Ty Jerome
MEM · 2025-26Bench creatorMixed coverageWhat does Ty Jerome actually supply on the floor?
Ty Jerome's strongest evidenced functions are event creation, shooting, creation; the weakest available areas are interior finishing, rim protection, rebounding. The profile is tied to MEM for 2025-26.
Function profile
2025-26 — eleven separate readings on a league scale. They are not additive.* 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 | 59 | 53 | 62 | 59 | — | 39 | — | — | 43 | 63 | 52 |
| 2024-25 | CLE | — | High evidence | 81 | 57 | 79 | 81 | — | 38 | 46 | 44 | 31 | 66 | 39 |
| 2023-24 | CLE | — | Mixed coverage | 51 | 50 | 50 | 51 | — | 47 | — | — | 49 | 47 | 50 |
| 2022-23 | GSW | — | Mixed coverage | 58 | 54 | 57 | 59 | — | 34 | 58 | 61 | 36 | 46 | 37 |
| 2021-22 | OKC | — | Mixed coverage | 64 | 52 | 37 | 65 | — | 39 | 57 | 62 | 43 | 57 | 46 |
| 2020-21 | — | — | Mixed coverage | 67 | 44 | 72 | 66 | — | 39 | — | — | 43 | 36 | 48 |
| 2019-20 | PHX | — | Mixed coverage | 56 | 46 | 44 | 55 | — | 31 | — | — | 42 | 61 | 54 |
What teams depended on him for
Seasons where a team's situation report named him a dependency case.MEM did not have enough reliable function-loss evidence to judge dependence on Ty Jerome.
Replacement evidence
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope · Jock Landale · Santi Aldama · Cam Spencer · Jaylen Wells
shrunk net 3.0510 over 160 possessions
on floor 574 possessions · off floor 6559 possessions
CLE had a supported lineup path without Ty Jerome: [Caris LeVert, Georges Niang, Donovan Mitchell, Sam Merrill, Evan Mobley] at 8.6 adjusted net points per 100 possessions over 162 possessions. This is an observed option, not proof it is universally better.
Replacement evidence
Caris LeVert · Georges Niang · Donovan Mitchell · Sam Merrill · Evan Mobley
shrunk net 8.5680 over 162 possessions
on floor 2823 possessions · off floor 5199 possessions
CLE did not have enough resolved lineup possessions involving Ty Jerome for a dependable replacement conclusion.
Replacement evidence
Donovan Mitchell · Jarrett Allen · Max Strus · Dean Wade · Isaac Okoro
shrunk net 11.1050 over 456 possessions
on floor 25 possessions · off floor 8013 possessions
GSW had a supported lineup path without Ty Jerome: [Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, Andrew Wiggins, Kevon Looney] at 14.6 adjusted net points per 100 possessions over 812 possessions. This is an observed option, not proof it is universally better.
Replacement evidence
Stephen Curry · Klay Thompson · Draymond Green · Andrew Wiggins · Kevon Looney
shrunk net 14.5710 over 812 possessions
on floor 1476 possessions · off floor 7137 possessions
OKC lineups performed 6.0 points per 100 possessions better with Ty Jerome than without him. The best supported alternative was [Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Luguentz Dort, Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, Josh Giddey, Aaron Wiggins] over 249 possessions.
Replacement evidence
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Luguentz Dort · Jeremiah Robinson-Earl · Josh Giddey · Aaron Wiggins
shrunk net -4.0730 over 249 possessions
on floor 1405 possessions · off floor 5807 possessions
OKC did not have enough reliable function-loss evidence to judge dependence on Ty Jerome.
Replacement evidence
Al Horford · George Hill · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Darius Bazley · Luguentz Dort
shrunk net 1.9740 over 375 possessions
on floor 1432 possessions · off floor 5091 possessions
PHX had a supported lineup path without Ty Jerome: [Ricky Rubio, Kelly Oubre Jr., Devin Booker, Mikal Bridges, Deandre Ayton] at 8.6 adjusted net points per 100 possessions over 438 possessions. This is an observed option, not proof it is universally better.
Replacement evidence
Ricky Rubio · Kelly Oubre Jr. · Devin Booker · Mikal Bridges · Deandre Ayton
shrunk net 8.5640 over 438 possessions
on floor 583 possessions · off floor 5906 possessions
Known contract calendar
Governed contract events naming this player — dates carry their honest quality.Ty Jerome has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2025 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. The player is inside the two-season extension-review horizon, but exact eligibility and value are not certified.
Ty Jerome has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2023 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. The player is inside the two-season extension-review horizon, but exact eligibility and value are not certified.
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.