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Rocco Zikarsky Minnesota Timberwolves · #44

Center · 6'11", 235 lb · Australia · 1st season

Rocco Zikarsky is a center the Chicago Bulls selected 45th overall (second round) in the 2025 NBA draft out of Australia. A young second-round pick — projected role, ratings and outlook.

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Analysis by Beau Thoutt · Balladex · Updated Jul 20, 2026

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Minnesota Timberwolves · #44 · Center

Rocco Zikarsky

Season avg2.8 pts · 2.8 reb · 0.4 ast · .625 fg

Career avg2.8 pts · 2.8 reb · 0.4 ast · .625 fg

Live win probabilityTimberwolves 61%

Balladex model · projected 117–115 · 99.4 pace

Tonight's projectionmodel

5.6pts

3.4reb

1.1ast

61%win

Tonight's matchup · who he'll mainly guardhead-to-head

Rocco Zikarsky

Minnesota Timberwolves · Center

Jalen Duren

Detroit Pistons · Solid 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

Rocco Zikarsky — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.

Depth big prospect · Impact 32

Rocco Zikarsky is a center the Chicago Bulls selected 45th overall (second round) in the 2025 NBA draft out of Australia. A young second-round pick —

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 Rocco Zikarsky 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: #367 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

32Impact index

65Star score

Career scoring average2.8 ppg

Seasons in the index1

Accolades on file1

#45 2025 Draft pick (R2)

Stat explorer

Rocco Zikarsky — every number, three levels deep

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

Scoring

2.8 PPG

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Playmaking

0.4 APG

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Rebounding

2.8 RPG

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Shooting

.000 3P%

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The engine

How the model sees Rocco Zikarsky

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 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 — — 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

Rocco Zikarsky career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FG%	3P%
2025-26	5	7.2	2.8	2.8	0.4	.625	.000
Career	5	7.2	2.8	2.8	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

Henri Veesaar 100%Ugonna Onyenso 100%Amari Williams 98%Yanic Konan Niederhäuser 98%Chris Cenac Jr. 97%

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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 Minnesota Timberwolves built to win?

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

51–31proj record

#6conf seed

+3.8net rtg

116off rtg

112.1def rtg

94%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 improving. Defensive anchors: Rudy Gobert, Jaden McDaniels.

How his role moves

Projected 51–31, 6th in the West. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

32 of 99

Role player tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

1 accolades

#45 2025 Draft pick (R2)

Act IV

The Ballad of Rocco Zikarsky

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

The beginning

Rocco Zikarsky is a 2025 second-round center for the Chicago Bulls.

Minnesota Timberwolves

Turning pro

Drafted 45th overall, 2025 as a Center.

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Rocco Zikarsky was a second-round pick (45th overall) in the 2025 NBA draft, headed to the Chicago Bulls out of Australia.

Chapter

As a second-round pick with a limited NBA sample so far, this page carries Balladex projections rather than a full stat line.

Where things stand

A second-round center carving out a role.

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Zikarsky's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ 7'3" Rookie Rocco Zikarsky Scored 24 PTS in 25 MIN for Wolves ▶ HAVE A DAY ROCCO ZIKARSKY!! 🔥 18 POINTS & 6 REBOUNDS FOR THE WOLVES!!

Off the court

Measurables ESPN

Day-To-Day · INJURY_STATUS_DAYTODAYZikarsky (undisclosed) has been ruled out for Monday's preseason game against the Knicks.

Height: 7' 3"
Weight: 254 lbs
Experience: 2nd Season
Draft: 45th overall, 2025
Born: Australia
Jersey: #44

Beyond the game

Zikarsky joins the Chicago Bulls as a 2025 second-round pick out of Australia.

The person

A 2025 second-round center out of Australia.

Developing

Second round

Australia

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Rocco Zikarsky — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Rocco Zikarsky, answered.

Where was Rocco Zikarsky drafted?

Rocco Zikarsky was selected 45th overall (second round) by the Chicago Bulls in the 2025 NBA draft, out of Australia.

Does Zikarsky have NBA stats yet?

The identity and draft facts are real; the ratings and outlook are Balladex projections, since he has a limited NBA sample.

Rocco Zikarsky 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.

Rocco Zikarsky Minnesota Timberwolves · #44

Rocco Zikarsky — the report card

Where Rocco Zikarsky stands

Rocco Zikarsky — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Rocco Zikarsky

Rocco Zikarsky career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Minnesota Timberwolves built to win?

The Ballad of Rocco Zikarsky

The beginning

Turning pro

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Chapter

Where things stand

Off the court

Rocco Zikarsky — frequently asked

Availability & durability

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