Player Dossier

Jalen Suggs

ORL · 2025-26Primary starterHigh evidence

Secondary creator · Spot-up spacer · Event creator · Point-of-attack defender

What does Jalen Suggs actually supply on the floor?

Jalen Suggs's strongest evidenced functions are event creation, passing, creation; the weakest available areas are shooting, rebounding, interior finishing. The profile is tied to ORL for 2025-26.

Function profile

2025-26 — eleven separate readings on a league scale. They are not additive.

Creation66

Rim pressure56

Shooting48

Passing69

Screening*—

Interior finish52

Point of attack*—

Switch coverage*—

Rim protection53

Event creation84

Rebounding49

* limited evidence for that function. A dash means the evidence was insufficient — not a zero. Use the separate function strengths to evaluate role and roster fit; do not treat them as one player-value score. POA or switch conclusions require lineup, matchup, and assignment evidence beyond this profile.

Season by season

Every governed season profile on record.

Season	Team	Role	Evidence	Creation	Rim pressure	Shooting	Passing	Screening	Interior finish	Point of attack	Switch coverage	Rim protection	Event creation	Rebounding
2025-26	ORL	Primary starter	High evidence	66	56	48	69	—	52	—	—	53	84	49
2024-25	ORL	—	Mixed coverage	64	56	40	60	51	56	54	55	57	76	39
2023-24	ORL	—	High evidence	55	53	66	57	46	38	44	38	58	76	25
2022-23	ORL	—	High evidence	58	47	42	58	—	45	51	49	48	74	45
2021-22	ORL	—	High evidence	64	54	31	66	—	55	56	57	55	66	27

What teams depended on him for

Seasons where a team's situation report named him a dependency case.

ORL · 2025-26Critical basketball and lineup dependence

ORL was highly dependent on Jalen Suggs. Removing him cost about 28.4% of event creation production, and lineups with him performed 5.2 points per 100 possessions better than lineups without him. The best supported replacement group was [Wendell Carter Jr., Desmond Bane, Paolo Banchero, Anthony Black, Tristan da Silva] over 326 possessions.

rotation 43%loses 28.4% of event creation

Replacement evidence

Best observed five without him

Wendell Carter Jr. · Desmond Bane · Paolo Banchero · Anthony Black · Tristan da Silva

shrunk net 3.7930 over 326 possessions

on floor 3579 possessions · off floor 4458 possessions

ORL · 2024-25Lineup performance dependence

ORL lineups performed 4.4 points per 100 possessions better with Jalen Suggs than without him. The best supported alternative was [Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Wendell Carter Jr., Cole Anthony, Franz Wagner, Paolo Banchero] over 352 possessions.

rotation 23%loses 8.9% of event creation

Replacement evidence

Best observed five without him

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope · Wendell Carter Jr. · Cole Anthony · Franz Wagner · Paolo Banchero

shrunk net 2.4740 over 352 possessions

on floor 1779 possessions · off floor 5706 possessions

ORL · 2023-24Observed replacement lineup exists

ORL had a supported lineup path without Jalen Suggs: [Joe Ingles, Jonathan Isaac, Moritz Wagner, Cole Anthony, Anthony Black] at 5.0 adjusted net points per 100 possessions over 162 possessions. This is an observed option, not proof it is universally better.

rotation 53%loses 22.2% of event creation

Replacement evidence

Best observed five without him

Joe Ingles · Jonathan Isaac · Moritz Wagner · Cole Anthony · Anthony Black

shrunk net 4.9850 over 162 possessions

on floor 4186 possessions · off floor 3567 possessions

ORL · 2022-23Replacement lineup exists, with a performance cost

ORL had an observed replacement lineup for Jalen Suggs, but it came with a performance cost. The supported alternative was [Gary Harris, Markelle Fultz, Wendell Carter Jr., Franz Wagner, Paolo Banchero] at -0.6 adjusted net points per 100 possessions over 1082 possessions.

rotation 32%loses 23.3% of event creation

Replacement evidence

Best observed five without him

Gary Harris · Markelle Fultz · Wendell Carter Jr. · Franz Wagner · Paolo Banchero

shrunk net -0.5710 over 1082 possessions

on floor 2311 possessions · off floor 5003 possessions

ORL · 2021-22Observed replacement lineup exists

ORL had a supported lineup path without Jalen Suggs: [Gary Harris, Mo Bamba, Wendell Carter Jr., Cole Anthony, Franz Wagner] at 1.7 adjusted net points per 100 possessions over 304 possessions. This is an observed option, not proof it is universally better.

rotation 33%loses 9.9% of passing

Replacement evidence

Best observed five without him

Gary Harris · Mo Bamba · Wendell Carter Jr. · Cole Anthony · Franz Wagner

shrunk net 1.7410 over 304 possessions

on floor 2488 possessions · off floor 4857 possessions

Known contract calendar

Governed contract events naming this player — dates carry their honest quality.

No governed contract-calendar events name this player.

Function scores, roles, dependence records and contract events are separate evidence. No combined player value, trade value or ranking is computed from them, and none of them is a causal impact claim.