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Nique Clifford

SAC· Guard· #5· 2025-26

1.96 m · 79 kg · 24 years old

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His profile
in the leagueno. 55among guardsReboundsno. 61among guardsBlocksno. 82among guardsSteals2025-26 · vs 178 players

Season

75 games

PTS

REB

AST

STL

BLK

MIN

FG%

41.8%

3P%

33.3%

FT%

72.2%

Season by season · tap a row

Season	Team	GP	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	MIN	FG%	3P%	FT%
2025-26	SAC	75	8.6	3.8	2.4	0.9	0.3	1.5	2.1	25.1	41.8%	33.3%	72.2%

Player DNA2025-26 · vs 178 players

Career · 1 seasons

Points

8.6 per game

Rebounds

3.8 per game

Assists

2.4 per game

His go-to play

Where he does the most damage: transition — below the league average (1.0 pts/possession)

Who guards him2025-26 · official matchups

Reed Sheppard68 poss13 pts/100

Brandin Podziemski58 poss5 pts/100

Duncan Robinson52 poss17 pts/100

Cam Spencer51 poss14 pts/100

Trey Murphy III49 poss8 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

3.22km#115/414

Covers more court per minute than most: one of those who never stops.

75 games · SpeedDistance

points per touch

0.2#267/342

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

HOW IT CREATES ITS SHOTS

47.9%

He produces similarly both ways: neither dependent on the pass nor living off isolation.

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

conversion rate

55.6%#138/283

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

Readings

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Observed

Nique Clifford: 6 tracking signals with a league rank in 2025-26; the highest, kilometres per game (#115 of 414).

3.22

Kilometres per game · km · 2025-26

3.22 kmKilometres per game#115/414
0.22Points per touch#267/342
1.0Paint touches#246/414
5.5Drives per game#128/414
5.9Points created by assists#177/414
55.6 %Rebound conversion#138/283

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

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▸ See evidence · 6 pieces of evidence

Kilometres per game: 3.22 km · rank 115 of 414 · 75 games · 2026-04-12
Points per touch: 0.22 · rank 267 of 342 · 2025-26 · 2026-04-12
Paint touches: 1.0 · rank 246 of 414 · 75 games · 2026-04-12
Drives per game: 5.5 · rank 128 of 414 · 2025-26 · 2026-04-12
Points created by assists: 5.9 · rank 177 of 414 · 75 games · 2026-04-12
Rebound conversion: 55.6 % · rank 138 of 283 · 2025-26 · 2026-04-12

Limits

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

Revision 5daf8377 · house data · 2026-04-12

Measured

With Clifford on the floor his team is 7.8 points better per 100 possessions than without him (2025-26).

+7.8

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

Real lineups of 2025-26 · 773 min with him · 1,025 min without

Measured

Nique Clifford sits in the 69th percentile among the league's guards in rebounding (2025-26).

Percentile · Rebounding · 2025-26

Against 178 league guards with ≥ 20 games and ≥ 15 min

Forecast

Nique Clifford: projected impact -3.7 in 2026-27 (band -6.0–-1.4, BPM scale).

-3.7

Projected impact · 2026-27

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

Observed

Nique Clifford averages 8.6 points per game in 2025-26: a single measured season, no evolution to compare.

8.6

Points per game · 2025-26

Career · 2025-26–2025-26 · 1 seasons

Observed

Nique Clifford passes most to Russell Westbrook (3.75 passes per game) in 2025-26; 8 teammates with ≥ 1 pass per game.

3.75

Most frequent connection · Passes per game · 2025-26

Passes made per game · 2025-26 · regular season

Career highs · advanced

PER

BPM

VORP

TS%

USG%

Points per game · tap a bar

Current physique

Official team listing · with shoes · no measurement date

Height196 cm

Weight79 kg

NBA Draft Combine 2025

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

Anthropometrics

Height without shoes196 cm77.25″

Height with shoesnot measured

Wingspan203 cm80.00″55.º of 79

Standing reach260 cm102.50″43.º of 79

Hand length21.0 cm8.25″62.º of 79

Hand width21.6 cm8.50″73.º of 79

Explosiveness

Standing vertical79 cm31.00″15.º of 73

Max vertical90 cm35.50″29.º of 73

Mobility

¾ court sprint3.07 s5.º of 76

Lane agility10.87 s16.º of 76

Modified lane agility2.96 s29.º of 73

Body composition

Weight92 kg202 lb

Body fatnot measured

Also measured in 2024

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

The whole 2025 Combine →

Injury history

2026-07-05undisclosed

🚫 Block duels

Play by play, since 2003.

Blocks the most

Moussa Cisse1

John Collins1

Rui Hachimura1

Kris Dunn1

Most blocked by

Trey Murphy III3

Yves Missi2

Jeremiah Fears2

Jordan Miller2

🔗 Who he plays with

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

His main partner

Russell Westbrook

3.8 passes per game · 33% shooting after the pass

Passes to most

Russell Westbrook3.813%

Dennis Schröder3.512%

Maxime Raynaud2.910%

Devin Carter2.910%

DeMar DeRozan2.810%

Receives most from

Maxime Raynaud3.514%

Devin Carter2.610%

Dennis Schröder2.510%

DeMar DeRozan2.410%

Russell Westbrook2.49%

🎯 How he scores

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

41%

35%

24%

Three33%At the rim57%Mid-range35%

Assisted baskets: 67%Buzzer-beaters: 3bandeja: 28%suspensión: 15%semigancho: 11%

🪪 Passport and numbers

🇺🇸United StatesPosition: base

🔊 Pronounced (English phonetics):NEEK

College: Colorado StateDraft: 2025 · round 1, pick 24

His numbers

5SAC2025