Player Dossier

Talen Horton-Tucker

CHI · 2024-25Mixed coverage

What does Talen Horton-Tucker actually supply on the floor?

Talen Horton-Tucker's strongest evidenced functions are rim pressure, creation, rebounding; the weakest available areas are interior finishing, rim protection, event creation. The profile is tied to CHI for 2024-25.

Function profile

2024-25 — eleven separate readings on a league scale. They are not additive.

Creation53

Rim pressure56

Shooting46

Passing48

Screening*—

Interior finish35

Point of attack*57

Switch coverage*62

Rim protection43

Event creation44

Rebounding50

* 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
2024-25	CHI	—	Mixed coverage	53	56	46	48	—	35	57	62	43	44	50
2023-24	UTA	—	Mixed coverage	64	49	45	65	—	41	36	39	53	69	41
2022-23	UTA	—	High evidence	77	52	39	77	—	28	43	45	54	59	45
2021-22	LAL	—	High evidence	66	54	37	66	45	47	42	43	51	63	40
2020-21	LAL	—	High evidence	66	55	38	66	—	47	57	52	49	71	30
2019-20	LAL	—	Mixed coverage	47	52	49	44	—	46	—	—	48	59	49

What teams depended on him for

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

CHI · 2024-25Lineup performance dependence

CHI lineups performed 3.3 points per 100 possessions better with Talen Horton-Tucker than without him. The best supported alternative was [Nikola Vucevic, Zach LaVine, Lonzo Ball, Patrick Williams, Josh Giddey] over 150 possessions.

rotation 18%loses 3.8% of creation

Replacement evidence

Best observed five without him

Nikola Vucevic · Zach LaVine · Lonzo Ball · Patrick Williams · Josh Giddey

shrunk net 2.3580 over 150 possessions

on floor 1404 possessions · off floor 6155 possessions

UTA · 2023-24Observed replacement lineup exists

UTA had a supported lineup path without Talen Horton-Tucker: [Kris Dunn, Lauri Markkanen, John Collins, Collin Sexton, Simone Fontecchio] at 3.4 adjusted net points per 100 possessions over 525 possessions. This is an observed option, not proof it is universally better.

rotation 25%loses 24.7% of event creation

Replacement evidence

Best observed five without him

Kris Dunn · Lauri Markkanen · John Collins · Collin Sexton · Simone Fontecchio

shrunk net 3.4340 over 525 possessions

on floor 1861 possessions · off floor 5529 possessions

UTA · 2022-23Player function-loss evidence unavailable

UTA did not have enough reliable function-loss evidence to judge dependence on Talen Horton-Tucker.

rotation 33%

Replacement evidence

Best observed five without him

Kelly Olynyk · Jordan Clarkson · Lauri Markkanen · Collin Sexton · Jarred Vanderbilt

shrunk net 4.4070 over 258 possessions

on floor 2463 possessions · off floor 4870 possessions

LAL · 2021-22Observed replacement lineup exists

LAL had a supported lineup path without Talen Horton-Tucker: [LeBron James, Russell Westbrook, Avery Bradley, Stanley Johnson, Malik Monk] at 2.4 adjusted net points per 100 possessions over 169 possessions. This is an observed option, not proof it is universally better.

rotation 38%loses 11.9% of passing

Replacement evidence

Best observed five without him

LeBron James · Russell Westbrook · Avery Bradley · Stanley Johnson · Malik Monk

shrunk net 2.3920 over 169 possessions

on floor 2735 possessions · off floor 4652 possessions

LAL · 2020-21Player function-loss evidence unavailable

LAL did not have enough reliable function-loss evidence to judge dependence on Talen Horton-Tucker.

rotation 36%

Replacement evidence

Best observed five without him

LeBron James · Marc Gasol · Anthony Davis · Dennis Schroder · Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

shrunk net 4.7710 over 572 possessions

on floor 2448 possessions · off floor 4521 possessions

LAL · 2019-20Player lineup sample too small

LAL did not have enough resolved lineup possessions involving Talen Horton-Tucker for a dependable replacement conclusion.

rotation 2%loses 0.4% of event creation

Replacement evidence

Best observed five without him

LeBron James · JaVale McGee · Danny Green · Avery Bradley · Anthony Davis

shrunk net 8.3920 over 775 possessions

on floor 197 possessions · off floor 7792 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.