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De'Anthony Melton

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League elite in Steals · among guards

De'Anthony Melton

GSW GSW· Guard· #8· 2025-26

1.88 m · 91 kg · 28 years old

📄 5.4 M$ · 2 yrs · MLE · player option
🎮 NBA 2K27: 79 · 2-Way Tempo Pusher · potential B
Among the best in the leagueno. 9among guardsStealsno. 39among guardsBlocksno. 71among guardsScoring
Season
49 games
12.3PTS
3.2REB
2.6AST
1.6STL
0.4BLK
23.0MIN
FG%
40.7%
3P%
29.4%
FT%
82.6%
Season by season · tap a row
SeasonTeamGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPFMINFG%3P%FT%
2025-26GSWGSW4912.33.22.61.60.41.91.923.040.7%29.4%82.6%
2024-25GSWGSW610.33.32.81.20.31.7320.240.7%37.1%62.5%
2023-24PHIPHI3811.13.731.60.412.226.938.6%36%83.5%
2022-23PHIPHI7710.14.12.61.60.51.32.527.942.5%39%79.3%
2021-22MEMMEM7310.84.52.71.40.51.51.822.740.4%37.4%75%
2020-21MEMMEM529.13.12.51.20.61.31.620.143.8%41.2%80.4%
2019-20MEMMEM607.63.72.91.30.31.41.819.540.1%28.6%76.9%
2018-19PHXPHX5052.73.21.40.51.52.319.739.1%30.5%75%
Player DNA2025-26 · vs 178 players
SCORINGno. 71GoodREBOUNDSno. 84AverageASSISTSbelow averageBelow averageSTEALSno. 9EliteBLOCKSno. 39Very good
Career · 8 seasons
Points
0
9.5 per game
Rebounds
0
3.6 per game
Assists
0
2.7 per game
42.1%Field goals
In the clutch
last 5 min, within 5 points · 2018–2025
PTS/game
1.3
Win %
53.5%
127 games with clutch minutes
His go-to play

Where he does the most damage: catch & shootaround the league average (1.1 pts/possession)

Who guards him2025-26 · official matchups
Brandon WilliamsBrandon Williams35 poss37 pts/100
Marcus SmartMarcus Smart33 poss0 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

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TRACKING PROFILE · NBA 2025-26

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distance

2.90km#166/414

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

49 games · SpeedDistance

points per touch

0.2#234/342

The ball sticks with him: he dribbles a lot before deciding.

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

HOW IT CREATES ITS SHOTS

63.2%

He lives off the pass: he produces more off the catch than creating his own shot.

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

conversion rate

50.8%#238/283

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

Readings
Distribution
Measured

De'Anthony Melton sits in the 95th percentile among the league's guards in steals (2025-26).

95
Percentile · Steals · 2025-26
De'Anthony Melton sits in the 95th percentile among the league's guards in steals (2025-26).ScoringP60 · 12.3ReboundingP53 · 3.2PlaymakingP40 · 2.6StealsP95 · 1.6BlocksP78 · 0.4
Against 178 league guards with ≥ 20 games and ≥ 15 min
Open
See evidence · 5 pieces of evidence
  1. 2025-26: percentile 60 in scoring among 178 guards
  2. 2025-26: percentile 53 in rebounding among 178 guards
  3. 2025-26: percentile 40 in playmaking among 178 guards
  4. 2025-26: percentile 95 in steals among 178 guards
  5. 2025-26: percentile 78 in blocks among 178 guards
Limits
  • Cohort adjusted by position (guards / bigs) and minutes; it does not compare with the whole league.
Revision b83f5a4d · measured
Observed

De'Anthony Melton: 6 tracking signals with a league rank in 2025-26; the highest, drives per game (#75 of 414).

8.1
Drives per game · 2025-26
De'Anthony Melton: 6 tracking signals with a league rank in 2025-26; the highest, drives per game (#75 of 414).Kilometres…Points per…Paint touc…Drives per…Points cre…Rebound co…
Optical tracking · 2025-26 · ranks among players with ≥ 30 games
Observed

De'Anthony Melton goes from 10.3 to 12.3 points per game in 2024-25→2025-26: his best stretch in 8 seasons.

12.3
Points per game · 2025-26
De'Anthony Melton goes from 10.3 to 12.3 points per game in 2024-25→2025-26: his best stretch in 8 seasons.12.3
Career · 2018-19–2025-26 · 8 seasons
Forecast

De'Anthony Melton: projected impact -1.3 in 2026-27 (band -3.6–1.0, BPM scale).

-1.3
Projected impact · 2026-27
De'Anthony Melton: projected impact -1.3 in 2026-27 (band -3.6–1.0, BPM scale).-1.3
Season 2026-27 · current model · computed 2026-09-20
Measured

With Melton on the floor his team is 1.7 points worse per 100 possessions than without him (2025-26).

-1.7
On/off difference · per 100 possessions · 2025-26
With Melton on the floor his team is 1.7 points worse per 100 possessions than without him (2025-26).With him on th…1.0With him off t…2.7
Real lineups of 2025-26 · 267 min with him · 1,065 min without
Observed

De'Anthony Melton passes most to Brandin Podziemski (5.86 passes per game) in 2025-26; 8 teammates with ≥ 1 pass per game.

5.86
Most frequent connection · Passes per game · 2025-26
De'Anthony Melton passes most to Brandin Podziemski (5.86 passes per game) in 2025-26; 8 teammates with ≥ 1 pass per game.Brandin… 5.86Draymon… 5.80Pat Spe… 3.10Gui San… 2.96
Passes made per game · 2025-26 · regular season
Career highs · advanced
15.2PER
4.2WS
2.3BPM
1.6VORP
56.8%TS%
23.5%USG%
Points per game · tap a bar
2018-192025-262025-26
Current physique

Official team listing · with shoes · no measurement date

Height188 cm
Weight91 kg
NBA Draft Combine 2018

Measured by the NBA in 2018 · barefoot · not his current physique

Anthropometrics
Height without shoes189 cm74.25″
Height with shoes191 cm75.25″
Wingspan204 cm80.50″47of 69
Standing reach253 cm99.50″47of 69
Hand length21.6 cm8.50″43of 69
Hand width24.1 cm9.50″26of 69
Explosiveness
Standing vertical79 cm31.00″16of 56
Max vertical93 cm36.50″22of 56
Mobility
¾ court sprint3.23 s37of 56
Lane agility11.48 s37of 56
Modified lane agility3.33 s47of 56
Strength
Bench press1 reps45of 53
Body composition
Weight88 kg193 lb
Body fat5.2%

The rank is within the 2018 invitees who completed that drill.

The whole 2018 Combine
Injury history
2024-11-14knee · left
2024-10-28back11 days out
2024-04-20back5 days out
2024-02-29back40 days out
2024-01-01back9 days out
2023-04-07calf8 days out
🚫 Block duels

Play by play, since 2003.

Blocks the most
Jordan Clarkson4
Jaylen Brown4
Tyler Herro4
Stephen Curry4
Most blocked by
Brook Lopez4
Rudy Gobert3
Karl-Anthony Towns3
Jakob Poeltl3
🔗 Who he plays with

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

Brandin Podziemski
His main partner
Brandin Podziemski
5.9 passes per game · 46% shooting after the pass
Passes to most
Brandin Podziemski5.917%
Draymond Green5.817%
Pat Spencer3.19%
Gui Santos3.09%
Al Horford2.88%
Receives most from
Draymond Green6.217%
Brandin Podziemski5.615%
Gui Santos3.610%
Al Horford3.39%
Pat Spencer3.08%
🎯 How he scores

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

53%
33%
14%
Three35%At the rim50%Mid-range38%
Assisted baskets: 64%Buzzer-beaters: 22bandeja: 27%suspensión: 11%semigancho: 9%
🪪 Passport and numbers
🇺🇸United StatesPosition: base
College: Southern CaliforniaDraft: 2018 · round 2, pick 46
His numbers
8GSW202514BKN20248PHI2022–20230MEM2019–202114PHX2018
🧬 Physical twins

Who does he resemble? By height, weight, wingspan and reach (combine).