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Nick MartinelliLos Angeles Clippers · #5

Forward · 6'8", 210 lb · Northwestern

Nick Martinelli is a forward the Houston Rockets selected 55th overall (second round) in the 2026 NBA draft out of Northwestern. An incoming rookie for 2026-27 — projected role, ratings and outlook.

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Nick Martinelli

Season avg— · no NBA seasons yet — prospect

Career avg— · career line pending debut

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Scouting report

Nick Martinelli — 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 26

Nick Martinelli is a forward the Houston Rockets selected 55th overall (second round) in the 2026 NBA draft out of Northwestern. An incoming rookie fo

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 Nick Martinelli 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: #383 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

26Impact index

54Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file1

#55 2026 Draft pick (R2)

Stat explorer

Nick Martinelli — every number, three levels deep

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

Scoring

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Playmaking

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Rebounding

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Shooting

— 3P%

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The engine

How the model sees Nick Martinelli

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

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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

Nick Martinelli 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

Saliou Niang 100%Trey Kaufman-Renn 100%Malique Lewis 99%Brooks Barnhizer 98%Lachlan Olbrich 98%

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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 Los Angeles Clippers built to win?

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

44–38proj record

#8conf seed

+1net rtg

116.3off rtg

115.2def rtg

62%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: Kris Dunn, Kawhi Leonard.

How his role moves

Projected 44–38, 8th in the West. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

26 of 99

Role player tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

1 accolades

#55 2026 Draft pick (R2)

Act IV

The Ballad of Nick Martinelli

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

The beginning

Nick Martinelli is a 2026 second-round forward for the Houston Rockets.

Los Angeles Clippers

Turning pro

Drafted 55th overall, 2026 as a Forward.

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Nick Martinelli was a second-round pick (55th overall) in the 2026 NBA draft, headed to the Houston Rockets out of Northwestern.

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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Martinelli's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ Highlights landing soon

Off the court

Measurables

Active

Height: 6'8"
Weight: 210 lb
Draft: 55th overall, 2026
Born: Northwestern
Jersey: #5

Beyond the game

Martinelli joins the Houston Rockets as a 2026 second-round pick out of Northwestern.

The person

A 2026 second-round forward out of Northwestern.

Incoming

Second round

Northwestern

FAQ

Nick Martinelli — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Nick Martinelli, answered.

Where was Nick Martinelli drafted?

Nick Martinelli was selected 55th overall (second round) by the Houston Rockets in the 2026 NBA draft, out of Northwestern.

Does Martinelli have NBA stats yet?

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

Nick Martinelli 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.

Nick MartinelliLos Angeles Clippers · #5

Nick Martinelli — the report card

Where Nick Martinelli stands

Nick Martinelli — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Nick Martinelli

Nick Martinelli career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Los Angeles Clippers built to win?

The Ballad of Nick Martinelli

The beginning

Turning pro

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Chapter

Where things stand

Off the court

Nick Martinelli — frequently asked

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