Ryan Kalkbrenner

Ryan KALKBRENNER

Charlotte Hornets · C · Age 24 · 1 YOS
7.6 PPG 5.5 RPG 0.8 APG 76.2% TS 17.5 PER 2025-26
Off
33
Def
75
Ovr
43

Player Info

Height
7'1"
Weight
256 lbs
Age
24
Born
2002-01-17
Position
C
Service
1 yrs
Bird Rights
Full
Trade Status
Eligible

Contract

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

Ryan Kalkbrenner 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, Kalkbrenner 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 6/29/27
  • 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 $6.3M · $3.9M 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 69 31 21.4 7.6 5.5 0.8 0.5 1.5 0.9 75.3% 0.0% 71.6% 4.2 1.7

Advanced Stats

Season GP MPG TS% USG% PER BPM OBPM DBPM VORP WS WS/48 ORtg DRtg
2025-26 69 21.4 76.2% 11.3% 17.5 -0.6 -0.4 -0.3 0.5 2.4 0.077 112.3 111.2