Sion James Stats, Shot Chart & Advanced Analytics — CHA 2026-27

Inside his season

Through Nov. 12

James is 180th in the site's Player Rankings, at −1.1 points per 100 possessions against an average player, after 182nd last season, and his three-point attempts have risen the most, to 8.4 per 100 possessions from 6.2.

He's averaging 6.0 points a game, about what he scored last season (5.4), and his true shooting is 44.5%, down from 53.1%.

He has 25.4% of the Hornets' assists while he's on the floor, up from 16.7% last season. Naz Reid finishes the most of them.

Tonight at the Clippers

Last time, Jan. 12: 8 points on 2 for 6 shooting, 3 assists and 3 rebounds in a 117-109 loss.
Of the Clippers, Darius Garland has guarded him the most in their careers: 33 possessions over 2 games. James has 8 points on 2 for 3 shooting against him, far above his usual scoring rate.

His passing

14.5

points his passes create per 100 possessions he plays, from 11.1 last season

Finishing them: Naz Reid 10, Grayson Allen 5, Brandon Miller 5.
60% of the baskets he set up were threes.

Where his shots come from

Zone	Share	Last season	Made	Last season
At the rim	17.1%	25.6%	61.5%	49.5%
Rest of the paint	11.8%	9.7%	33.3%	22.2%
Midrange	0.0%	1.6%		16.7%
Corner threes	36.8%	23.7%	25.0%	38.6%
Threes above the break	34.2%	39.4%	26.9%	32.2%

He takes 14.5 free throws per 100 shots, from 26.3 last season.

What changed from last season

His shots have moved away from the basket: fewer at the rim, 17.1%, down from 25.6%, and more from three, 71.1%, up from 63.1%. Fewer of his shots are going in: he's 14 for 54 on threes, 25.9%, down from 35.2%.

He's playing 26.1 minutes a game, up from 22.5.

With him on the floor

The Hornets have been outscored by 9.9 points per 100 possessions with him on the floor, 101.6 to 111.5, with garbage time left out. They're minus 10.9 overall.

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. 12, a 101-96 loss at Phoenix

Sion James

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

Before this game he averaged 6.3 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 11 regular-season games.

Shot making: 2 points from the field on 5 shots3.6 fewer than the league scores from the same zones
Guarded by: Booker: 24 poss, 2 ptsBrooks: 6 poss, 0 ptsIghodaro: 5 poss, 1 pt
He guarded: Booker: 29 poss, 4 ptsBrooks: 4 poss, 0 ptsKennard: 4 poss, 2 pts
On the move: 2.44 miles4.49 mph on average54 touches
Hustle: 1 deflection7 shots contested1 loose ball1 box-out
Rating: Performance Score −8.3−0.06 wins added25.5% true shooting13.4% usage

His last game

His season

2026-27 so far, 12 games

Impact

His Player Rankings card

−1.1

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

180th of 271 players with 317 possessions or more, likely 72nd to 247th.
Offense −1.3 (227th), defense +0.3 (106th).
0.2 wins added so far over a replacement player, likely −0.3 to 0.7, 183rd in the league.
The Hornets are 0.7 points per 100 better with him on the floor than off it (644 and 539 possessions).
12 games in, his box score, minutes and team’s results this season are about 92% of the rating; nothing carries over from last season. Counting last season, he would be at −1.6, 207th.

His season

Career

2 seasons

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG%	3PM	3P%	FT%	TS%	+/−
2025-26CHA	CHA	82	22.5	5.4	3.5	2.0	0.6	0.2	0.8	.371	1.0	.352	.837	.531	+0.8
2026-27so farCHA, so far	CHA	12	26.1	6.0	3.5	2.9	0.8	0.0	1.2	.329	1.2	.259	.727	.445	−6.0
NBA rank			118th	217th	154th	93rd	120th	260th				156th			234th
Career2 seasons	2 seasons	94	22.9	5.5	3.5	2.1	0.7	0.2	0.8	.364	1.0	.334	.826	.517	−0.1

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, 96 games

Best game+7.45 points, 7 assists and 3 steals on 1 for 2 shooting against Cleveland, Feb. 20, 2026Box score Best four games+8.98.3 points a game, Oct. 22 to 28, 2025Last game

Where his points come from

This season, against the league

Source	James	NBA avg
Paint	30.6%	41.2%
Mid-range	0.0%	6.3%
Threes	58.3%	35.2%
Free throws	11.1%	17.2%
Fast break	4.2%	12.7%
Off turnovers	19.4%	16.2%
Unassisted makes	20.0%	34.8%

Advanced

2026-27, 12 games

Usage rate	12.2%	247th
Assist rate	17.3%	98th
Assists per turnover	2.50	58th

Date	Opp	Result	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	FG	3P	FT	TO	PF	+/−
Nov 12	@ PHX	L96–101	32:02	3	8	6	1	0	1–5	0–2	1–2	5	2	+2
Nov 9	vs CLE	W124–112	32:47	11	4	4	2	0	4–9	3–6	0–0	0	0	+18
Nov 6	vs BOS	L80–119	20:55	11	3	0	0	0	4–8	3–5	0–0	0	3	−18
Nov 4	@ BKN	L104–114	30:46	10	2	1	3	0	3–7	0–4	4–5	0	2	−8
Nov 2	vs DET	L91–124

Distance	Made–Att	Share	NBA	FG%	NBA FG%
Under 8 ft	11–21	27.6%	38.9%	52.4%	59.1%
8–16 ft	0–1	1.3%	13.4%	0.0%	43.9%
16–24 ft	0–0	0.0%	4.6%	—	39.0%
24+ ft	14–54	71.1%	43.1%	25.9%	35.1%

Stat	Avg	NBA rank
Deflections	1.6	141st
Contested shots	3.9	105th
Twos contested	1.8	147th
Threes contested	2.2	45th
Charges drawn	0.00	75th
Loose balls recovered	0.3	170th
Box outs	0.3	169th
Screen assists	0.3	162nd
Points from screen assists	0.6	164th

Per game	James	NBA avg
Distance (miles)	2.00	1.76
Average speed (mph)	4.60	4.43
Touches	36.3	38.0
Passes	33.6	29.0
Potential assists

Split	GP	Pts	Reb	Ast	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	+/−
Location
Home	7	6.4	3.1	3.0	41.5%	39.3%	—	54.9%	−6.1
Away	5	5.4	4.0	2.8	22.9%	11.5%	72.7%	33.9%	−5.8
Result

Turnover rate (per 100 plays)	10.9	159th

Offensive rating	99.2	261st

Defensive rating	109.2	99th

Net rating	−10.0	219th

Offensive rebound rate	1.9%	218th

Defensive rebound rate	11.3%	139th

Effective FG%	42.1%

Fouls drawn a game	1.3	178th

Zone	James	NBA	FG%	NBA FG%
At the rim	17.1%	27.7%	61.5%	65.6%
Paint (non-rim)	11.8%	19.0%	33.3%	44.4%
Mid-range	0.0%	10.2%	—	40.0%
Corner three	36.8%	11.7%	25.0%	36.1%
Above-break three	34.2%	31.4%	26.9%	34.8%

Date	Opp	Result	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	FG	3P	FT	TO	+/−
Nov 12	@ PHX	L96–101	32:02	3	8	6	1–5	0–2	1–2	5	+2
Nov 9	vs CLE	W124–112	32:47	11	4	4	4–9	3–6	0–0	0	+18
Nov 6	vs BOS	L80–119	20:55	11	3	0	4–8	3–5	0–0	0	−18
Nov 4	@ BKN	L104–114	30:46	10	2	1	3–7	0–4	4–5	0	−8
Nov 2	vs DET	L91–124	21:29	11	4	3	4–6	3–4	0–0	3	−8
Oct 31	vs PHI	L104–109	17:38	4	2	1	2–4	0–1	0–0	1	−21
Oct 30	@ WAS	L79–95	28:39	6	5	4	2–10	1–8	1–2	1	−5
Oct 28	@ DET	L89–97	23:20	5	2	3	1–6	1–6	2–2	0	−11
Oct 26	vs WAS	W110–103	28:40	5	2	3	2–4	1–3	0–0	1	+2
Oct 24	vs MIA	W115–110	26:02	0	5	5	0–3	0–3	0–0	1	−3

Dunks	1–1	1.3%	5.8%	100.0%	88.4%
Layups	7–11	14.5%	25.7%	63.6%	56.0%
Floaters	1–5	6.6%	8.8%	20.0%	45.3%
Hooks	2–3	3.9%	2.1%	66.7%	47.5%
Pull-up jumpers	0–3	3.9%	13.7%	0.0%	37.6%
Step-backs	0–1	1.3%	5.2%	0.0%	37.9%
Turnarounds and fadeaways	0–0	0.0%	5.2%	—	40.3%
Other jump shots	14–52	68.4%	33.5%	26.9%	36.2%

Dunks

1–1

1.3%

5.8%

100.0%

88.4%

Layups

7–11

14.5%

25.7%

63.6%

56.0%

Floaters

1–5

6.6%

8.8%

20.0%

45.3%

Hooks

2–3

3.9%

2.1%

66.7%

47.5%

Pull-up jumpers

0–3

3.9%

13.7%

0.0%

37.6%

Step-backs

0–1

1.3%

5.2%

0.0%

37.9%

Turnarounds and fadeaways

0–0

0.0%

5.2%

—

40.3%

Other jump shots

14–52

68.4%

33.5%

26.9%

36.2%

Secondary assists	0.4	0.4

Offensive rebound chances	1.5	2.6

Defensive rebound chances	4.9	5.9

Month

Oct

3.7

3.0

22.0%

15.2%

75.0%

30.4%

−8.3

Nov

9.2

4.2

2.8

45.7%

42.9%

71.4%

60.4%

−2.8

Sion James

Inside his season

Tonight at the Clippers

His passing

Where his shots come from

What changed from last season

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

Tonight at the Clippers

His passing

Where his shots come from

What changed from last season

With him on the floor

Stat	James	NBA avg
Rim shots defended per game	0.8	2.1
Opponent FG% at the rim	77.8%	64.4%