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Noa Essengue

Forward · Chicago Bulls · #2

Last: @ Boston Celtics · Tipped off 7:30 PM ET · this page updates each morning

Injury report: Day-To-Day · Oct 27

NBA / F
Points per game2.04 games
Rebounds per game2.04 games
Assists per game0.54 games
Threes per game0.34 games
Minutes per game13.34 games
2026-27 season

Points by game

Season average2.0
4 games · 4 with data
1
4
0
3
TOROct 21
MILOct 23
BOSOct 26
NYOct 28
Box score per game · game log through 2026-10-28.

The Edge

Role and usage

Essengue's profile stands out most on rebound chances per game (19th percentile) and potential assists per game (11th percentile). Latest snapshot 2026-10-30.

Early sample: percentiles among players with 2+ games.

Minutes per game13.3 min
6th percentile of 292 players
Usage rate11.2%
10th percentile of 292 players
True shooting34.0%
2nd percentile of 292 players
Touches per game12.8
4th percentile of 307 players
Drives per game0.3
6th percentile of 307 players
Rebound chances per game5.3
19th percentile of 307 players
Catch-and-shoot attempts per game1.5
26th percentile of 292 players
Potential assists per game1.3
11th percentile of 307 players
First basket rate—
0 starts recorded · rates shown after 5 starts
Percentiles are among 292 players with 3+ games and 10+ minutes per game; tracking metrics are ranked among the players tracked for them, a smaller group, and show no percentile until at least 50 players qualify.
OddsIndex analysis

Our pick

Current pick context · independent of season selection

No picks recorded on Noa Essengue yet.

Betting context · 2026-27

Points against the line

OverUnder

Hypothetical threshold · no verified market line: 2.5

2.5
1
4
0
3
BOS
TOROct 21
MILOct 23
BOSOct 26
NYOct 28
BOSnext
Over 2 of 4 · 50%Under 2 of 42026-27 season vs hypothetical 2.5 · historical frequency, not a forecast
2.5

2026-27 season · all games played, playoffs included · game log · through 2026-10-28

Hit rate by situation · 2026-27 · against the season median 2.5

home, away, in wins and in losses splits have fewer than 10 games this season and are not shown yet.

This season's games only · historical frequency, not a forecast.

Shot profile · 2026-27 · 10 FGA

Where he scores

30% of his shots come from the restricted area, where he makes 67%, close to the league rate there (3 attempts so far).

  • Restricted area67%level with league30% of attempts · 3 FGA · small sample
  • Three-pointers17%▼ 17.6 vs league60% of attempts · 6 FGA · small sample
  • Mid-rangeNo shotsNo mid-range attempts yet
20%0% FG20%0% FG20%50% FG0%no shots10%0% FG30%67% FG
  • Share of attempts
  • FG% above league
  • below
  • under 20 attempts

Where he shoots from, against the league

  • Restricted area30% / 29%2 of 3 · 67% FG against 66% for the league
  • Paint (non-restricted)10% / 19%0 of 1 · 0% FG against 44% for the league
  • Mid-range0% / 10%No attempts · league 40% FG
  • Left corner 320% / 6%0 of 2 · 0% FG against 34% for the league
  • Right corner 320% / 5%1 of 2 · 50% FG against 34% for the league
  • Above-the-break 320% / 31%0 of 2 · 0% FG against 34% for the league

Distance buckets and the period split are not available: this player's shots for this season are not in our shot chart yet.

Season to date from the daily league shot-location snapshot dated 2026-10-30; the league figure is every player in that snapshot added together.
Next game · Tipped off 7:30 PM ET · this page updates each morning

Matchup: @ Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics defense

Who guards him, then team ratings and what they allow to forwards.

Who guards him

No Boston Celtics defender on the current roster has guarded him for 5+ partial possessions this season or last.

Team defense

Boston Celtics: the 10th-best defense at an average pace; stingy against forwards on points.

Defensive rating108.5
10th-best defense · middling
Pace100.0 poss
average tempo · possessions per 48 minutes
Offensive rating117.1
4th-best offense · points per 100 possessions
Points allowed to forwards11.9 per game
stingy · per game vs forwards
Rebounds allowed to forwards4.7 per game
stingy · per game vs forwards
Assists allowed to forwards2.1 per game
stingy · per game vs forwards
Threes allowed to forwards1.5 per game
generous · per game vs forwards
PRA allowed to forwards18.6 per game
stingy · per game vs forwards

Allowed-to-forwards figures use 2025-26 (last season), 246 forward-games against BOS · team ratings over 4 games, snapshot 2026-10-30.

1 meeting on record: 0.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 0.0 assists per game (last on Oct 26). The vs BOS window above shows each game.

No BOS players on the injury report as of Oct 30.

Lineup context

Team ratings with him on and off the floor.

On and off

The team is 20.2 points per 100 possessions better with him on the floor (small sample: under 100 minutes on one side).

  • Net rating
    On · 27 min+3.2
    Off · 117 min-17.0
Offensive and defensive rating
  • Offensive rating
    On · 27 min100.0
    Off · 117 min104.9
  • Defensive rating (lower is better)
    On · 27 min96.8
    Off · 117 min121.9

Points per 100 possessions · 2 games · as of Oct 26.

Detailed records · both seasons on record

Game log & career

Data availability

Coverage dates show how far the available figures extend.

First basket

Available

Observations through 2026-10-30.

Game log

Available

Observations through 2026-10-28.

Hit rates by window

Available

Observations through 2026-10-28.

Hustle

Available

Observations through 2026-10-30.

Injury report

Available

Observations through 2026-10-27.

Matchup

Available

Observations through 2026-10-28.

Next game

Available

Observations through 2026-10-30.

On and off

Available

Observations through 2026-10-26.

Picks

Available

Observations through 2026-10-28.

Prop hit rates

Available

Observations through 2026-10-28.

Recent form

Available

Observations through 2026-10-28.

Role and usage

Available

Observations through 2026-10-30.

Season averages

Available

Observations through 2026-10-28.

Shot profile

Available

Observations through 2026-10-30.

Shot quality

Available

Observations through 2026-10-30.