Tidjane Salaun

Tidjane SALAUN

Charlotte Hornets · PF · Age 30 · 1 YOS
6.0 PPG 4.0 RPG 0.7 APG 62.9% TS 12.5 PER 2025-26
Off
35
Def
67
Ovr
40

Player Info

Height
6'10"
Weight
207 lbs
Age
30
Born
1995-08-10
Position
PF
Service
1 yrs
Bird Rights
Full
Trade Status
Eligible
Scale
Rookie

Contract

2024-25 – 2027-28 Rookie CHA via rookie-scale-exception

Tidjane Salaun signed a 4 year, $34,035,473 contract with the Charlotte Hornets, including $34,035,473 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $8,508,868. In 2026-27, Salaun will earn a base salary of $8,237,880, while carrying a cap hit of $8,237,880 and a dead cap value of $8,237,880.

  • 2026-27: Club Option (deadline 10/31/25, exercised 10/31/25)
  • 2027-28: Club Option (deadline 10/31/26)
rookie_scale TO Bird Clock Start
Season Salary Cap Hit Guaranteed Option
2024-25 $7.5M $7.5M $7.5M
2025-26 $7.9M $7.9M $7.9M
2026-27 now $8.2M $8.2M $8.2M
2027-28 $10.4M $10.4M $10.4M TO

Contract Value

21/100 Significant Overpay Projected fair value $5.6M · $2.7M over market
Low confidence · 15 comps

Per-Game Stats

Season GP GS MPG PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FG% 3P% FT% FGA FTA
2024-25 60 10 20.7 5.9 4.7 1.2 0.5 0.2 1.0 33.0% 28.3% 71.3% 5.8 1.6
2025-26 37 0 15.6 6.0 4.0 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.7 50.3% 43.4% 65.0% 4.3 1.1

Advanced Stats

Season GP MPG TS% USG% PER BPM OBPM DBPM VORP WS WS/48 ORtg DRtg
2024-25 60 20.7 45.7% 15.0% 7.4 -1.8 -1.1 -0.7 0.1 0.0 0.002 99.4 111.2
2025-26 37 15.6 62.9% 14.7% 12.5 -0.9 -0.5 -0.4 0.2 1.9 0.161 113.2 111.1