P.J. WashingtonDallas Mavericks · #25
P.J. Washington is a 6-foot-7 Dallas Mavericks forward out of Kentucky, drafted 12th by Charlotte in 2019, who made the 2020 All-Rookie Second Team, was traded to Dallas in 2024, and started every game of the Mavericks' run to the 2024 NBA Finals as a versatile 3-and-D forward.
P.J. Washington — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
Where P.J. Washington stands
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P.J. Washington — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
How the model sees P.J. Washington
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.
P.J. Washington career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | 58 | 30.3 | 12.2 | 5.4 | 2.1 | .455 | .374 |
| 2020-21 | 64 | 30.5 | 12.9 | 6.5 | 2.5 | .440 | .386 |
| 2021-22 | 65 | 27.2 | 10.3 | 5.2 | 2.3 | .470 | .365 |
| 2022-23 | 73 | 32.6 | 15.7 | 4.9 | 2.4 | .444 | .348 |
| 2023-24 | 44 | 29.2 | 13.6 | 5.3 | 2.2 | .446 | .324 |
| 2024-25 | 57 | 32.2 | 14.7 | 7.8 | 2.3 | .453 | .381 |
| 2025-26 | 56 | 31.0 | 14.2 | 7.0 | 1.8 | .450 | .325 |
| Career | 417 | 30.5 | 13.4 | 6.0 | 2.2 |
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Are the Dallas Mavericks built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad of P.J. Washington
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
The beginning
A switchable, floor-spacing combo forward, P.J.
Turning pro
Drafted 2019 Round 1, Pick 12 (Charlotte Hornets) as a Forward.
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P.J. Washington answered the biggest moment of the 2024 playoffs with two ice-cold free throws.
Chapter
A Kentucky standout and 2019 lottery pick, he set an NBA record with seven threes in his Charlotte debut and made the All-Rookie Second Team.
Chapter
Traded to Dallas in February 2024, he started every one of the Mavericks' 22 playoff games as a switchable 3-and-D forward.
Off the court
- Height
- 6' 7"
- Weight
- 230 lbs
- College
- Kentucky
- Experience
- 7th Season
- NBA debut
- 2019
- Draft
- 2019 Round 1, Pick 12 (Charlotte Hornets)
- Born
- Louisville, Kentucky
- Age
- 28
- Jersey
- #25
Washington comes from a basketball family — both parents played at Middle Tennessee State — and married Alisah Chanel in October 2023, with whom he has a son. He has another son as well.
His on-court fire has occasionally boiled over into disciplinary matters, including an ejection after an altercation with Russell Westbrook in the 2024 playoffs and a one-game suspension following a December 2024 incident — basketball-related, not legal, matters.
Versatile, competitive and clutch, Washington blends 3-and-D reliability with flashes of scoring punch.
P.J. Washington — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about P.J. Washington, answered.
