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Spencer JonesDenver Nuggets · #21

Forward · 6'7", 225 lb · Shawnee Mission, Kansas · Age 25 · 2nd season

Spencer Jones is a 3-and-D depth wing for the Denver Nuggets. A five-year Stanford standout and the school's all-time leader in games played and made threes, he went undrafted in 2024, signed a two-way deal with Denver, and earned a standard contract in 2026. Known for perimeter shooting, defensive versatility, and leadership, he averaged 5.5 points as a rotation piece in 2025-26.

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Denver Nuggets · #21 · Forward

Spencer Jones

Season avg5.5 pts · 3.3 reb · 0.8 ast · .504 fg

Career avg4.5 pts · 2.7 reb · 0.7 ast · .461 fg

Live win probabilityNuggets 52%

Balladex model · projected 118–118 · 99.5 pace

Tonight's projectionmodel

6.7pts

3.8reb

0.8ast

52%win

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

Spencer Jones

Denver Nuggets · Forward

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Alex Caruso

Oklahoma City Thunder · Elite stopper

Category breakout

Head-to-head history

Home/away splits from recent games; live grades from the DNA model.

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Scouting report

Spencer Jones — 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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3&D Depth Wing · Impact 54

Spencer Jones is a 3-and-D depth wing for the Denver Nuggets. A five-year Stanford standout and the school's all-time leader in games played and made

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Offense

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Defense

Feel / IQ

Playmaking

Below average creator

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Scoring

Below average scorer

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Rebounding

Average on the glass

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3PT / spacing

Strong spacing

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Perimeter D

Strong 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

Strong tools

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Basketball IQ

Reads the game

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Durability

Availability

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Act II

Where Spencer Jones 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▬

44%

Giannis Antetokounmpo Miami Heat▬

23%

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Oklahoma City Thunder▬

19%

Luka Doncic Los Angeles Lakers▬

Kyrie Irving Dallas Mavericks▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #271 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

54Impact index

93Star score

Career scoring average4.5 ppg

Seasons in the index2

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Spencer Jones — every number, three levels deep

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

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Scoring

5.5 PPG

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Playmaking

0.8 APG

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Rebounding

3.3 RPG

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Shooting

.396 3P%

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The engine

How the model sees Spencer Jones

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 51% confidence

6.7

pts

3.7–9.7

3.7

reb

2.3–5.1

0.8

ast

-0.3–1.9

24.4

min

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health

.480

fg%

~base

.350

3p%

~base

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 2-season history below.

What moves the points line vs last season

Last season 5.5 → projected 6.7 PPG

Minutes / role

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Development (his trend)

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Age curve

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Live context

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Net vs last season+1.2 PPG

Everything it reads

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2 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 25 — 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: 20 / 64 → games & confidence

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

Spencer Jones career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FG%	3P%
2024-25	20	6.3	1.3	0.9	0.3	.324	.059
2025-26	64	22.1	5.5	3.3	0.8	.504	.396
Career	84	18.3	4.5	2.7	0.7

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.

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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 Denver Nuggets built to win?

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

55–27proj record

#4conf seed

+5.4net rtg

121.3off rtg

115.9def rtg

98%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: Peyton Watson, Aaron Gordon.

How his role moves

Projected 55–27, 4th in the West. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

54 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Spencer Jones

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

Jun 14, 2001

The beginning

The Stanford record-setter who earned his NBA job — a switchable, sharpshooting depth wing.

Denver Nuggets

Turning pro

Drafted Undrafted, 2024 as a Forward.

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An undrafted Stanford engineer who shot and defended his way onto a championship contender.

Chapter

Jones spent five years at Stanford — earning an engineering degree and leaving as the school's all-time leader in games and threes — before going undrafted in 2024.

Chapter

Denver signed him to a two-way deal, and after stepping up amid injuries he earned a standard contract in February 2026, scoring a career-high 28 against Dallas.

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Jones's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

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Off the court

Measurables ESPN

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Height: 6' 7"
Weight: 225 lbs
College: Stanford
Experience: 2nd Season
Draft: Undrafted, 2024
Born: Shawnee Mission, Kansas
Age: 25
Jersey: #21

Beyond the game

Jones is the rare NBA player with a Management Science and Engineering degree — a five-year college veteran whose maturity and leadership were as valued as his shooting at Stanford. In October 2025 he launched a nonprofit supporting school education. He represents the modern undrafted success story: a high-character, high-IQ role player who shot and defended his way onto a contender.

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The person

A cerebral, durable 3-and-D wing — the undrafted grinder who earned his spot.

Corner spacingNear-40% college three-point shooter; reliable floor-spacer.

Switchable defenderAthletic, versatile perimeter defense.

LeaderFive-year college veteran; launched an education nonprofit.

Verified profiles & sources

Wikipedia

FAQ

Spencer Jones — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Spencer Jones, answered.

Was Spencer Jones drafted?

No — he went undrafted in 2024 out of Stanford, signed a two-way deal with Denver, and earned a standard contract in 2026.

What is Spencer Jones known for?

3-and-D wing play — perimeter shooting and defensive versatility — plus leadership and a Stanford engineering degree.

Spencer Jones 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.

Spencer JonesDenver Nuggets · #21

Spencer Jones — the report card

Where Spencer Jones stands

Spencer Jones — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Spencer Jones

Spencer Jones career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Denver Nuggets built to win?

The Ballad of Spencer Jones

The beginning

Turning pro

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Chapter

Chapter

Off the court

Spencer Jones — frequently asked

Availability & durability

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