Sion James

Sion JAMES

Charlotte Hornets · SF · Age 23 · 1 YOS
5.4 PPG 3.5 RPG 2.0 APG 53.1% TS 8.1 PER 2025-26
Off
20
Def
81
Ovr
36

Player Info

Height
6'5"
Weight
220 lbs
Age
23
Born
2002-12-04
Position
SF
Service
1 yrs
Bird Rights
Full
Trade Status
Eligible

Contract

2025-26 – 2028-29 Rookie CHA via second-round-exception

Sion James signed a 4 year, $9,968,963 contract with the Charlotte Hornets, including $4,707,364 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $2,492,241. In 2026-27, James will earn a base salary of $2,411,090, while carrying a cap hit of $2,411,090 and a dead cap value of $2,411,090.

  • 2027-28: non-guaranteed, fully guaranteed 7/15/27
  • 2028-29: Club Option/non-guaranteed (deadline 6/29/28), fully guaranteed 1/10/29
rookie_scale TO Bird Clock Start
Season Salary Cap Hit Guaranteed Option
2025-26 $2.3M $2.3M $2.3M
2026-27 now $2.4M $2.4M $2.4M
2027-28 $2.5M $2.5M $2.5M
2028-29 $2.7M $2.7M $2.7M TO

Contract Value

100/100 Strong Bargain Projected fair value $6.7M · $4.3M under market
Low confidence · 15 comps

Per-Game Stats

Season GP GS MPG PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FG% 3P% FT% FGA FTA
2025-26 82 19 22.5 5.4 3.5 2.0 0.6 0.2 0.8 37.1% 35.2% 83.7% 4.5 1.2

Advanced Stats

Season GP MPG TS% USG% PER BPM OBPM DBPM VORP WS WS/48 ORtg DRtg
2025-26 82 22.5 53.1% 10.9% 8.1 -1.8 -1.1 -0.7 0.1 4.7 0.123 113.2 110.0