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Tyler Kolek New York Knicks · #13

Guard · 6'2", 195 lb · Cumberland, RI · Age 25 · 2nd season

Tyler Kolek is a guard for the New York Knicks who has played 103 games over 2 seasons, averaging 4.4 points, 1.6 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 2025-26.

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New York Knicks · #13 · Guard

Tyler Kolek

Season avg4.4 pts · 1.6 reb · 2.7 ast · .435 fg

Career avg3.4 pts · 1.2 reb · 2.3 ast · .393 fg

Live win probabilityKnicks 61%

Balladex model · projected 117–115 · 97.9 pace

Tonight's projectionmodel

6.1pts

1.5reb

2.9ast

61%win

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

Tyler Kolek

New York Knicks · Guard

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Jamal Shead

Toronto Raptors · Strong 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

Tyler Kolek — the report card

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

Guard · Rotation piece · Impact 48

Tyler Kolek is a guard for the New York Knicks who has played 103 games over 2 seasons, averaging 4.4 points, 1.6 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 2025-26.

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Offense

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Defense

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Feel / IQ

C-

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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B+

Durability

Availability

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Act II

Where Tyler Kolek 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: #420 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

48Impact index

20Star score

Career scoring average3.4 ppg

Seasons in the index2

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Tyler Kolek — every number, three levels deep

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

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Scoring

4.4 PPG

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Playmaking

2.7 APG

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Rebounding

1.6 RPG

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Shooting

.386 3P%

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The engine

How the model sees Tyler Kolek

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 52% confidence

5.4

pts

2.5–8.3

1.9

reb

0.6–3.2

3.1

ast

1.9–4.3

12.9

min

proj

health

.409

fg%

~base

.364

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 4.4 → projected 5.4 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+1.0 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

curve

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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: 41 / 62 → games & confidence

health

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

Tyler Kolek career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FG%	3P%
2024-25	41	7.2	2.0	0.7	1.7	.329	.298
2025-26	62	11.7	4.4	1.6	2.7	.435	.386
Career	103	9.9	3.4	1.2	2.3

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 New York Knicks built to win?

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

57–25proj record

#3conf seed

+6.3net rtg

118.7off rtg

112.3def rtg

99%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 steady. Defensive anchors: Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby.

How his role moves

Projected 57–25, 3rd in the East. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

48 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Tyler Kolek

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

2001-03-27

The beginning

Tyler Kolek is a guard for the New York Knicks.

New York Knicks

Turning pro

Drafted 34th overall, 2024 as a Guard.

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Tyler Kolek is a guard for the New York Knicks.

Chapter

He has played 103 games over 2 seasons (2024-26), averaging 9.9 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 62 games, averaging 4.4 points, 1.6 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 11.7 minutes.

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Kolek's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

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Off the court

Measurables ESPN

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Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 195 lbs
College: Marquette
Experience: 3rd Season
Draft: 34th overall, 2024
Born: Cumberland, RI
Age: 25
Jersey: #13

Beyond the game

Tyler Kolek is from Cumberland, RI, born 2001-03-27, listed at 6'2" and 195 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.

The person

A guard on 9.9 career minutes a night, read from the box score rather than the eye test.

Bench depth11.7 minutes a night; situational.

Floor spacerShooting 38.6% from three.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Tyler Kolek — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Tyler Kolek, answered.

What position does Tyler Kolek play?

Tyler Kolek is a guard for the New York Knicks.

How many NBA games has Tyler Kolek played?

103 regular-season games over 2 seasons, averaging 9.9 minutes.

How many NBA seasons has Tyler Kolek played?

2 seasons (2024-26).

How tall is Tyler Kolek?

6'2", 195 lb

Tyler Kolek 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.

Tyler Kolek New York Knicks · #13

Tyler Kolek — the report card

Where Tyler Kolek stands

Tyler Kolek — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Tyler Kolek

Tyler Kolek career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the New York Knicks built to win?

The Ballad of Tyler Kolek

The beginning

Turning pro

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Chapter

Chapter

Off the court

Tyler Kolek — frequently asked

Availability & durability

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