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Phillip Wheeler Phoenix Suns

Forward · 6'8", 185 lb · Age 24 · 1st season

Phillip Wheeler is a forward for the Phoenix Suns who has played 5 games over 1 season, averaging 1.6 points, 1.6 rebounds and 0.4 assists in 2024-25.

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Phillip Wheeler

Season avg1.6 pts · 1.6 reb · 0.4 ast · .143 fg

Career avg1.6 pts · 1.6 reb · 0.4 ast · .143 fg

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

Tonight's projectionmodel

1.6pts

1.6reb

0.4ast

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Scouting report

Phillip Wheeler — 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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Forward · Rotation piece · Impact 50

Phillip Wheeler is a forward for the Phoenix Suns who has played 5 games over 1 season, averaging 1.6 points, 1.6 rebounds and 0.4 assists in 2024-25.

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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 Phillip Wheeler 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: #460 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

50Impact index

15Star score

Career scoring average1.6 ppg

Seasons in the index1

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Phillip Wheeler — every number, three levels deep

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

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Scoring

1.6 PPG

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Playmaking

0.4 APG

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Rebounding

1.6 RPG

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Shooting

.000 3P%

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The engine

How the model sees Phillip Wheeler

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 2025-26 confidence

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 1-season history below.

What moves the points line vs last season

Everything it reads

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1 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 24 — 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: 5 → games & confidence

health

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

Phillip Wheeler career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FG%	3P%
2024-25	5	8.8	1.6	1.6	0.4	.143	.000
Career	5	8.8	1.6	1.6	0.4

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

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 Phoenix Suns built to win?

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

47–35proj record

#7conf seed

+2.2net rtg

114.6off rtg

112.5def rtg

81%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: Mark Williams, Jordan Goodwin.

How his role moves

Projected 47–35, 7th in the West. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

50 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Phillip Wheeler

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

2002-04-23

The beginning

Phillip Wheeler is a forward for the Phoenix Suns.

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Phillip Wheeler is a forward for the Phoenix Suns.

Chapter

He has played 5 games over 1 season (2024-25), averaging 8.8 minutes a night. The season-by-season table below carries every per-game figure, each one reconciled against ESPN.

Chapter

In 2024-25 he played 5 games, averaging 1.6 points, 1.6 rebounds and 0.4 assists in 8.8 minutes.

Where things stand

Where Wheeler goes from here.

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Wheeler's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

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Off the court

Measurables ESPN

Active

Height: 6' 8"
Weight: 185 lbs
Experience: 1st Season
Age: 24

Beyond the game

Phillip Wheeler, born 2002-04-23, listed at 6'8" and 185 lb. He has 1 season 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 8.8 career minutes a night, read from the box score rather than the eye test.

Bench depth8.8 minutes a night; situational.

Floor spacerShooting 0.0% from three.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Phillip Wheeler — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Phillip Wheeler, answered.

What position does Phillip Wheeler play?

Phillip Wheeler is a forward for the Phoenix Suns.

How many NBA games has Phillip Wheeler played?

5 regular-season games over 1 season, averaging 8.8 minutes.

How many NBA seasons has Phillip Wheeler played?

1 season (2024-25).

How tall is Phillip Wheeler?

6'8", 185 lb

Phillip Wheeler 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.

Phillip Wheeler Phoenix Suns

Phillip Wheeler — the report card

Where Phillip Wheeler stands

Phillip Wheeler — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Phillip Wheeler

Phillip Wheeler career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Phoenix Suns built to win?

The Ballad of Phillip Wheeler

The beginning

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Chapter

Chapter

Where things stand

Off the court

Phillip Wheeler — frequently asked

Availability & durability

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