Player Dossier

Scotty Pippen Jr.

MEM · 2025-26Bench creatorMixed coverage

Connective passer · Pick-and-roll handler · Event creator · Point-of-attack defender

What does Scotty Pippen Jr. actually supply on the floor?

Scotty Pippen Jr.'s strongest evidenced functions are event creation, passing, creation; the weakest available areas are interior finishing, shooting, rim protection. The profile is tied to MEM for 2025-26.

Function profile

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

Creation55

Rim pressure54

Shooting*47

Passing57

Screening*—

Interior finish39

Point of attack*—

Switch coverage*—

Rim protection*48

Event creation68

Rebounding*51

* 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	MEM	Bench creator	Mixed coverage	55	54	47	57	—	39	—	—	48	68	51
2024-25	MEM	—	High evidence	66	53	63	75	44	31	58	61	42	75	36
2023-24	MEM	—	Mixed coverage	67	56	62	69	—	26	59	—	48	75	35
2022-23	LAL	—	Mixed coverage	49	51	50	48	—	46	—	—	51	55	49

What teams depended on him for

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

MEM · 2025-26Player function-loss evidence unavailable

MEM did not have enough reliable function-loss evidence to judge dependence on Scotty Pippen Jr..

rotation 5%

Replacement evidence

Best observed five without him

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope · Jock Landale · Santi Aldama · Cam Spencer · Jaylen Wells

shrunk net 3.0510 over 160 possessions

on floor 398 possessions · off floor 6735 possessions

MEM · 2024-25Observed replacement lineup exists

MEM had a supported lineup path without Scotty Pippen Jr.: [Jaren Jackson Jr., Ja Morant, Desmond Bane, Zach Edey, Jaylen Wells] at 12.9 adjusted net points per 100 possessions over 470 possessions. This is an observed option, not proof it is universally better.

rotation 44%loses 23.2% of passing

Replacement evidence

Best observed five without him

Jaren Jackson Jr. · Ja Morant · Desmond Bane · Zach Edey · Jaylen Wells

shrunk net 12.8860 over 470 possessions

on floor 3462 possessions · off floor 4426 possessions

LAL · 2022-23Player lineup sample too small

LAL did not have enough resolved lineup possessions involving Scotty Pippen Jr. for a dependable replacement conclusion.

rotation 1%

Replacement evidence

Best observed five without him

LeBron James · Patrick Beverley · Dennis Schroder · Thomas Bryant · Troy Brown Jr.

shrunk net 6.4760 over 234 possessions

on floor 58 possessions · off floor 8685 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.