depth9.8 minutes a night; situational.

Floor spacerShooting 37.8% from three.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Malaki Branham — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Malaki Branham, answered.

What position does Malaki Branham play?

Malaki Branham is a forward for the Orlando Magic.

How many NBA games has Malaki Branham played?

216 regular-season games over 4 seasons, averaging 17.8 minutes.

How many NBA seasons has Malaki Branham played?

4 seasons (2022-26).

How tall is Malaki Branham?

6'4", 180 lb

Malaki Branham career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.