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Malique LewisMilwaukee Bucks · #30

Forward · 6'8", 210 lb · Spain

Malique Lewis is a forward the Milwaukee Bucks selected 60th overall (second round) in the 2026 NBA draft out of Spain. An incoming rookie for 2026-27 — projected role, ratings and outlook.

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Milwaukee Bucks · #30 · Forward

Malique Lewis

Season avg— · no NBA seasons yet — prospect

Career avg— · career line pending debut

Live win probabilityHeat 71%

Balladex model · projected 122–118 · 99.7 pace

Tonight's projectionmodel

5.1pts

3.8reb

1.6ast

29%win

Tonight's matchup · who he'll mainly guardhead-to-head

Malique Lewis

Milwaukee Bucks · Forward

Davion Mitchell

Miami Heat · Strong defender

Category breakout

Head-to-head history

Home/away splits from recent games; live grades from the DNA model.

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Scouting report

Malique Lewis — the report card

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

Depth wing prospect · Impact 27

Malique Lewis is a forward the Milwaukee Bucks selected 60th overall (second round) in the 2026 NBA draft out of Spain. An incoming rookie for 2026-27

Offense

Defense

Feel / IQ

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 Malique Lewis 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▬

44%

Giannis Antetokounmpo Miami Heat▬

23%

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Oklahoma City Thunder▬

19%

Luka Doncic Los Angeles Lakers▬

Kyrie Irving Dallas Mavericks▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #381 of 384 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

27Impact index

57Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file1

#60 2026 Draft pick (R2)

Stat explorer

Malique Lewis — every number, three levels deep

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

Scoring

0.0 PPG

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Playmaking

0.0 APG

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Rebounding

0.0 RPG

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Shooting

— 3P%

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The engine

How the model sees Malique Lewis

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 next season confidence

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 0-season history below.

What moves the points line vs last season

Everything it reads

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0 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 — — 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: — → games & confidence

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

Malique Lewis career stats, season by season

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

Brooks Barnhizer 99%Maliq Brown 99%Narcisse Ngoy 99%Nick Martinelli 99%Saliou Niang 99%

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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 Milwaukee Bucks built to win?

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

27–55proj record

#12conf seed

-5.3net rtg

112.6off rtg

117.9def rtg

1%playoff odds

Roster delta · what changed

Drop coverage — Sits the big back to wall off the rim and lives with contested mid-range looks.. Core trending improving. Defensive anchors: Myles Turner, Kel'el Ware.

How his role moves

Projected 27–55, 12th in the East. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

27 of 99

Role player tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

1 accolades

#60 2026 Draft pick (R2)

Act IV

The Ballad of Malique Lewis

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

The beginning

Malique Lewis is a 2026 second-round forward for the Milwaukee Bucks.

Milwaukee Bucks

Turning pro

Drafted 60th overall, 2026 as a Forward.

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Malique Lewis was a second-round pick (60th overall) in the 2026 NBA draft, headed to the Milwaukee Bucks out of Spain.

Chapter

He has not played an NBA game yet — his debut comes in 2026-27, so this page carries projections only.

Where things stand

A second-round forward who debuts in 2026-27.

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Lewis's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ Highlights landing soon

Off the court

Measurables

Active

Height: 6'8"
Weight: 210 lb
Draft: 60th overall, 2026
Born: Spain
Jersey: #30

Beyond the game

Lewis joins the Milwaukee Bucks as a 2026 second-round pick out of Spain.

The person

A 2026 second-round forward out of Spain.

Incoming

Second round

Spain

FAQ

Malique Lewis — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Malique Lewis, answered.

Where was Malique Lewis drafted?

Malique Lewis was selected 60th overall (second round) by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2026 NBA draft, out of Spain.

Does Lewis have NBA stats yet?

The identity and draft facts are real; the ratings and outlook are Balladex projections, since he debuts in 2026-27.

Malique Lewis 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.

Malique LewisMilwaukee Bucks · #30

Malique Lewis — the report card

Where Malique Lewis stands

Malique Lewis — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Malique Lewis

Malique Lewis career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Milwaukee Bucks built to win?

The Ballad of Malique Lewis

The beginning

Turning pro

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Chapter

Where things stand

Off the court

Malique Lewis — frequently asked

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