Andrew Wiggins (Golden State Warriors), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ( Oklahoma City Thunder), Bennedict Mathurin (Indiana Pacers), Jamal Murray (Denver Nuggets) - 2024-25 Canadian NBA Stats Tracker - Illustrations: Edilson J. Silva/BasketballBuzz

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2024-25 Canadian NBA stats tracker

Discover how Canadian players are dominating the 2024-25 NBA season, showcasing impressive scoring growth and a shift towards three-point shooting.

Edilson J. Silva

Published

November 11, 2024

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The maple leaf continues to wave proudly across NBA arenas, as Canada maintains its remarkable streak, leading all international countries in NBA player representation for the eleventh consecutive year.

The Great White North’s basketball pipeline shows no signs of slowing down as we enter the 2024-25 season. With 24 players suiting up for the campaign and a record 170 Canadian players featured on NCAA men’s rosters, the future remains bright for Canadian basketball.

What began as an initiative to delve beyond traditional box scores and uncover deeper patterns has evolved into the most comprehensive database of Canadian NBA player performance ever assembled.

When we first launched the Canadian Stats Tracker, we sought to answer fundamental questions about Canadian players’ impact across the NBA and NCAA: Were they securing more playing time? Was scoring on an upward trajectory? How were their roles evolving within their teams?

Now, with five seasons of meticulously tracked and archived data at our disposal, we can definitively answer these questions and identify clear patterns in the development of Canadian NBA talent.

Scoring Evolution: Breaking down the 30+ point mark

Canadian players have demonstrated remarkable growth in scoring efficiency. The year-over-year increase in total points scored reflects both improved efficiency and the rising number of Canadian players assuming prominent roles.

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Last season, Canadian players scored 30 or more points in a game 67 times, nearly matching the record 70 occurrences in the 2022-23 season. This represents a significant leap from the 40 such games in the 2021-22 season.

Kiki VanDeWeghe historically set the benchmark by recording 146 games with 30 or more points between 1980 and 1988. Up until 2015, other Canadian players had only achieved this milestone 51 times in NBA history.

The landscape began to change with the rise of Andrew Wiggins, who tallied four 30-point games during his Rookie of the Year season in 2014–15 and added ten more such performances in his sophomore year. Today, it’s uncommon for a week to pass without at least one Canadian player scoring 30 points in an NBA game.

While VanDeWeghe and Steve Nash stood alone for years as the only Canadians to maintain double-figure scoring throughout their careers, averaging 19.7 points in 13 seasons and over 810 games, and 14.3 points across 1,217 games, respectively, the 2024–25 season marks a historic milestone with ten Canadians averaging double digits in scoring for the first time.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads this scoring revolution, nearly topping the league’s scoring charts with three consecutive 30-plus point per game seasons. His remarkable offensive output has established a new benchmark for Canadian basketball excellence, pushing his career scoring average (23.8 PPG) well above fellow standouts RJ Barrett (18.8), Andrew Wiggins (18.5), Jamal Murray (17.7) and Dillon Brooks (14.1).

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The emergence of young talents like Bennedict Mathurin (16.0) and the explosive Shaedon Sharpe (13.1) further deepens the pool of Canadian scoring talent.

Canadian three-point revolution

The data highlights Canadian players’ growing adoption of the NBA’s emphasis on three-pointers. Over the last five seasons, the 3-Point Attempt Rate (3PAr) has risen from 0.362 to an all-time high of 0.425 early this season, showcasing a clear strategic focus on perimeter play.

This trend aligns with the league-wide evolution toward greater spacing and long-range efficiency—a shift well-suited to the skill sets of Canadian players, many of whom excel as perimeter-oriented guards and forwards rather than traditional post players.

In earlier times, before Rick Fox and Steve Nash were drafted in the 1990s and into the early 2000s, Canadian representation in the NBA was predominantly made up of big men such as Bob Houbregs, Bobby Croft, Bill Wennington, Mike Smrek, Jamaal Magloire, Todd MacCulloch, Samuel Dalembert and Joel Anthony.

Further demonstrating this shift is the fact that Zach Edey, Canada’s tallest player to play in the NBA, already has more made three-pointers in just thirteen career games than all of the players mentioned above. The seven-foot-four Memphis Grizzlies rookie finished his collegiate career at Purdue with just two attempts and one make in 138 games but has been given the green light to launch them when he is open.

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2024-25 Canadian NBA Stats Tracker – Per Game

ID	Amt	Name	First	Last	Team	Position	Height	Weight	Hometown	Province	Conference	Division	Draft	Draft Rd	College	High School	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
	1	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	Shai	Gilgeous-Alexander	OKC	Guard	6'4"	207	Hamilton	Ontario	Western	Northwest	2018	Round 1	Kentucky	Hamilton Heights Christian	76	76	34.2	11.3	21.8	0.519	2.1	5.7	0.375	9.2	16.1	0.571	0.569	7.9	8.8	0.898	0.9	4.1	5.0	6.4	1.7	1.0	2.4	2.2	32.7
23	1	Jamal Murray	Jamal	Murray	DEN	Guard	6'4"	215	Kitchener	Ontario	Western	Northwest	2016	Round 1	Kentucky	Orangeville Prep	67	67	36.1	7.9	16.7	0.474	2.3	5.9	0.393	5.6	10.8	0.518	0.543	3.3	3.7	0.886	0.7	3.2	3.9	6.0	1.4	0.5	2.1	1.9	21.4
15	1	RJ Barrett	RJ	Barrett	TOR	Forward	6'6"	214	Mississauga	Ontario	Eastern	Atlantic	2019	Round 1	Duke	Montverde Academy	58	58	32.2	7.9	16.9	0.468	1.8	5.3	0.350	6.1	11.7	0.522	0.523	3.4	5.4	0.630	1.1	5.3	6.3	5.4	0.8	0.3	2.8	2.4	21.1
13	1	Shaedon Sharpe	Shaedon	Sharpe	POR	Guard	6'6"	200	London	Ontario	Western	Northwest	2022	Round 1	Kentucky	Dream City Christian	72	52	31.3	6.9	15.3	0.452	2.0	6.6	0.311	4.9	8.8	0.557	0.519	2.6	3.4	0.785	0.9	3.6	4.5	2.8	0.9	0.2	2.1	1.7	18.5
2	1	Andrew Wiggins	Andrew	Wiggins	MIA	Forward	6'7"	197	Vaughan	Ontario	Eastern	Southeast	2014	Round 1	Kansas	Huntington Prep	60	60	30.7	6.3	14.0	0.448	2.2	5.8	0.374	4.1	8.2	0.501	0.526	3.3	4.3	0.763	1.5	3.0	4.5	2.6	1.0	0.8	1.7	1.7	18.0
4	1	Bennedict Mathurin	Bennedict	Mathurin	IND	Guard	6'6"	195	Montreal	Quebec	Eastern	Central	2022	Round 1	Arizona	NBA Academy Latin America	72	49	29.8	5.4	11.8	0.458	1.4	4.0	0.340	4.1	7.8	0.519	0.516	3.8	4.6	0.831	1.2	4.1	5.3	1.9	0.7	0.3	1.9	2.3	16.1
18	1	Dillon Brooks	Dillon	Brooks	HOU	Guard	6'7"	225	Mississauga	Ontario	Western	Southwest	2017	Round 2	Oregon	Findlay Prep	75	75	31.8	5.1	11.9	0.429	2.5	6.3	0.397	2.6	5.7	0.465	0.533	1.3	1.6	0.818	1.0	2.7	3.7	1.7	0.8	0.2	1.0	3.2	14.0
24	1	Luguentz Dort	Luguentz	Dort	OKC	Guard	6'3"	215	Montreal	Quebec	Western	Northwest	2019	Undrafted	Arizona State	Orangeville Prep	71	71	29.2	3.6	8.4	0.435	2.4	5.8	0.412	1.2	2.5	0.489	0.578	0.5	0.6	0.717	1.3	2.9	4.1	1.6	1.1	0.5	0.7	2.9	10.1
1	1	Andrew Nembhard	Andrew	Nembhard	IND	Guard	6'5"	193	Aurora	Ontario	Eastern	Central	2022	Round 2	Gonzaga	Montverde Academy	65	65	28.9	3.8	8.3	0.458	0.8	2.7	0.291	3.0	5.6	0.538	0.506	1.7	2.1	0.794	0.5	2.8	3.3	5.0	1.2	0.2	1.7	2.3	10.0
3	1	Chris Boucher	Chris	Boucher	TOR	Forward	6'9"	200	Montreal	Quebec	Eastern	Atlantic	2017	Undrafted	Oregon	Damase Boulanger	50	0	17.2	3.6	7.4	0.492	1.4	3.9	0.363	2.2	3.5	0.633	0.586	1.4	1.7	0.782	1.4	3.1	4.5	0.7	0.5	0.5	0.6	1.4	10.0
19	1	Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Nickeil	Alexander-Walker	MIN	Guard	6'5"	205	Toronto	Ontario	Western	Northwest	2019	Round 1	Virginia Tech	Hamilton Heights Christian	82	10	25.3	3.3	7.5	0.438	1.7	4.5	0.381	1.6	3.0	0.524	0.553	1.1	1.4	0.780	0.7	2.6	3.2	2.7	0.6	0.4	1.2	1.7	9.4
	1	Zach Edey	Zach	Edey	MEM	Center	7'4"	305	Toronto	Ontario	Western	Southwest	2024	Round 1	Purdue	IMG Academy	66	55	21.5	3.8	6.6	0.580	0.3	0.8	0.346	3.5	5.8	0.612	0.600	1.4	1.9	0.709	3.5	4.8	8.3	1.0	0.5	1.3	1.3	2.8	9.2
	1	A.J. Lawson	A.J.	Lawson	TOR	Guard	6'6"	179	Brampton	Ontario	Western	Northwest	2021	Undrafted	South Carolina	GTA Prep	26	2	18.7	3.1	7.3	0.421	1.3	3.9	0.327	1.8	3.4	0.528	0.508	1.7	2.4	0.683	0.8	2.5	3.3	1.2	0.5	0.2	0.6	1.7	9.1
	1	Oshae Brissett	Oshae	Brissett	PHI	Forward	6'7"	225	Mississauga	Ontario	Eastern	Central	2019	Undrafted	Syracuse	Orangeville Prep	6	2	23.7	3.2	6.5	0.487	1.0	3.0	0.333	2.2	3.5	0.619	0.564	1.3	2.3	0.571	1.2	2.5	3.7	0.7	0.7	0.5	1.3	2.3	8.7
11	1	Kelly Olynyk	Kelly	Olynyk	NOP	Center	6'11"	240	Kamloops	British Columbia	Western	Southwest	2013	Round 1	Gonzaga	South Kamloops	44	22	20.3	3.0	6.1	0.500	0.8	1.8	0.418	2.3	4.3	0.534	0.562	1.9	2.5	0.769	1.4	3.3	4.7	2.9	0.8	0.4	1.7	2.8	8.7
14	1	Kyshawn George	Kyshawn	George	WAS	Guard	6'8"	200	Monthey	Valais	Eastern	Central	2024	Round 1	Miami	Lycée Emiland Gauthey	68	38	26.5	3.0	8.0	0.372	1.7	5.2	0.322	1.3	2.8	0.464	0.476	1.0	1.4	0.753	0.7	3.5	4.2	2.5	1.0	0.7	1.4	3.0	8.7
22	1	Brandon Clarke	Brandon	Clarke	MEM	Forward	6'8"	215	Vancouver	British Columbia	Western	Southwest	2019	Round 1	Gonzaga	Desert Vista	64	18	18.9	3.7	5.9	0.621	0.0	0.3	0.059	3.7	5.7	0.647	0.622	1.0	1.4	0.701	2.0	3.1	5.1	1.0	0.8	0.6	0.6	2.3	8.3
7	1	Dalano Banton	Dalano	Banton	POR	Guard	6'9"	205	Toronto	Ontario	Western	Atlantic	2021	Round 2	Nebraska	Redemption Christian Academy	67	7	16.7	3.0	7.6	0.391	1.1	3.3	0.324	1.9	4.3	0.442	0.462	1.4	1.9	0.728	0.4	1.6	2.0	2.4	0.6	0.5	1.3	0.9	8.3
25	1	Trey Lyles	Trey	Lyles	SAC	Forward	6'9"	234	Saskatoon	Saskatchewan	Western	Pacific	2015	Round 1	Kentucky	Arsenal Tech	69	5	19.6	2.3	5.4	0.420	1.2	3.4	0.340	1.1	2.0	0.559	0.528	0.8	1.2	0.700	1.2	3.4	4.6	1.2	0.6	0.3	0.6	1.2	6.5
21	1	Caleb Houstan	Caleb	Houstan	ORL	Guard	6'8"	205	Mississauga	Ontario	Eastern	Southeast	2021	Round 2	Michigan	Montverde Academy	58	6	13.6	1.4	3.3	0.421	1.1	2.8	0.400	0.3	0.5	0.533	0.589	0.3	0.3	0.882	0.3	1.0	1.3	0.6	0.4	0.1	0.2	1.1	4.1
17	1	Olivier-Maxence Prosper	Olivier-Maxence	Prosper	DAL	Forward	6'8"	220	Montreal	Quebec	Western	Southwest	2023	Round 1	Marquette	NBA Academy Latin America	52	4	11.2	1.3	3.3	0.402	0.2	1.0	0.235	1.1	2.4	0.472	0.437	0.9	1.5	0.645	0.8	1.6	2.4	0.8	0.5	0.1	0.3	0.5	3.9
	1	Jackson Rowe	Jackson	Rowe	GSW	Forward	6'7"	210	Toronto	Ontario	Western	Pacific	2020	Undrafted	Cal State Fullerton	Wasatch Academy	6	0	8.7	1.3	2.8	0.471	0.5	1.7	0.300	0.8	1.2	0.714	0.559	0.5	1.0	0.500	0.5	1.3	1.8	0.7	0.7	0.0	0.2	0.7	3.7
9	1	Cory Joseph	Cory	Joseph	ORL	Guard	6'3"	200	Pickering	Quebec	Eastern	Southeast	2011	Round 1	Texas	Findlay Prep	50	16	12.2	1.2	3.1	0.403	0.8	2.1	0.364	0.5	0.9	0.489	0.529	0.3	0.4	0.778	0.3	1.1	1.5	1.4	0.5	0.1	0.4	1.0	3.5
5	1	Chris Duarte	Chris	Duarte	CHI	Guard	6'6"	190	Puerto Plata	Ontario	Eastern	Pacific	2020	Round 1	Oregon	Redemption Christian Academy	17	0	4.4	0.7	1.5	0.462	0.4	0.9	0.400	0.4	0.6	0.545	0.577	0.4	0.5	0.750	0.3	0.9	1.2	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.4	2.1
8	1	Dwight Powell	Dwight	Powell	DAL	Forward	6'10"	240	Toronto	Ontario	Western	Southwest	2014	Round 2	Stanford	IMG Academy	55	3	10.0	0.8	1.1	0.689	0.0	0.1	0.400	0.7	1.0	0.714	0.705	0.5	0.8	0.651	0.9	1.3	2.1	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.3	1.4	2.1
10	1	Tristan Thompson	Tristan	Thompson	CLE	Forward	6'9"	254	Brampton	Puerto Plata	Eastern	Central	2011	Round 1	Texas	Findlay Prep	40	0	8.2	0.8	1.8	0.437	0.0	0.1	0.000	0.8	1.7	0.456	0.437	0.2	0.8	0.233	0.8	2.6	3.4	0.6	0.1	0.3	0.4	0.9	1.7
	1	Emanuel Miller	Emanuel	Miller	CHI	Forward	6'7"	215	Scarborough	Ontario	Eastern	Central	2024	Undrafted	Texas Christian	Prolific Prep	6	0	4.2	0.7	1.3	0.500	0.0	0.2	0.000	0.7	1.2	0.571	0.500	0.3	0.3	1.000	0.7	0.7	1.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.7
6	1	Leonard Miller	Leonard	Miller	MIN	Forward	6'10"	210	Scarborough	Ontario	Western	Northwest	2023	Round 2	N/A	Fort Erie Academy Prep	13	0	2.5	0.5	1.2	0.400	0.0	0.4	0.000	0.5	0.8	0.600	0.400	0.6	0.6	1.000	0.2	0.6	0.8	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	1.5
																	Avg = 52.0	Avg = 34.6	Avg = 20.3	Avg = 3.5	Avg = 7.6	Avg = 0.466	Avg = 1.3	Avg = 3.1	Avg = 0.342	Avg = 2.4	Avg = 4.5	Avg = 0.548	Avg = 0.536	Avg = 1.6	Avg = 2.1	Avg = 0.741	Avg = 1.0	Avg = 2.6	Avg = 3.6	Avg = 2.1	Avg = 0.7	Avg = 0.4	Avg = 1.1	Avg = 1.7	Avg = 9.8

2024-25 Canadian NBA Stats Tracker – Totals

ID	Amt	Name	First	Last	Team	Position	Height	Weight	Hometown	Province	Conference	Division	Draft	Draft Rd	College	High School	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
20	1	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	Shai	Gilgeous-Alexander	OKC	Guard	6'4"	207	Hamilton	Ontario	Western	Northwest	2,018	Round 1	Kentucky	Hamilton Heights Christian	76	76	2598	860	1656	0.519	163	435	0.375	697	1221	0.571	0.569	601	669	0.898	67	312	379	486	131	77	183	164	2484
16	1	Jamal Murray	Jamal	Murray	DEN	Guard	6'4"	215	Kitchener	Ontario	Western	Northwest	2,016	Round 1	Kentucky	Orangeville Prep	67	67	2418	531	1121	0.474	156	397	0.393	375	724	0.518	0.543	218	246	0.886	45	216	261	403	91	33	138	128	1436
15	1	Shaedon Sharpe	Shaedon	Sharpe	POR	Guard	6'6"	200	London	Ontario	Western	Northwest	2,022	Round 1	Kentucky	Dream City Christian	72	52	2252	499	1104	0.452	147	472	0.311	352	632	0.557	0.519	190	242	0.785	68	256	324	198	62	16	150	120	1335
17	1	RJ Barrett	RJ	Barrett	TOR	Forward	6'6"	214	Mississauga	Ontario	Eastern	Atlantic	2,019	Round 1	Duke	Montverde Academy	58	58	1869	460	982	0.468	107	306	0.350	353	676	0.522	0.523	196	311	0.630	61	305	366	314	46	17	165	137	1223
21	1	Bennedict Mathurin	Bennedict	Mathurin	IND	Guard	6'6"	195	Montreal	Quebec	Eastern	Central	2,022	Round 1	Arizona	NBA Academy Latin America	72	49	2149	391	853	0.458	98	288	0.340	293	565	0.519	0.516	276	332	0.831	87	296	383	136	47	24	135	162	1156
4	1	Andrew Wiggins	Andrew	Wiggins	MIA	Forward	6'7"	197	Vaughan	Ontario	Eastern	Southeast	2,022	Round 1	Kansas	Huntington Prep	60	60	1842	376	839	0.448	130	348	0.374	246	491	0.501	0.526	196	257	0.763	89	180	269	158	60	50	99	101	1078
3	1	Dillon Brooks	Dillon	Brooks	HOU	Guard	6'7"	225	Mississauga	Ontario	Western	Southwest	2,017	Round 2	Oregon	Findlay Prep	75	75	2388	384	895	0.429	186	469	0.397	198	426	0.465	0.533	99	121	0.818	75	200	275	128	60	16	76	242	1053
23	1	Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Nickeil	Alexander-Walker	MIN	Guard	6'5"	205	Toronto	Ontario	Western	Northwest	2,019	Round 1	Virginia Tech	Hamilton Heights Christian	82	10	2073	270	616	0.438	141	370	0.381	129	246	0.524	0.553	92	118	0.780	54	211	265	223	50	34	99	139	773
7	1	Luguentz Dort	Luguentz	Dort	OKC	Guard	6'3"	215	Montreal	Quebec	Western	Northwest	2,019	Undrafted	Arizona State	Orangeville Prep	71	71	2073	258	593	0.435	170	413	0.412	88	180	0.489	0.578	33	46	0.717	89	204	293	115	79	39	51	208	719
1	1	Andrew Nembhard	Andrew	Nembhard	IND	Guard	6'5"	193	Aurora	Ontario	Eastern	Central	2,022	Round 2	Gonzaga	Montverde Academy	65	65	1881	247	539	0.458	51	175	0.291	196	364	0.538	0.506	108	136	0.794	34	182	216	326	79	11	112	149	653
12	1	Zach Edey	Zach	Edey	MEM	Center	7'4"	305	Toronto	Ontario	Western	Southwest	2,024	Round 1	Purdue	IMG Academy	66	55	1416	251	433	0.580	18	52	0.346	233	381	0.612	0.600	90	127	0.709	232	316	548	65	36	85	88	182	610
14	1	Kyshawn George	Kyshawn	George	WAS	Guard	6'8"	200	Monthey	Valais	Eastern	Central	2,024	Round 1	Miami	Lycée Emiland Gauthey	68	38	1802	203	546	0.372	114	354	0.322	89	192	0.464	0.476	70	93	0.753	49	236	285	169	68	50	97	201	590
13	1	Dalano Banton	Dalano	Banton	POR	Guard	6'9"	205	Toronto	Ontario	Western	Atlantic	2,021	Round 2	Nebraska	Redemption Christian Academy	67	7	1120	198	507	0.391	72	222	0.324	126	285	0.442	0.462	91	125	0.728	30	105	135	160	43	34	86	58	559
8	1	Brandon Clarke	Brandon	Clarke	MEM	Forward	6'8"	215	Vancouver	British Columbia	Western	Southwest	2,019	Round 1	Gonzaga	Desert Vista	64	18	1207	236	380	0.621	1	17	0.059	235	363	0.647	0.622	61	87	0.701	127	199	326	66	52	36	41	145	534
5	1	Chris Boucher	Chris	Boucher	TOR	Forward	6'9"	200	Montreal	Quebec	Eastern	Atlantic	2,021	Undrafted	Oregon	Damase Boulanger	50	0	862	182	370	0.492	70	193	0.363	112	177	0.633	0.586	68	87	0.782	70	154	224	33	24	25	29	68	502
	1	Trey Lyles	Trey	Lyles	SAC	Forward	6'9"	234	Saskatoon	Saskatchewan	Western	Pacific	2,015	Round 1	Kentucky	Arsenal Tech	69	5	1349	157	374	0.420	81	238	0.340	76	136	0.559	0.528	56	80	0.700	80	236	316	82	41	23	39	86	451
11	1	Kelly Olynyk	Kelly	Olynyk	NOP	Center	6'11"	240	Kamloops	British Columbia	Eastern	Northwest	2,013	Round 1	Gonzaga	South Kamloops	44	22	891	134	268	0.500	33	79	0.418	101	189	0.534	0.562	83	108	0.769	62	144	206	128	33	19	76	123	384
22	1	Caleb Houstan	Caleb	Houstan	ORL	Guard	6'8"	205	Mississauga	Ontario	Eastern	Southeast	2,022	Round 2	Michigan	Montverde Academy	58	6	788	80	190	0.421	64	160	0.400	16	30	0.533	0.589	15	17	0.882	19	56	75	35	22	6	13	62	239
	1	A.J. Lawson	A.J.	Lawson	TOR	Guard	6'6"	179	Brampton	Ontario	Western	Northwest	2,021	Undrafted	South Carolina	GTA Prep	26	2	486	80	190	0.421	33	101	0.327	47	89	0.528	0.508	43	63	0.683	20	66	86	31	13	6	15	44	236
19	1	Olivier-Maxence Prosper	Olivier-Maxence	Prosper	DAL	Forward	6'8"	220	Montreal	Quebec	Western	Southwest	2,023	Round 1	Marquette	NBA Academy Latin America	52	4	584	70	174	0.402	12	51	0.235	58	123	0.472	0.437	49	76	0.645	44	82	126	40	26	6	14	28	201
6	1	Cory Joseph	Cory	Joseph	ORL	Guard	6'3"	200	Pickering	Ontario	Eastern	Southeast	2,011	Round 1	Texas	Findlay Prep	50	16	612	62	154	0.403	39	107	0.364	23	47	0.489	0.529	14	18	0.778	17	57	74	72	26	4	18	50	177
2	1	Dwight Powell	Dwight	Powell	DAL	Forward	6'10"	240	Toronto	Ontario	Western	Southwest	2,014	Round 2	Stanford	IMG Academy	55	3	551	42	61	0.689	2	5	0.400	40	56	0.714	0.705	28	43	0.651	47	71	118	55	18	21	18	75	114
10	1	Tristan Thompson	Tristan	Thompson	CLE	Forward	6'9"	254	Brampton	Ontario	Eastern	Central	2,011	Round 1	Texas	Findlay Prep	40	0	328	31	71	0.437	0	3	0.000	31	68	0.456	0.437	7	30	0.233	32	102	134	24	2	11	14	36	69
	1	Oshae Brissett	Oshae	Brissett	PHI	Forward	6'7"	225	Mississauga	Ontario	Eastern	Central	2,019	Undrafted	Syracuse	Orangeville Prep	6	2	142	19	39	0.487	6	18	0.333	13	21	0.619	0.564	8	14	0.571	7	15	22	4	4	3	8	14	52
9	1	Chris Duarte	Chris	Duarte	CHI	Guard	6'6"	190	Puerto Plata	Puerto Plata	Eastern	Pacific	2,021	Round 1	Oregon	Redemption Christian Academy	17	0	74	12	26	0.462	6	15	0.400	6	11	0.545	0.577	6	8	0.750	5	15	20	9	0	0	1	7	36
	1	Jackson Rowe	Jackson	Rowe	GSW	Forward	6'7"	210	Toronto	Ontario	Western	Pacific	2,020	Undrafted	Cal State Fullerton	Wasatch Academy	6	0	52	8	17	0.471	3	10	0.300	5	7	0.714	0.559	3	6	0.500	3	8	11	4	4	0	1	4	22
6	1	Leonard Miller	Leonard	Miller	MIN	Forward	6'10"	210	Scarborough	Ontario	Western	Northwest	2,023	Round 2	N/A	Fort Erie Academy Prep	13	0	32	6	15	0.400	0	5	0.000	6	10	0.600	0.400	8	8	1.000	3	8	11	0	2	1	2	2	20
	1	Emanuel Miller	Emanuel	Miller	CHI	Forward	6'7"	215	Scarborough	Ontario	Eastern	Central	2,024	Undrafted	Texas Christian	Prolific Prep	6	0	25	4	8	0.500	0	1	0.000	4	7	0.571	0.500	2	2	1.000	4	4	8	2	1	0	0	3	10
																	∑ = 1455	∑ = 761	∑ = 33864	∑ = 6051	∑ = 13021		∑ = 1903	∑ = 5304		∑ = 4148	∑ = 7717			∑ = 2711	∑ = 3470		∑ = 1520	∑ = 4236	∑ = 5756	∑ = 3466	∑ = 1120	∑ = 647	∑ = 1,768	∑ = 2738	∑ = 16716
																						Avg = 0.466			Avg = 0.342			Avg = 0.548	Avg = 0.536			Avg = 0.741

2024-25 Canadian NBA Stats Tracker – Advanced

ID	Amt	Name	First	Last	Team	Position	Height	Weight	Hometown	Province	Conference	Division	G	GS	MP	PER	TS%	3PAr	FTr	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48	OBPM	DBPM	BPM	VORP
24	1	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	Shai	Gilgeous-Alexander	OKC	Guard	6'4"	207	Hamilton	Ontario	Western	Northwest	76	76	2598	30.7	0.637	0.263	0.404	2.8	12.6	7.8	31.3	2.4	3.0	8.6	34.8	11.9	4.8	16.7	0.309	8.9	2.6	11.5	8.9
21	1	Jamal Murray	Jamal	Murray	DEN	Guard	6'4"	215	Kitchener	Ontario	Western	Northwest	67	67	2418	17.8	0.584	0.354	0.219	2.2	9.3	5.9	23.2	1.8	1.2	10.1	24.0	4.6	1.6	6.2	0.123	1.8	-1.0	0.8	1.7
18	1	Luguentz Dort	Luguentz	Dort	OKC	Guard	6'3"	215	Montreal	Quebec	Western	Northwest	71	71	2073	11.3	0.586	0.696	0.078	4.7	10.3	7.6	6.9	1.8	1.9	7.7	13.6	2.4	3.2	5.6	0.129	-0.6	0.8	0.2	1.2
16	1	Dillon Brooks	Dillon	Brooks	HOU	Guard	6'7"	225	Mississauga	Ontario	Western	Southwest	75	75	2388	11.0	0.555	0.524	0.135	3.3	9.1	6.1	7.4	1.2	0.6	7.4	17.7	2.7	2.5	5.1	0.103	-1.4	0.0	-1.4	0.4
15	1	Zach Edey	Zach	Edey	MEM	Center	7'4"	305	Toronto	Ontario	Western	Southwest	66	55	1416	18.2	0.624	0.120	0.293	17.5	23.4	20.5	6.1	1.2	5.5	15.3	16.4	2.7	2.2	4.9	0.165	-0.2	0.1	-0.1	0.7
14	1	Brandon Clarke	Brandon	Clarke	MEM	Forward	6'8"	215	Vancouver	British Columbia	Western	Southwest	64	18	1207	17.6	0.638	0.045	0.229	11.3	17.3	14.3	7.4	2.0	2.7	8.9	15.3	2.7	1.7	4.4	0.174	0.0	0.8	0.8	0.9
23	1	Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Nickeil	Alexander-Walker	MIN	Guard	6'5"	205	Toronto	Ontario	Western	Northwest	82	10	2073	11.6	0.579	0.601	0.192	2.9	11.1	7.1	15.0	1.2	1.5	12.9	16.0	2.0	2.3	4.3	0.099	-0.8	0.4	-0.4	0.8
2	1	Andrew Wiggins	Andrew	Wiggins	MIA	Forward	6'7"	197	Vaughan	Ontario	Eastern	Southeast	60	60	1842	16.4	0.566	0.415	0.306	5.1	10.8	7.9	13.5	1.6	2.6	9.4	24.5	1.9	2.1	4.0	0.104	1.2	-0.3	0.9	1.4
9	1	Bennedict Mathurin	Bennedict	Mathurin	IND	Guard	6'6"	195	Montreal	Quebec	Eastern	Central	72	49	2149	13.6	0.579	0.338	0.389	4.6	15.2	9.9	8.8	1.1	1.0	11.9	22.8	1.3	1.8	3.0	0.068	-1.3	-1.5	-2.9	-0.5
21	1	Shaedon Sharpe	Shaedon	Sharpe	POR	Guard	6'6"	200	London	Ontario	Western	Northwest	72	52	2252	14.5	0.551	0.428	0.219	3.2	12.7	7.8	14.2	1.3	0.6	11.0	25.1	1.3	1.7	3.0	0.064	0.0	-1.3	-1.3	0.4
1	1	Andrew Nembhard	Andrew	Nembhard	IND	Guard	6'5"	193	Aurora	Ontario	Eastern	Central	65	65	1881	11.7	0.545	0.325	0.252	2.0	10.7	6.4	22.5	2.0	0.5	15.8	16.3	1.1	1.7	2.8	0.071	-2.6	0.3	-2.3	-0.1
10	1	Chris Boucher	Chris	Boucher	TOR	Forward	6'9"	200	Montreal	Quebec	Eastern	Atlantic	50	0	862	18.7	0.615	0.522	0.235	8.5	19.6	13.9	5.9	1.3	2.8	6.6	21.2	1.7	1.0	2.7	0.148	2.9	-0.6	2.3	0.9
4	1	Trey Lyles	Trey	Lyles	SAC	Forward	6'9"	234	Saskatoon	Saskatchewan	Western	Pacific	69	5	1349	12.3	0.551	0.636	0.214	6.6	19.6	13.1	7.9	1.5	1.7	8.7	14.3	1.3	1.2	2.6	0.091	-0.4	-0.3	-0.7	0.4
	1	RJ Barrett	RJ	Barrett	TOR	Forward	6'6"	214	Mississauga	Ontario	Eastern	Atlantic	58	58	1869	16.5	0.547	0.312	0.317	3.4	17.9	10.5	27.3	1.2	0.9	12.9	28.7	0.6	1.7	2.4	0.061	1.2	-0.7	0.6	1.2
3	1	Caleb Houstan	Caleb	Houstan	ORL	Guard	6'8"	205	Mississauga	Ontario	Eastern	Southeast	58	6	788	9.4	0.605	0.842	0.089	2.6	8.6	5.5	6.4	1.4	0.7	6.2	11.7	0.9	0.9	1.8	0.109	-2.4	0.2	-2.2	0.0
	1	Kelly Olynyk	Kelly	Olynyk	NOP	Center	6'11"	240	Kamloops	British Columbia	Western	Southwest	44	22	891	14.9	0.609	0.295	0.403	7.3	17.9	12.4	20.5	1.8	2.0	19.4	18.5	1.0	0.7	1.7	0.092	-1.1	0.4	-0.7	0.3
19	1	Dwight Powell	Dwight	Powell	DAL	Forward	6'10"	240	Toronto	Ontario	Western	Southwest	55	3	551	12.9	0.713	0.082	0.705	9.5	13.7	11.7	12.5	1.6	3.3	18.4	7.6	1.2	0.5	1.7	0.147	-1.5	1.5	0.0	0.3
6	1	Cory Joseph	Cory	Joseph	ORL	Guard	6'3"	200	Pickering	Ontario	Eastern	Southeast	50	16	612	10.9	0.547	0.695	0.117	3.0	11.2	6.9	17.0	2.1	0.6	10.0	12.8	0.6	0.9	1.5	0.114	-2.3	1.4	-0.8	0.2
11	1	Olivier-Maxence Prosper	Olivier-Maxence	Prosper	DAL	Forward	6'8"	220	Montreal	Quebec	Western	Southwest	52	4	584	12.6	0.484	0.293	0.437	8.4	15.0	11.8	9.1	2.2	0.9	6.3	16.3	0.3	0.5	0.9	0.072	-1.6	-0.5	-2.1	0.0
22	1	Dalano Banton	Dalano	Banton	POR	Guard	6'9"	205	Toronto	Ontario	Western	Atlantic	67	7	1120	12.9	0.497	0.438	0.247	2.8	10.4	6.5	21.5	1.9	2.8	13.3	24.1	-0.3	1.1	0.8	0.033	-0.6	-0.2	-0.8	0.3
	1	A.J. Lawson	A.J.	Lawson	TOR	Guard	6'6"	179	Brampton	Ontario	Eastern	Atlantic	26	2	486	12.7	0.542	0.532	0.332	4.3	14.9	9.5	9.1	1.3	1.2	6.4	20.0	0.4	0.4	0.8	0.081	-1.5	-1.0	-2.5	-0.1
13	1	Tristan Thompson	Tristan	Thompson	CLE	Forward	6'9"	254	Brampton	Ontario	Eastern	Central	40	0	328	9.1	0.410	0.042	0.423	10.9	32.7	22.1	8.8	0.3	3.0	14.3	12.7	-0.2	0.5	0.4	0.057	-4.9	0.3	-4.6	-0.2
20	1	Chris Duarte	Chris	Duarte	CHI	Guard	6'6"	190	Puerto Plata	Puerto Plata	Eastern	Pacific	17	0	74	16.5	0.610	0.577	0.308	7.2	20.9	14.2	16.6	0.0	0.0	3.3	17.2	0.2	0.0	0.3	0.171	2.2	-1.0	1.2	0.1
	1	Jackson Rowe	Jackson	Rowe	GSW	Forward	6'7"	210	Toronto	Ontario	Western	Pacific	6	0	52	15.9	0.560	0.588	0.353	6.0	17.0	11.4	11.1	3.7	0.0	4.8	16.7	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.153	-0.5	1.5	1.0	0.0
	1	Leonard Miller	Leonard	Miller	MIN	Forward	6'10"	210	Scarborough	Ontario	Western	Northwest	13	0	32	19.9	0.540	0.333	0.533	10.6	27.3	19.1	0.0	3.1	2.9	9.7	27.8	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.145	-3.4	-0.3	-3.7	0.0
	1	Oshae Brissett	Oshae	Brissett	PHI	Forward			Mississauga		Eastern		6	2	142	9.8	0.576	0.462	0.359	5.4	12.5	8.8	4.1	1.4	2.1	15.0	16.3	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.019	-3.7	-2.6	-6.3	-0.1
12	1	Kyshawn George	Kyshawn	George	WAS	Guard	6'8"	200	Monthey	Valais	Eastern	Central	68	38	1802	8.8	0.503	0.648	0.170	2.8	13.7	8.2	13.3	1.8	2.5	14.2	15.9	-0.9	1.1	0.1	0.003	-3.8	-0.3	-4.1	-0.9
	1	Emanuel Miller	Emanuel	Miller	CHI	Forward	6'7"	215	Scarborough	Ontario	Eastern	Central	6	0	25	18.1	0.563	0.125	0.250	17.1	16.5	16.8	10.9	1.9	0.0	0.0	14.8	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.201	-0.9	-0.9	-1.8	0.0
													Avg = 52.0	Avg = 34.6	Avg = 1,209.4	Avg = 14.5	Avg = 0.568	Avg = 0.412	Avg = 0.293	Avg = 6.3	Avg = 15.4	Avg = 10.8	Avg = 13.3	Avg = 1.7	Avg = 1.9	Avg = 10.7	Avg = 18.7	Avg = 1.6	Avg = 1.4	Avg = 2.8	Avg = 0.111	Avg = -0.7	Avg = -0.1	Avg = -0.7	Avg = 0.8

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