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Tidjane Salaun Charlotte Hornets · #31

Forward · 6'10", 207 lb · Age 21 · 2nd season

Tidjane Salaun is a forward for the Charlotte Hornets who has played 97 games over 2 seasons, averaging 6.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 0.7 assists in 2025-26.

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Charlotte Hornets · #31 · Forward

Tidjane Salaun

Season avg6.0 pts · 4.0 reb · 0.7 ast · .503 fg

Career avg5.9 pts · 4.4 reb · 1.0 ast · .396 fg

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

Tonight's projectionmodel

6.0pts

4.0reb

0.7ast

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Scouting report

Tidjane Salaun — 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 52

Tidjane Salaun is a forward for the Charlotte Hornets who has played 97 games over 2 seasons, averaging 6.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 0.7 assists in 20

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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 Tidjane Salaun 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: #342 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

52Impact index

23Star score

Career scoring average5.9 ppg

Seasons in the index2

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Tidjane Salaun — every number, three levels deep

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

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Scoring

6.0 PPG

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Playmaking

0.7 APG

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Rebounding

4.0 RPG

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Shooting

.434 3P%

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The engine

How the model sees Tidjane Salaun

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 40% confidence

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pts

2.6–9.6

3.9

reb

2.2–5.6

0.6

ast

-0.7–1.9

14.1

min

proj

health

.426

fg%

~base

.366

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 6.0 → projected 6.1 PPG

Minutes / role

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Development (his trend)

+0.5

Age curve

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Live context

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Net vs last season+0.1 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 21 — 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: 60 / 37 → games & confidence

health

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

Tidjane Salaun career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FG%	3P%
2024-25	60	20.7	5.9	4.7	1.2	.330	.283
2025-26	37	15.5	6.0	4.0	0.7	.503	.434
Career	97	18.7	5.9	4.4	1.0

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 Charlotte Hornets built to win?

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

56–26proj record

#4conf seed

+5.6net rtg

118.7off rtg

113.2def rtg

99%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: Moussa Diabate, Naz Reid.

How his role moves

Projected 56–26, 4th in the East. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

52 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Tidjane Salaun

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

2005-08-10

The beginning

Tidjane Salaun is a forward for the Charlotte Hornets.

Charlotte Hornets

Turning pro

Drafted 6th overall, 2024 as a Forward.

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Tidjane Salaun is a forward for the Charlotte Hornets.

Chapter

He has played 97 games over 2 seasons (2024-26), averaging 18.7 minutes a night. The season-by-season table below carries every per-game figure, each one reconciled against ESPN.

Chapter

In 2025-26 he played 37 games, averaging 6.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 0.7 assists in 15.5 minutes.

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Salaun's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

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Off the court

Measurables ESPN

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Height: 6' 10"
Weight: 207 lbs
Experience: 3rd Season
Draft: 6th overall, 2024
Age: 21
Jersey: #31

Beyond the game

Tidjane Salaun, born 2005-08-10, listed at 6'10" and 207 lb. He has 3 seasons of NBA service. This background is assembled from league records; the colour that fills a page like this comes later, from a human.

In the news ESPN

Charlotte Hornets vs. Boston Celtics: Game Highlights

The person

A forward on 18.7 career minutes a night, read from the box score rather than the eye test.

Bench depth15.5 minutes a night; situational.

Floor spacerShooting 43.4% from three.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Tidjane Salaun — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Tidjane Salaun, answered.

What position does Tidjane Salaun play?

Tidjane Salaun is a forward for the Charlotte Hornets.

How many NBA games has Tidjane Salaun played?

97 regular-season games over 2 seasons, averaging 18.7 minutes.

How many NBA seasons has Tidjane Salaun played?

2 seasons (2024-26).

How tall is Tidjane Salaun?

6'10", 207 lb

Tidjane Salaun 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.

Tidjane Salaun Charlotte Hornets · #31

Tidjane Salaun — the report card

Where Tidjane Salaun stands

Tidjane Salaun — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Tidjane Salaun

Tidjane Salaun career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Charlotte Hornets built to win?

The Ballad of Tidjane Salaun

The beginning

Turning pro

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Chapter

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Off the court

Tidjane Salaun — frequently asked

Availability & durability

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