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Player Contract Analysis
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
2025-26

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

Age: 32.0
Team: MEM
Salary: $21,621,500.00
Adj. Win Shares: 1.2
Contract Value Analysis

Contract Value Rating

4.3/10

Overpay Index

3.29
Bad Overpay

League Value Per Win Share

$5.69M
$5,690,000.00

Player Cost Per Win Share

$18.72M
$18,719,913.42

Adjusted Salary

$6.57M
$6,571,884.50

Adjusted Salary Percentage

-69.60%

OPI Season Rank

#369 out of 420
Low OPI = better value

Premium OPI Rank

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Among players with OPI < 1
Value Assessment

Contract Evaluation: This player is significantly overpaid, with compensation far exceeding their on-court contributions.

Win Share Value: Based on the league average cost per win share of $5.69M, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope's contribution of 1.1 win shares has a market value that can be calculated by the analysis.

Salary Reality: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope's actual salary of $21.62M means the team is paying 229.0% above market value for their performance.

Availability: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope played 51 of their team's 63 games (12 missed).

Contract Value Rating
4.3/10
Scale: 0-10

OPI Tier

Bad Overpay
Stat Value
GP (Games Played) 51.0
GS (Games Started) 14.0
MPG (Minutes) 21.3
PPG (Points) 8.4
RPG (Rebounds) 2.5
APG (Assists) 2.7
SPG (Steals) 0.8
BPG (Blocks) 0.2
FG% (Field Goal) 41.0%
3P% (Three Point) 31.6%
2P% (Two Point) 49.5%
eFG% (Effective Field Goal) 48.5%
FT% (Free Throw) 91.3%
ORPG (Offensive Rebounds) 0.4
DRPG (Defensive Rebounds) 2.1
TOV (Turnovers) 1.2
PF (Personal Fouls) 1.1
Stat Value
PER (Player Efficiency Rating) 11.0
TS% (True Shooting) 53.3%
USG% (Usage Rate) 17.6%
BPM (Box Plus/Minus) -2.4
VORP (Value Over Replacement) -0.1
WS/48 (Win Shares per 48 min) 0.047
OBPM (Offensive Box Plus/Minus) -2.3
DBPM (Defensive Box Plus/Minus) -0.1
WS (Win Shares) 1.1
OWS (Offensive Win Shares) 0.3
DWS (Defensive Win Shares) 0.8
AST% (Assist Percentage) 17.5%
STL% (Steal Percentage) 1.9%
BLK% (Block Percentage) 0.7%
TOV% (Turnover Percentage) 13.2%
ORB% (Offensive Rebound %) 2.0%
DRB% (Defensive Rebound %) 10.4%
TRB% (Total Rebound %) 6.2%
3PAr (Three Point Attempt Rate) 47.5%
FTAr (Free Throw Attempt Rate) 21.9%
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