PTS7.6REB5.5AST0.8

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Ryan Kalkbrenner

CHA· Center· #11· 2025-26

2.16 m · 116 kg · 24 years old

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Among the best
in the leagueno. 15among frontcourtBlocksno. 79among frontcourtRebounds2025-26 · vs 171 players

Season

69 games

PTS

REB

AST

STL

BLK

MIN

FG%

75.3%

3P%

FT%

71.6%

Season by season · tap a row

Season	Team	GP	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	MIN	FG%	3P%	FT%
2025-26	CHA	69	7.6	5.5	0.8	0.5	1.5	0.9	1.6	21.4	75.3%	0%	71.6%

Player DNA2025-26 · vs 171 players

Career · 1 seasons

Points

7.6 per game

Rebounds

5.5 per game

Assists

0.8 per game

His go-to play

Where he does the most damage: cuts to the basket — around the league average (1.5 pts/possession)

Who guards him2025-26 · official matchups

Nikola Vučević109 poss10 pts/100

Jakob Poeltl107 poss11 pts/100

Kel'el Ware87 poss18 pts/100

Jarrett Allen87 poss16 pts/100

Nic Claxton65 poss12 pts/100

What he scores per 100 possessions against each defender, in the recorded matchups. Observed history: it does not say who defends him best.

Videosplay by play · official NBA clips

Watch him do it: his best recent plays, straight from the real play-by-play.

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TRACKING PROFILE · NBA 2025-26

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distance

2.57km#216/414

69 games · SpeedDistance

points per touch

0.3#92/342

Touch and go: he barely dribbles before deciding.

The provider does not publish this data point's sample. · Possessions

HOW IT CREATES ITS SHOTS

100.0%

The provider does not publish this data point's sample. · CatchShoot + PullUpShot

conversion rate

44.8%#278/283

More rebound chances reach him than he ends up taking.

The provider does not publish this data point's sample. · Rebounding

Readings

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Observed

Ryan Kalkbrenner: 6 tracking signals with a league rank in 2025-26; the highest, paint touches (#27 of 414).

6.3

Paint touches · 2025-26

2.57 kmKilometres per game#216/414
0.33Points per touch#92/342
6.3Paint touches#27/414
0.0Drives per game#413/414
2.2Points created by assists#354/414
44.8 %Rebound conversion#278/283

Optical tracking · 2025-26 · ranks among players with ≥ 30 games

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▸ See evidence · 6 pieces of evidence

Kilometres per game: 2.57 km · rank 216 of 414 · 69 games · 2026-04-12
Points per touch: 0.33 · rank 92 of 342 · 2025-26 · 2026-04-12
Paint touches: 6.3 · rank 27 of 414 · 69 games · 2026-04-12
Drives per game: 0.0 · rank 413 of 414 · 2025-26 · 2026-04-12
Points created by assists: 2.2 · rank 354 of 414 · 69 games · 2026-04-12
Rebound conversion: 44.8 % · rank 278 of 283 · 2025-26 · 2026-04-12

Limits

Ranks among players with ≥ 30 box-score games; rates also require their event floor.

Revision 8234c3e5 · house data · 2026-04-12

Measured

Ryan Kalkbrenner sits in the 91th percentile among the league's forwards and centres in blocks (2025-26).

Percentile · Blocks · 2025-26

Against 171 league forwards and centres with ≥ 20 games and ≥ 15 min

Measured

With Kalkbrenner on the floor his team is 8.1 points worse per 100 possessions than without him (2025-26).

-8.1

On/off difference · per 100 possessions · 2025-26

Real lineups of 2025-26 · 837 min with him · 1,257 min without

Forecast

Ryan Kalkbrenner: projected impact 1.8 in 2026-27 (band -0.5–4.1, BPM scale).

1.8

Projected impact · 2026-27

Season 2026-27 · current model · computed 2026-09-20

Observed

Ryan Kalkbrenner averages 7.6 points per game in 2025-26: a single measured season, no evolution to compare.

7.6

Points per game · 2025-26

Career · 2025-26–2025-26 · 1 seasons

Observed

Ryan Kalkbrenner passes most to LaMelo Ball (3.46 passes per game) in 2025-26; 7 teammates with ≥ 1 pass per game.

3.46

Most frequent connection · Passes per game · 2025-26

Passes made per game · 2025-26 · regular season

Career highs · advanced

PER

BPM

VORP

TS%

USG%

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Current physique

Official team listing · with shoes · no measurement date

Height216 cm

Weight116 kg

NBA Draft Combine 2025

Measured by the NBA in 2025 · barefoot · not his current physique

Anthropometrics

Height without shoes216 cm85.00″

Height with shoesnot measured

Wingspan229 cm90.00″2.º of 79

Standing reach284 cm112.00″3.º of 79

Hand length23.5 cm9.25″12.º of 79

Hand width28.6 cm11.25″2.º of 79

Explosiveness

Standing vertical74 cm29.00″36.º of 73

Max vertical84 cm33.00″45.º of 73

Mobility

¾ court sprint3.34 s61.º of 76

Lane agility12.05 s74.º of 76

Modified lane agility3.10 s58.º of 73

Body composition

Weight117 kg257 lb

Body fatnot measured

Also measured in 2023

The rank is within the 2025 invitees who completed that drill.

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🚫 Block duels

Play by play, since 2003.

Blocks the most

Jalen Green3

Jarrett Allen3

Karl-Anthony Towns3

Coby White3

Most blocked by

Kel'el Ware3

Craig Porter Jr.2

Anthony Black2

Rudy Gobert1

🔗 Who he plays with

Passes per game, 2025 season. Source: NBA tracking.

His main partner

LaMelo Ball

3.5 passes per game · 30% shooting after the pass

Passes to most

LaMelo Ball3.520%

Kon Knueppel2.816%

Brandon Miller2.716%

Sion James1.710%

Collin Sexton1.610%

Receives most from

LaMelo Ball2.318%

Kon Knueppel1.613%

Sion James1.613%

Brandon Miller1.411%

Collin Sexton1.29%

🎯 How he scores

Shot distribution from play-by-play. These are shares, not totals.

95%

At the rim77%Mid-rangeThree

Assisted baskets: 70%Buzzer-beaters: 2mate: 57%bandeja: 26%palmeo: 11%

🪪 Passport and numbers

🇺🇸United StatesPosition: pivot

🔊 Pronounced (English phonetics):CAULK-bren-ner

College: CreightonDraft: 2025 · round 2, pick 34

His numbers

11CHA2025