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Serge IbakaOklahoma City Thunder · #9

Forward · 6'8", 220 lb · 14th season

Serge Ibaka is a retired forward best known with the Oklahoma City Thunder. Elite shot-blocker and stretch big; a 2019 champ. Career averages: 12 points, 7 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game.

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Analysis by Beau Thoutt · Balladex · Updated Jul 16, 2026

◆ Rated

Oklahoma City Thunder · #9 · Forward

Serge Ibaka

Season avg4.1 pts · 2.8 reb · 0.3 ast · .481 fg

Career avg12.0 pts · 7.1 reb · 0.8 ast · .516 fg

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Scouting report

Serge Ibaka — the report card

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

C-

Retired standout · forward · Impact 56

Serge Ibaka is a retired forward best known with the Oklahoma City Thunder. Elite shot-blocker and stretch big; a 2019 champ. Career averages: 12 poin

C-

Offense

Defense

Feel / IQ

Playmaking

Below average creator

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C+

Scoring

Average scorer

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Rebounding

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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C-

Clutch

Average late

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C+

Athleticism

Average tools

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Basketball IQ

Reads the game

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Durability

Availability

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Act II

Where Serge Ibaka 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

✦ Balladex Consensus: Rotation piece tier — a blend of Impact, production and résumé.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

56Impact index

177Star score

Career scoring average12.0 ppg

Seasons in the index14

Accolades on file1

1× NBA Champion

Stat explorer

Serge Ibaka — every number, three levels deep

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

C+

Scoring

4.1 PPG

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Playmaking

0.3 APG

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Rebounding

2.8 RPG

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Shooting

.333 3P%

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The engine

How the model sees Serge Ibaka

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 2023-24 68% confidence

3.3

pts

1.4–5.2

2.3

reb

1.4–3.2

0.2

ast

-0.5–0.9

10.0

min

proj

health

.501

fg%

~base

.360

3p%

~base

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 14-season history below.

What moves the points line vs last season

Last season 4.1 → projected 3.3 PPG

Minutes / role

-0.6

Development (his trend)

-0.3

Age curve

+0.0

Live context

+0.1

Net vs last season-0.8 PPG

Everything it reads

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14 seasons of per-minute rates

every box line, minutes-normalized

real

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Recency × games-played weight

recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline

auto

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Weighted least-squares trend

his own trajectory, read season over season

+dev

🕰

Per-stat aging curves

age — — applied per stat

curve

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Live role context

usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present

+ctx

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Durability signal

GP last 3: 41 / 54 / 16 → games & confidence

health

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

Serge Ibaka career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FG%	3P%
2009-10	73	18.1	6.3	5.4	0.1	.543	.500
2010-11	82	27.0	9.9	7.6	0.3	.543	.000
2011-12	66	27.2	9.1	7.5	0.4	.535	.250
2012-13	80	31.1	13.2	7.7	0.5	.573	.351
2013-14	81	32.9	15.1	8.8	1.0	.536	.383
2014-15	64	33.1	14.3	7.8	0.9	.476	.376
2015-16	78	32.1	12.6	6.8	0.8	.479	.326
2016-17 (Orlando/Toronto)	79	30.7	14.8	6.8	0.9	.480	.391
2017-18	76	27.5	12.6	6.3	0.8	.483	.360
2018-19 CHIP	74	27.2	15.0	8.1	1.3	.529	.290
2019-20	55	27.0	15.4	8.2	1.4	.512	.385
2020-21	41	23.3	11.1	6.7	1.8	.510	.339
2021-22 (LA Clippers/Milwaukee)	54	16.2	6.8	4.6	0.9	.500	.374
2022-23	16	11.6	4.1	2.8	0.3	.481	.333
Career	919	27.3	12.0	7.1	0.8

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

Antonio McDyess 100%A.C. Green 99%Cedric Ceballos 99%Christian Laettner 99%David West 99%

⚖ Overlay a rival →

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 Oklahoma City Thunder built to win?

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

70–12proj record

#1conf seed

+12.8net rtg

118.4off rtg

105.7def rtg

99%playoff odds

Roster delta · what changed

Switch-heavy — Switches 1–4 (or 1–5) to erase actions and keep bodies in front. Core trending improving. Defensive anchors: Alex Caruso, Chet Holmgren.

How his role moves

Projected 70–12, 1st in the West. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

56 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

1 accolades

1× NBA Champion

Act IV

The Ballad of Serge Ibaka

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

Oklahoma City Thunder

Turning pro

Drafted 2008 as a Forward.

true

Serge Ibaka is a retired NBA forward. Elite shot-blocker and stretch big; a 2019 champ.

Chapter

He averaged 12 points, 7 rebounds and 0.8 assists and won 1 title over his career.

Where things stand

A retired forward and Oklahoma City Thunder name.

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Ibaka's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ Serge Ibaka's Best Plays From The 2018-19 Season ▶ Ibaka's Best Plays For Raptors During 14-Game Win Streak!

Off the court

Measurables ESPN

Height: 6' 10"
Weight: 235 lbs
Experience: 13th Season
NBA debut: 2009
Draft: 2008
Jersey: #9

Career

Elite shot-blocker and stretch big; a 2019 champ.

The person

A retired forward and Oklahoma City Thunder name.

Retired

Oklahoma City Thunder

Champion

Verified profiles & sources

ESPN

FAQ

Serge Ibaka — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Serge Ibaka, answered.

What were Serge Ibaka's career averages?

Serge Ibaka averaged 12 points, 7 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game.

Is Serge Ibaka in the Hall of Fame?

Serge Ibaka is a retired forward and a notable pro, though not currently a Hall of Fame inductee.

Serge Ibaka 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.