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Miles McBrideNew York Knicks · #2

Guard · 6'2", 195 lb · Cincinnati, Ohio · Age 26 · 5th season

Miles 'Deuce' McBride is a point-of-attack defender and shooter for the 2026 NBA champion New York Knicks. A West Virginia product drafted 36th in 2021 and traded to New York on draft night, he grew into a key sixth man — only the third Mountaineer ever to win an NBA title, after Jerry West and Jerome Anderson. He hit 7 of 9 threes for 25 points in the closeout game of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

MVP race · #123Guard rank · #42Balladex Impact · 64
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Miles McBride
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New York Knicks · #2 · Guard
Miles McBride
Season avg12.0 pts · 2.4 reb · 2.6 ast · .423 fg
Career avg7.1 pts · 1.6 reb · 1.9 ast · .393 fg
Live win probabilityKnicks 64%
Balladex model · projected 119–115 · 98.4 pace
Tonight's projectionmodel
11.0pts
2.4reb
2.8ast
64%win
Tonight's matchup · who he'll mainly guardhead-to-head
Miles McBride
New York Knicks · Guard
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Jalen Suggs
Orlando Magic · 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

Miles McBride — the report card

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

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3-and-D Guard · Pest · Impact 64
Miles 'Deuce' McBride is a point-of-attack defender and shooter for the 2026 NBA champion New York Knicks. A West Virginia product drafted 36th in 202
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Offense
C-
Defense
C
Feel / IQ
C-
Playmaking
Below average creator
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Scoring
Average scorer
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F
Rebounding
Below average on the glass
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B-
3PT / spacing
Strong spacing
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B+
Perimeter D
Excellent on the perimeter
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Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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Clutch
Average late
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C+
Athleticism
Strong tools
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Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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Durability
Availability
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Act II

Where Miles McBride 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
1
Nikola Jokić DEN
29%
2
Luka Doncic LAL
20%
3
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKC
12%
4
Giannis Antetokounmpo MIA
4%
5
Victor Wembanyama SAS
3%
6
Anthony Edwards MIN
2%
7
Tyrese Maxey PHI
2%
8
Jamal Murray DEN
2%
Balladex Consensus: #113 of 384 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
<1%MVP odds
64Impact index
240Star score
Career scoring average7.1 ppg
Seasons in the index5
Accolades on file2
1× NBA Champion (2026) · 1× NBA Cup champion (2025)
Stat explorer

Miles McBride — every number, three levels deep

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

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Scoring
12.0 PPG
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Playmaking
2.6 APG
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Rebounding
2.4 RPG
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Shooting
.413 3P%
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The engine

How the model sees Miles McBride

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  67% confidence
13.9
pts
11.5–16.3
2.7
reb
1.7–3.7
3.0
ast
2.2–3.8
28.7
min
proj
53
gp
health
.417
fg%
~base
.384
3p%
~base
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 5-season history below.
What moves the points line vs last season
Last season 12.0 → projected 13.9 PPG
Minutes / role
+1.1
Development (his trend)
+0.5
Age curve
+0.0
Live context
+0.3
Net vs last season+1.9 PPG
Everything it reads
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5 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
real
Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
auto
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
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Per-stat aging curves
age 26 — 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: 68 / 64 / 41 → games & confidence
health
The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

Miles McBride career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGPMINPTSREBASTFG%3P%
2021-22409.32.21.11.0.296.250
2022-236411.93.50.81.1.358.299
2023-246819.58.31.51.7.452.410
2024-256424.99.52.52.9.406.369
2025-264126.312.02.42.6.423.413
Career27718.57.11.61.9
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
in 2026 pace
why
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.
Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.
Context

Are the New York Knicks built to win?

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

58–24proj record
#3conf seed
+6.4net rtg
118.7off rtg
112.3def rtg
99%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 steady. Defensive anchors: Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby.
How his role moves
Projected 58–24, 3rd in the East. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
64 of 99
Solid starter tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
2 accolades
1× NBA Champion (2026) · 1× NBA Cup champion (2025)
Act IV

The Ballad of Miles McBride

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

Sep 8, 2000

The beginning

A tough, defense-first sixth man and knockdown shooter — the pest off the bench for a champion.

New York Knicks

Turning pro

Drafted 36th overall, 2021 as a Guard.

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A tough two-way guard nicknamed 'Deuce' — a defense-first pest who shot the Knicks past Philadelphia.

Chapter

An Ohio kid from an athletic family, McBride led Moeller to an undefeated title and starred at West Virginia before going 36th in 2021.

Chapter

Traded to New York on draft night, he grew into a point-of-attack defender and knockdown shooter off the bench.

McBride's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the court

Measurables ESPN
Active
Height
6' 2"
Weight
195 lbs
College
West Virginia
Experience
5th Season
Draft
36th overall, 2021
Born
Cincinnati, Ohio
Age
26
Jersey
#2
Beyond the game

McBride comes from an athletic family: his father Walt played basketball at Xavier, his mother Kim played tennis at Ohio State, and his older brother Trey plays professionally in Germany. A two-sport star at Archbishop Moeller — a basketball guard and a football quarterback — he led his high school to a 29-0 undefeated state championship.

His nickname 'Deuce,' worn since third grade, matches his No. 2 jersey. Coach Mike Brown has praised him as 'an extremely good on-ball defender, especially in the pick-and-roll,' and his combination of defensive tenacity and reliable outside shooting made him a trusted rotation piece on a title team despite missing 23 games to injury in 2025-26.

The person

A tough, tenacious two-way guard — a point-of-attack pest who knocks down threes off the bench.

On-ball defenderElite point-of-attack and pick-and-roll defense; a bulldog on the perimeter.
Catch-and-shootA high-percentage three-point shooter (41% in 2025-26).
ToughnessBrings energy and defensive intensity as a sixth man.
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FAQ

Miles McBride — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Miles McBride, answered.

Why is Miles McBride called 'Deuce'?
It's a nickname he's had since third grade, fittingly matching his No. 2 jersey.
What is Miles McBride known for?
Point-of-attack defense and catch-and-shoot three-point shooting as a sixth man; he hit 7 of 9 threes for 25 points to close out Philadelphia in the 2026 playoffs.
Where did Miles McBride go to college?
West Virginia; he's only the third Mountaineer to win an NBA title, after Jerry West and Jerome Anderson.
Miles McBride 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.
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Availability & durability

games played vs season length
Career availability
68%
5 seasons
Last 3 seasons
70%
73 games missed
Games missed
133
career, schedule-adj.
Durability
Some risk
steady
Availability by season
40
21-22
64
22-23
68
23-24
64
24-25
41
25-26

Some risk. Availability trend is steady70% of games over the last three seasons, low of 49% in 2021-22.

Availability = games played ÷ season length (schedule-adjusted for lockout and COVID seasons). A durability signal from real game data, not a medical assessment.

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