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Player Contract Analysis
Christian Braun
2025-26

Christian Braun

Age: 24.0
Team: DEN
Salary: $4,921,797.00
Adj. Win Shares: 1.1
Contract Value Analysis

Contract Value Rating

10.0/10

Overpay Index

0.78
Strong Underpay

League Value Per Win Share

$5.69M
$5,690,000.00

Player Cost Per Win Share

$4.46M
$4,462,191.30

Adjusted Salary

$6.31M
$6,309,996.15

Adjusted Salary Percentage

+28.21%

OPI Season Rank

#189 out of 420
Low OPI = better value

Premium OPI Rank

#179 out of 273
Among players with OPI < 1
Value Assessment

Contract Evaluation: This is a fair market value contract, with the player's compensation matching their on-court contributions.

Win Share Value: Based on the league average cost per win share of $5.69M, Christian Braun's contribution of 1.5 win shares has a market value that can be calculated by the analysis.

Salary Reality: Christian Braun's actual salary of $4.92M means the team is getting a 22.0% discount on market value for their performance.

Availability: Christian Braun played 28 of their team's 65 games (37 missed).

Contract Value Rating
10.0/10
Scale: 0-10

OPI Tier

Strong Underpay
Stat Value
GP (Games Played) 28.0
GS (Games Started) 28.0
MPG (Minutes) 31.6
PPG (Points) 10.8
RPG (Rebounds) 4.8
APG (Assists) 3.0
SPG (Steals) 0.6
BPG (Blocks) 0.3
FG% (Field Goal) 48.9%
3P% (Three Point) 28.0%
2P% (Two Point) 60.4%
eFG% (Effective Field Goal) 53.9%
FT% (Free Throw) 75.7%
ORPG (Offensive Rebounds) 1.7
DRPG (Defensive Rebounds) 3.1
TOV (Turnovers) 1.2
PF (Personal Fouls) 2.3
Stat Value
PER (Player Efficiency Rating) 11.5
TS% (True Shooting) 57.7%
USG% (Usage Rate) 14.6%
BPM (Box Plus/Minus) -1.9
VORP (Value Over Replacement) 0.0
WS/48 (Win Shares per 48 min) 0.08
OBPM (Offensive Box Plus/Minus) -0.8
DBPM (Defensive Box Plus/Minus) -1.1
WS (Win Shares) 1.5
OWS (Offensive Win Shares) 1.1
DWS (Defensive Win Shares) 0.4
AST% (Assist Percentage) 12.5%
STL% (Steal Percentage) 0.9%
BLK% (Block Percentage) 0.9%
TOV% (Turnover Percentage) 11.5%
ORB% (Offensive Rebound %) 6.3%
DRB% (Defensive Rebound %) 10.5%
TRB% (Total Rebound %) 8.5%
3PAr (Three Point Attempt Rate) 35.5%
FTAr (Free Throw Attempt Rate) 30.3%
League Context

Salary Cap

$154.65M
$154,647,000.00

Total NBA Payroll

$4.64B
30 teams

League Total Wins

997
33.2 per team