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Nae'Qwan Tomlin Cleveland Cavaliers · #35

Forward · 6'8", 210 lb · Harlem, NY · Age 26 · 2nd season

Nae'Qwan Tomlin is a forward for the Cleveland Cavaliers who has played 69 games over 2 seasons, averaging 5.8 points, 2.9 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 2025-26.

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Cleveland Cavaliers · #35 · Forward

Nae'Qwan Tomlin

Season avg5.8 pts · 2.9 reb · 0.8 ast · .478 fg

Career avg5.9 pts · 3.0 reb · 0.8 ast · .473 fg

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

Tonight's projectionmodel

5.8pts

2.9reb

0.8ast

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Scouting report

Nae'Qwan Tomlin — the report card

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

Forward · Rotation piece · Impact 49

Nae'Qwan Tomlin is a forward for the Cleveland Cavaliers who has played 69 games over 2 seasons, averaging 5.8 points, 2.9 rebounds and 0.8 assists in

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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 Nae'Qwan Tomlin 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: #390 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

49Impact index

23Star score

Career scoring average5.9 ppg

Seasons in the index2

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Nae'Qwan Tomlin — every number, three levels deep

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

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Scoring

5.8 PPG

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Playmaking

0.8 APG

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Rebounding

2.9 RPG

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Shooting

.235 3P%

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The engine

How the model sees Nae'Qwan Tomlin

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 49% confidence

5.9

pts

2.9–8.9

2.9

reb

1.5–4.3

1.0

ast

-0.2–2.2

17.4

min

proj

health

.470

fg%

~base

.231

3p%

~base

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 2-season history below.

What moves the points line vs last season

Last season 5.8 → projected 5.9 PPG

Minutes / role

+0.6

Development (his trend)

-0.7

Age curve

+0.0

Live context

+0.1

Net vs last season+0.1 PPG

Everything it reads

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2 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

+dev

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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

+ctx

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Durability signal

GP last 3: 5 / 64 → games & confidence

health

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

Nae'Qwan Tomlin career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FG%	3P%
2024-25	5	12.6	7.2	4.2	0.4	.406	.200
2025-26	64	15.7	5.8	2.9	0.8	.478	.235
Career	69	15.5	5.9	3.0	0.8

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 Cleveland Cavaliers built to win?

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

52–30proj record

#5conf seed

+4.4net rtg

118.5off rtg

113.9def rtg

96%playoff odds

Roster delta · what changed

Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Core trending improving. Defensive anchors: Jarrett Allen, Peyton Watson.

How his role moves

Projected 52–30, 5th in the East. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

49 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Nae'Qwan Tomlin

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

2000-12-19

The beginning

Nae'Qwan Tomlin is a forward for the Cleveland Cavaliers.

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Nae'Qwan Tomlin is a forward for the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Chapter

He has played 69 games over 2 seasons (2024-26), averaging 15.5 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 64 games, averaging 5.8 points, 2.9 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 15.7 minutes.

Where things stand

Where Tomlin goes from here.

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Tomlin's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ Highlights landing soon

Off the court

Measurables ESPN

Day-To-Day · INJURY_STATUS_DAYTODAYTomlin (back) won't play in Tuesday's preseason game against the Magic, Serena Winters of FanDuel Sports Network Ohio reports.

Height: 6' 8"
Weight: 210 lbs
College: Memphis
Experience: 3rd Season
Born: Harlem, NY
Age: 26
Jersey: #35

Beyond the game

Nae'Qwan Tomlin is from Harlem, NY, born 2000-12-19, listed at 6'8" and 210 lb. He has 3 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 15.5 career minutes a night, read from the box score rather than the eye test.

Bench depth15.7 minutes a night; situational.

Floor spacerShooting 23.5% from three.

Verified profiles & sources

ESPN

FAQ

Nae'Qwan Tomlin — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Nae'Qwan Tomlin, answered.

What position does Nae'Qwan Tomlin play?

Nae'Qwan Tomlin is a forward for the Cleveland Cavaliers.

How many NBA games has Nae'Qwan Tomlin played?

69 regular-season games over 2 seasons, averaging 15.5 minutes.

How many NBA seasons has Nae'Qwan Tomlin played?

2 seasons (2024-26).

How tall is Nae'Qwan Tomlin?

6'8", 210 lb

Nae'Qwan Tomlin 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.