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Zion Williamson

Forward · New Orleans Pelicans · #1

Last: vs Atlanta Hawks · Tipped off 7:00 PM ET · this page updates each morning

NBA / F
Points per game21.85 games
Rebounds per game4.05 games
Assists per game2.25 games
Threes per game0.65 games
Minutes per game32.05 games
2026-27 season

Points by game

Season average21.8
5 games · 5 with data
22
23
17
25
22
INDOct 21
UTAHOct 23
DENOct 24
DENOct 28
SACOct 29
Box score per game · game log through 2026-10-29.

The Edge

Role and usage

Williamson's profile stands out most on clutch minutes per game (98th percentile) and true shooting (92nd percentile). Latest snapshot 2026-10-30.

Early sample: percentiles among players with 2+ games.

Minutes per game32.0 min
82nd percentile of 292 players
Usage rate22.1%
73rd percentile of 292 players
True shooting70.1%
92nd percentile of 292 players
Touches per game39.8
60th percentile of 307 players
Drives per game12.3
83rd percentile of 307 players
Rebound chances per game7.5
45th percentile of 307 players
Catch-and-shoot attempts per game1.0
14th percentile of 292 players
Potential assists per game3.5
45th percentile of 307 players
Clutch scoring4.3 pts
5.7 clutch minutes per game · 3 games
First basket rate—
3 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. Clutch: Last five minutes of a game with the score within five points; per-game averages.
OddsIndex analysis

Our pick

Current pick context · independent of season selection
Our pick

No active pick on Zion Williamson.

Our graded record on him: 0-1-0 · see every pick below.

Betting context · 2026-27

Points against the line

OverUnder

Hypothetical threshold · no verified market line: 22.5

22.5
22
23
17
25
22
ATL
INDOct 21
UTAHOct 23
DENOct 24
DENOct 28
SACOct 29
ATLnext
Over 2 of 5 · 40%Under 3 of 52026-27 season vs hypothetical 22.5 · historical frequency, not a forecast
22.5

2026-27 season · all games played, playoffs included · game log · through 2026-10-29

Hit rate by situation · 2026-27 · against the season median 22.5

home, away, back-to-back, 2+ days rest, 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 · 65 FGA

Where he scores

68% of his shots come from the restricted area, where he makes 73%, 6.6 percentage points above the league rate there.

  • Restricted area73%▲ 6.6 vs league68% of attempts · 44 FGA
  • Three-pointers43%▲ 8.6 vs league11% of attempts · 7 FGA · small sample
  • Mid-range100%▲ 60.0 vs league2% of attempts · 1 FGA · small sample
9%50% FG0%no shots2%0% FG2%100% FG20%46% FG68%73% FG
  • Share of attempts
  • FG% above league
  • below
  • under 20 attempts

Where he shoots from, against the league

  • Restricted area68% / 29%32 of 44 · 73% FG against 66% for the league
  • Paint (non-restricted)20% / 19%6 of 13 · 46% FG against 44% for the league
  • Mid-range2% / 10%1 of 1 · 100% FG against 40% for the league
  • Left corner 30% / 6%No attempts · league 34% FG
  • Right corner 32% / 5%0 of 1 · 0% FG against 34% for the league
  • Above-the-break 39% / 31%3 of 6 · 50% 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 7:00 PM ET · this page updates each morning

Matchup: vs Atlanta Hawks

Atlanta Hawks defense

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

Who guards him

Last season (2025-26): no defender on this roster has guarded him for 5+ partial possessions this season yet. Mouhamed Gueye has guarded him most: 28.1 partial possessions, 14 points on 6 of 6.

2025-26 matchups · roster as of Oct 30 · defender ratings as of Oct 30. Tough, average or soft is the defender's own FG% allowed against the league (top, middle or bottom third), shown only for defenders in the league ranking.

Team defense

Atlanta Hawks: the 14th-best defense at an average pace; about average against forwards on points.

Defensive rating111.0
14th-best defense · middling
Pace103.2 poss
average tempo · possessions per 48 minutes
Offensive rating115.5
7th-best offense · points per 100 possessions
Points allowed to forwards12.7 per game
average · per game vs forwards
Rebounds allowed to forwards5.1 per game
average · per game vs forwards
Assists allowed to forwards2.4 per game
average · per game vs forwards
Threes allowed to forwards1.3 per game
average · per game vs forwards
PRA allowed to forwards20.2 per game
average · per game vs forwards

Allowed-to-forwards figures use 2025-26 (last season), 254 forward-games against ATL · team ratings over 6 games, snapshot 2026-10-30.

1 meeting on record: 22.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists per game (last on Jan 7). The vs ATL window above shows each game.

ATL injury report · Oct 30

  • Mouhamed Gueye · Out

Lineup context

Team ratings with him on and off the floor, then points per game with and without his top teammates by minutes.

On and off

The team is 3.9 points per 100 possessions better with him on the floor (small sample: under 100 minutes on one side).

  • Net rating
    On · 98 min+0.5
    Off · 51 min-3.4
Offensive and defensive rating
  • Offensive rating
    On · 98 min113.9
    Off · 51 min117.4
  • Defensive rating (lower is better)
    On · 98 min113.4
    Off · 51 min120.9

Points per 100 possessions · 3 games · as of Oct 26.

With and without teammates

  • Trey Murphy IIIsmall sample without
    With21.8 · 5 games
    Without— · 0 games
  • Dejounte MurrayDay-To-Daysmall sample without
    With21.8 · 4 games
    Without22.0 · 1 game
  • Saddiq Beysmall sample without
    With21.8 · 5 games
    Without— · 0 games

Teammate availability from the injury report as of Oct 30.

Detailed records · both seasons on record

Game log & career

Data availability

Coverage dates show how far the available figures extend.

Clutch

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Observations through 2026-10-30.

Who guards him

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Observations through 2026-10-30.

First basket

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Observations through 2026-10-29.

Game log

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Observations through 2026-10-29.

Hit rates by window

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Observations through 2026-10-29.

Hustle

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Observations through 2026-10-30.

Lineup splits

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Observations through 2026-10-29.

Matchup

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Observations through 2026-10-29.

Next game

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Observations through 2026-10-30.

On and off

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Observations through 2026-10-26.

Picks

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Observations through 2026-10-29.

Prop hit rates

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Observations through 2026-10-29.

Recent form

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Observations through 2026-10-29.

Role and usage

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Observations through 2026-10-30.

Season averages

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Observations through 2026-10-29.

Shot profile

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Observations through 2026-10-30.

Shot quality

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Observations through 2026-10-30.