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Ugonna OnyensoDetroit Pistons · #25

Center · 6'11", 235 lb · Virginia

Ugonna Onyenso is a center the New York Knicks selected 53rd overall (second round) in the 2026 NBA draft out of Virginia. An incoming rookie for 2026-27 — projected role, ratings and outlook.

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Ugonna Onyenso

Season avg— · no NBA seasons yet — prospect

Career avg— · career line pending debut

Live win probabilityMavericks 56%

Balladex model · projected 118–116 · 100 pace

Tonight's projectionmodel

5.4pts

5.0reb

1.5ast

44%win

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

Ugonna Onyenso

Detroit Pistons · Center

Daniel Gafford

Dallas Mavericks · 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

Ugonna Onyenso — 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

Ugonna Onyenso is a center the New York Knicks selected 53rd overall (second round) in the 2026 NBA draft out of Virginia. An incoming rookie for 2026

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 Ugonna Onyenso 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: #372 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

61Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file1

#53 2026 Draft pick (R2)

Stat explorer

Ugonna Onyenso — every number, three levels deep

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

Scoring

0.0 PPG

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Playmaking

0.0 APG

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Rebounding

0.0 RPG

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Shooting

— 3P%

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The engine

How the model sees Ugonna Onyenso

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 next season confidence

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 0-season history below.

What moves the points line vs last season

Everything it reads

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0 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

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: — → games & confidence

health

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

Ugonna Onyenso career stats, season by season

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%Rocco Zikarsky 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 Detroit Pistons built to win?

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

64–18proj record

#1conf seed

+9net rtg

117.6off rtg

108.6def 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: Ausar Thompson, Javonte Green.

How his role moves

Projected 64–18, 1st in the East. 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

#53 2026 Draft pick (R2)

Act IV

The Ballad of Ugonna Onyenso

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

The beginning

Ugonna Onyenso is a 2026 second-round center for the New York Knicks.

Detroit Pistons

Turning pro

Drafted 53rd overall, 2026 as a Center.

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Ugonna Onyenso was a second-round pick (53rd overall) in the 2026 NBA draft, headed to the New York Knicks out of Virginia.

Chapter

He has not played an NBA game yet — his debut comes in 2026-27, so this page carries projections only.

Where things stand

A second-round center who debuts in 2026-27.

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Onyenso's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

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Off the court

Measurables

Active

Height: 6'11"
Weight: 235 lb
Draft: 53rd overall, 2026
Born: Virginia
Jersey: #25

Beyond the game

Onyenso joins the New York Knicks as a 2026 second-round pick out of Virginia.

The person

A 2026 second-round center out of Virginia.

Incoming

Second round

Virginia

FAQ

Ugonna Onyenso — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Ugonna Onyenso, answered.

Where was Ugonna Onyenso drafted?

Ugonna Onyenso was selected 53rd overall (second round) by the New York Knicks in the 2026 NBA draft, out of Virginia.

Does Onyenso have NBA stats yet?

The identity and draft facts are real; the ratings and outlook are Balladex projections, since he debuts in 2026-27.

Ugonna Onyenso 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.

Ugonna OnyensoDetroit Pistons · #25

Ugonna Onyenso — the report card

Where Ugonna Onyenso stands

Ugonna Onyenso — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Ugonna Onyenso

Ugonna Onyenso career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Detroit Pistons built to win?

The Ballad of Ugonna Onyenso

The beginning

Turning pro

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Chapter

Where things stand

Off the court

Ugonna Onyenso — frequently asked

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