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Noah ClowneyBrooklyn Nets · #21

Forward · 6'10", 210 lb · Spartanburg, South Carolina · Age 22 · 3rd season

Noah Clowney is a 6-foot-10 stretch power forward for the Brooklyn Nets, drafted 21st in 2023 out of Alabama. A floor-spacing big who uses his size to shoot over defenders, he grew into a primary scorer in 2025-26 — a career-high 12.3 points a game and a 31-point outburst — as a long-term building block whose three-point efficiency is the swing skill.

MVP race · #188Forward rank · #81Balladex Impact · 57
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Noah Clowney
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Brooklyn Nets · #21 · Forward
Noah Clowney
Season avg12.3 pts · 4.1 reb · 1.6 ast · .396 fg
Career avg10.1 pts · 3.9 reb · 1.2 ast · .407 fg
Live win probabilityNets 54%
Balladex model · projected 117–116 · 97.3 pace
Tonight's projectionmodel
15.8pts
4.5reb
2.2ast
54%win
Tonight's matchup · who he'll mainly guardhead-to-head
Noah Clowney
Brooklyn Nets · Forward
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Sion James
Charlotte Hornets · 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

Noah Clowney — 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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Stretch-Four · Floor-Spacer · Impact 57
Noah Clowney is a 6-foot-10 stretch power forward for the Brooklyn Nets, drafted 21st in 2023 out of Alabama. A floor-spacing big who uses his size to
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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
Average scorer
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Rebounding
Average on the glass
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3PT / spacing
Average spacing
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Perimeter D
Average 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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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 Noah Clowney 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%
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Anthony Edwards MIN
2%
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Tyrese Maxey PHI
2%
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Jamal Murray DEN
2%
Balladex Consensus: #219 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
57Impact index
115Star score
Career scoring average10.1 ppg
Seasons in the index3
Accolades on file2
21st Draft pick (2023) · 31 Career-high points
Stat explorer

Noah Clowney — every number, three levels deep

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

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Scoring
12.3 PPG
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Playmaking
1.6 APG
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Rebounding
4.1 RPG
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Shooting
.329 3P%
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The engine

How the model sees Noah Clowney

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  43% confidence
14.7
pts
11.0–18.4
4.2
reb
2.5–5.9
2.0
ast
0.7–3.3
29.8
min
proj
52
gp
health
.395
fg%
~base
.333
3p%
~base
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 3-season history below.
What moves the points line vs last season
Last season 12.3 → projected 14.7 PPG
Minutes / role
+1.3
Development (his trend)
+0.7
Age curve
+0.2
Live context
+0.3
Net vs last season+2.4 PPG
Everything it reads
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3 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
real
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 22 — 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: 23 / 46 / 66 → games & confidence
health
The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

Noah Clowney career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGPMINPTSREBASTFG%3P%
2023-242316.15.83.50.8.538.364
2024-254622.79.13.90.9.358.333
2025-266627.012.34.11.6.396.329
Career13523.710.13.91.2
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 Brooklyn Nets built to win?

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

16–66proj record
#14conf seed
-9.5net rtg
108.4off rtg
118def rtg
1%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: Day'Ron Sharpe, Terance Mann.
How his role moves
Projected 16–66, 14th in the East. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
57 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
2 accolades
21st Draft pick (2023) · 31 Career-high points
Act IV

The Ballad of Noah Clowney

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

Jul 14, 2004

The beginning

A 6-foot-10 stretch power forward on the rise — floor spacing and size for the Nets.

Brooklyn Nets

Turning pro

Drafted 21st overall, 2023 as a Forward.

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A 6-foot-10 stretch power forward on the rise — floor spacing and size for the Nets.

Chapter

The first Dorman High player drafted to the NBA, Clowney made SEC All-Freshman at Alabama before Brooklyn drafted him 21st in 2023.

Chapter

He grew into a primary scorer in 2025-26 — a career-high 12.3 points a game.

Clowney's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the court

Measurables ESPN
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Height
6' 10"
Weight
210 lbs
College
Alabama
Experience
3rd Season
Draft
21st overall, 2023
Born
Spartanburg, South Carolina
Age
22
Jersey
#21
Beyond the game

Clowney was a trailblazer for his high school — the first Dorman player to reach the NBA — and made his NBA debut as one of the youngest players in Nets history. Known off the court for interests like solving the Rubik's Cube, he brings a cerebral, low-key personality to his game.

His on-court identity is stretch-four shooting with size — a 6-foot-10 forward with high three-point volume who scores over smaller defenders and shows defensive potential. His three-point efficiency lags his volume, but his size, range, and youth give him a starting-caliber stretch-forward profile if the shooting stabilizes.

The person

A floor-spacing stretch four — size, three-point volume, and defensive potential.

Stretch fourA 6-foot-10 forward who shoots over smaller defenders.
Rising scorerGrew into a primary scorer with a 31-point game.
Building blockA young, developing piece of Brooklyn's future.
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FAQ

Noah Clowney — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Noah Clowney, answered.

What kind of player is Noah Clowney?
A floor-spacing stretch power forward — a 6-foot-10 forward with high three-point volume who scores over smaller defenders and shows defensive potential.
How has Noah Clowney developed?
He grew into a primary scorer in 2025-26 with a career-high 12.3 points a game, including a 31-point, seven-three game against the Knicks.
Where did Noah Clowney play college basketball?
One season at Alabama, where he started all 36 games and made the SEC All-Freshman Team, before Brooklyn drafted him 21st in 2023.
Noah Clowney 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
55%
3 seasons
Last 3 seasons
55%
111 games missed
Games missed
111
career, schedule-adj.
Durability
Injury-prone
steady
Availability by season
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23-24
46
24-25
66
25-26

Injury-prone. Availability trend is steady55% of games over the last three seasons, low of 28% in 2023-24.

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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