Noa Essengue Stats, Shot Chart & Advanced Analytics — CHI 2026-27

Inside his season

Through Nov. 14

Essengue is grabbing 8.8 rebounds per 36 minutes.

Last night at Minnesota

The Bulls beat the Timberwolves 117-106.Box score

He had no points on 0 for 1 shooting, no assists and 1 rebound in 7 minutes.

Tomorrow at Cleveland

It's his first regular-season game against the Cavaliers.

Where his shots come from

Zone	Share	Made
At the rim	40.0%	72.2%
Rest of the paint	8.9%	25.0%
Midrange	2.2%	0.0%
Corner threes	26.7%	25.0%
Threes above the break	22.2%	20.0%

He takes 46.7 free throws per 100 shots.

His work inside

He's taking 40.0% of his shots at the rim, and he's 13 for 18 there, 72.2% (the league: 65.6%).

With him on the floor

The Bulls have been outscored by 14.8 points per 100 possessions with him on the floor, 111.3 to 126.1, with garbage time left out. They're minus 11.8 overall.

What changed from last season shows after nine games and 200 minutes.

Lineup numbers leave garbage time out and count points per 100 the NBA’s way; ages are exact, game by game, from 2015-16 on.

Inside his season

His last game

Nov. 14, a 117-106 win at Minnesota

Noa Essengue

0 AST7:01 min

His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

Before this game he averaged 5.5 points, 3.3 rebounds and 0.7 assists in 10 regular-season games.

Shot making: 0 points from the field on 1 shot1.1 fewer than the league scores from the same zones
Rating: Performance Score −3.7−0.01 wins added0.0% true shooting6.7% usage

His last game

His season

2026-27 so far, 11 games

Best game: 8 points against San Antonio on Nov. 11, +3.2.Box score

Impact

His Player Rankings card

−1.4

points per 100 possessions against an average player, from this season’s lineup data

Not ranked yet: 307 possessions, and ranking takes 317.
Offense −0.9, defense −0.6.
0.1 wins added so far over a replacement player, likely −0.2 to 0.3, 259th in the league.
The Bulls are 0.9 points per 100 better with him on the floor than off it (307 and 980 possessions).
11 games in, his box score, minutes and team’s results this season are about 96% of the rating; nothing carries over from last season. Counting last season, he would be at −2.0.

His season

Career

2 seasons

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG%	3PM	3P%	FT%	TS%	+/−
2025-26CHI	CHI	2	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	.000	0.0	.000	–	.000	−7.5
2026-27so farCHI, so far	CHI	11	12.6	5.0	3.1	0.6	0.4	0.3	0.6	.422	0.5	.227	.571	.507	−3.6
NBA rank			256th	237th	178th	253rd	233rd	165th							204th
Career2 seasons	2 seasons	13	11.2	4.2	2.6	0.5	0.4	0.2	0.5	.396	0.4	.208	.571	.480	−4.2

Blue: his best season in each column (20 games or more, four in the playoffs; 3P% with two tries a game, FT% with one).

Career bests

Performance Score, 13 games

Best game+3.28 points on 3 for 5 shooting against San Antonio, Nov. 11, 2026Box score Best four games+4.37.3 points a game, Nov. 4 to 13, 2026Last game

Where his points come from

This season, against the league

Source	Essengue	NBA avg
Paint	50.9%	41.2%
Mid-range	0.0%	6.3%
Threes	27.3%	35.2%
Free throws	21.8%	17.2%
Fast break	18.2%	12.7%
Off turnovers	16.4%	16.2%
Unassisted makes	15.8%	34.8%

Advanced

2026-27, 11 games

Usage rate	16.8%	155th
Assist rate	7.0%	235th
Assists per turnover	1.00	226th

Date	Opp	Result	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	FG	3P	FT	TO	PF	+/−
Nov 14	@ MIN	W117–106	7:01	0	1	0	0	0	0–1	0–1	0–0	0	4	+3
Nov 13	vs ATL	W125–117	7:56	5	1	1	0	0	2–2	1–1	0–0	0	3	−3
Nov 11	vs SAS	L119–124	11:28	8	4	3	0	1	3–5	1–3	1–1	0	5	+13
Nov 8	vs PHI	L121–127	14:33	10	7	1	0	0	3–7	0–3	4–5	0	3	−7
Nov 4	@ NYK	L105–135

Distance	Made–Att	Share	NBA	FG%	NBA FG%
Under 8 ft	14–20	44.4%	38.9%	70.0%	59.1%
8–16 ft	0–3	6.7%	13.4%	0.0%	43.9%
16–24 ft	0–0	0.0%	4.6%	—	39.0%
24+ ft	5–22	48.9%	43.1%	22.7%	35.1%

Type	Made–Att	Share	NBA	FG%	NBA FG%
Dunks	7–7	15.6%	5.8%	100.0%	88.4%
Layups	7–12	26.7%

Stat	Avg	NBA rank
Deflections	1.4	176th
Contested shots	3.3	146th
Twos contested	2.1	118th
Threes contested	1.2	157th
Charges drawn	0.00	75th
Loose balls recovered	0.0	256th
Box outs	0.4	156th
Screen assists	0.4	135th
Points from screen assists	0.9	127th

Per game	Essengue	NBA avg
Distance (miles)	1.00	1.76
Average speed (mph)	4.79	4.43
Touches	15.7	38.0
Passes	12.2	29.0
Potential assists

Split	GP	Pts	Reb	Ast	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	+/−
Location
Home	4	6.5	3.0	1.5	60.0%	37.5%	83.3%	73.7%	−2.3
Away	7	4.1	3.1	0.1	33.3%	14.3%	46.7%	39.6%	−4.4
Result

Turnover rate (per 100 plays)	10.3	142nd

Offensive rating	110.3	160th

Defensive rating	121.1	252nd

Net rating	−10.8	225th

Offensive rebound rate	8.6%	41st

Defensive rebound rate	14.2%	91st

Effective FG%	47.8%

Fouls drawn a game	2.1	115th

Zone	Essengue	NBA	FG%	NBA FG%
At the rim	40.0%	27.7%	72.2%	65.6%
Paint (non-rim)	8.9%	19.0%	25.0%	44.4%
Mid-range	2.2%	10.2%	0.0%	40.0%
Corner three	26.7%	11.7%	25.0%	36.1%
Above-break three	22.2%	31.4%	20.0%	34.8%

Date	Opp	Result	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	FG	3P	FT	TO	+/−
Nov 14	@ MIN	W117–106	7:01	0	1	0	0–1	0–1	0–0	0	+3
Nov 13	vs ATL	W125–117	7:56	5	1	1	2–2	1–1	0–0	0	−3
Nov 11	vs SAS	L119–124	11:28	8	4	3	3–5	1–3	1–1	0	+13
Nov 8	vs PHI	L121–127	14:33	10	7	1	3–7	0–3	4–5	0	−7
Nov 4	@ NYK	L105–135	13:53	6	3	0	2–6	0–2	2–4	0	−6
Nov 2	@ PHI	L107–126	14:28	8	6	0	3–7	1–3	1–2	1	+2
Oct 30	@ BOS	L111–125	16:27	10	4	0	3–7	1–3	3–5	2	−9
Oct 28	vs NYK	L127–133	10:23	3	0	1	1–1	1–1	0–0	0	−12
Oct 26	@ BOS	L99–134	16:05	0	4	0	0–5	0–3	0–2	1	−25
Oct 23	@ MIL	W132–125	17:12	4	1	1	2–4	0–2	0–0	2	+14

Floaters	0–2	4.4%	8.8%	0.0%	45.3%

Hooks	0–0	0.0%	2.1%	—	47.5%

Pull-up jumpers	1–1	2.2%	13.7%	100.0%	37.6%

Step-backs	0–0	0.0%	5.2%	—	37.9%

Turnarounds and fadeaways	0–0	0.0%	5.2%	—	40.3%

Other jump shots	4–23	51.1%	33.5%	17.4%	36.2%

Secondary assists	0.2	0.4

Month

Oct

3.6

2.4

0.4

35.3%

22.2%

44.4%

42.9%

−8.4

Nov

6.2

3.7

0.8

46.4%

23.1%

66.7%

55.6%

+0.3

Noa Essengue

Inside his season

Last night at Minnesota

Tomorrow at Cleveland

Where his shots come from

His work inside

With him on the floor

Inside his season

His last game

His last game

His season

Impact

His season

Career

Career bests

Where his points come from

Advanced

Game log

Shot chart

By distance

By shot type

Hustle

Movement and touches

Pick your games

Splits

Shot profile

Last 10 games

Rim defense

Clutch

Trends

Career bests

His season

Impact

His last game

Inside his season

Last night at Minnesota

Tomorrow at Cleveland

Where his shots come from

His work inside

With him on the floor

Stat	Essengue	NBA avg
Rim shots defended per game	1.2	2.1
Opponent FG% at the rim	33.3%	64.4%