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Nate ArchibaldSacramento Kings · #1
Nate Archibald is a retired guard best known with the Sacramento Kings. Led the league in points and assists in one year. Career averages: 18.8 points, 2.3 rebounds and 7.4 assists per game.
Balladex Impact · 73
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⬢ Rare
Sacramento Kings · #1 · Guard
Nate Archibald
Season avg7.4 pts · 1.7 reb · 3.5 ast · .487 fg
Career avg18.8 pts · 2.3 reb · 7.4 ast · .466 fg
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Scouting report
Nate Archibald — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
B-
Hall of Famer · guard · Impact 73
Nate Archibald is a retired guard best known with the Sacramento Kings. Led the league in points and assists in one year. Career averages: 18.8 points
C+
OffenseF
DefenseC
Feel / IQC+
Playmaking
Strong creator
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B
Scoring
Excellent scorer
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D
Rebounding
Below average on the glass
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C
3PT / spacing
Average spacing
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Perimeter D
Below average on the perimeter
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F
Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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C
Clutch
Average late
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Athleticism
Average tools
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C
Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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C
Durability
Availability
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Act II
Where Nate Archibald 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
✦ Balladex Consensus: Star starter tier — a blend of Impact, production and résumé.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
73Impact index
437Star score
Career scoring average18.8 ppg
Seasons in the index13
Accolades on file4
1× NBA Champion · 1× Scoring champion
Stat explorer
Nate Archibald — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
B
Scoring
7.4 PPG
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Playmaking
3.5 APG
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D
Rebounding
1.7 RPG
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C
Shooting
.222 3P%
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The engine
How the model sees Nate Archibald
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 1984-85 72% confidence
6.7
pts
4.9–8.5
1.6
reb
0.8–2.4
3.1
ast
2.4–3.8
20.8
min
proj
56
gp
health
.464
fg%
~base
.227
3p%
~base
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 13-season history below.
What moves the points line vs last season
Last season 7.4 → projected 6.7 PPG
Minutes / role
-0.6
Development (his trend)
-0.2
Age curve
+0.0
Live context
+0.1
Net vs last season-0.7 PPG
Everything it reads
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13 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
real
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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: 68 / 66 / 46 → games & confidence
health
The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified
Nate Archibald career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970-71 | 82 | 35.0 | 16.0 | 3.0 | 5.5 | .444 | |
| 1971-72 | 76 | 43.1 | 28.2 | 2.9 | 9.2 | .486 | |
| 1972-73 | 80 | 46.0 | 34.0 | 2.8 | 11.4 | .488 | |
| 1973-74 | 35 | 36.3 | 17.6 | 2.4 | 7.6 | .451 | |
| 1974-75 | 82 | 39.6 | 26.5 | 2.7 | 6.8 | .456 | |
| 1975-76 | 78 | 40.8 | 24.8 | 2.7 | 7.9 | .453 | |
| 1976-77 | 34 | 37.6 | 20.5 | 2.4 | 7.5 | .446 | |
| 1978-79 | 69 | 24.1 | 11.0 | 1.5 | 4.7 | .452 | |
| 1979-80 | 80 | 35.8 | 14.1 | 2.5 | 8.4 | .482 | .222 |
| 1980-81 CHIP | 80 | 35.3 | 13.8 | 2.2 | 7.7 | .499 | .000 |
| 1981-82 | 68 | 31.9 | 12.6 | 1.7 | 8.0 | .472 | .375 |
| 1982-83 | 66 | 27.4 | 10.5 | 1.4 | 6.2 | .425 | .208 |
| 1983-84 | 46 | 22.6 | 7.4 | 1.7 | 3.5 | .487 | .222 |
| Career | 876 | 35.6 | 18.8 | 2.3 | 7.4 |
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
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 Sacramento Kings built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
15–67proj record
#15conf seed
-10net rtg
110.4off rtg
120.5def 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 steady. Defensive anchors: Domantas Sabonis, Maxime Raynaud.
How his role moves
Projected 15–67, 15th in the West. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
73 of 99
Star starter tier.
Rarity
◆ Rare
Rank #96 of 715 in NBA.
Résumé
4 accolades
1× NBA Champion · 1× Scoring champion · 6× NBA All-Star
Act IV
The Ballad of Nate Archibald
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
Sacramento Kings
Turning pro
Drafted 1970 as a Guard.
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Nate Archibald is a retired Hall of Famer. Led the league in points and assists in one year.
Chapter
He averaged 18.8 points, 2.3 rebounds and 7.4 assists and won 1 championship over his career.
Where things stand
A Hall of Famer and Sacramento Kings name.
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Archibald's story
The documentary, narrated
Highlights
Off the court
Measurables ESPN
- Height
- 6'4"
- Weight
- 195 lb
- College
- UTEP
- NBA debut
- 1970
- Draft
- 1970
- Jersey
- #1
Legacy
Led the league in points and assists in one year.
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The person
A retired Hall of Famer and Sacramento Kings name.
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FAQ
Nate Archibald — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Nate Archibald, answered.
What were Nate Archibald's career averages?
Nate Archibald averaged 18.8 points, 2.3 rebounds and 7.4 assists per game.
Is Nate Archibald retired?
Yes — Nate Archibald is a retired guard and a Hall of Famer.
Nate Archibald 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.
