Christian BRAUN
12.0 PPG
4.8 RPG
2.7 APG
60.7% TS
12.5 PER
2025-26
Off
59
Def
52
Ovr
57
Player Info
- Height
- 6'6"
- Weight
- 220 lbs
- Age
- 25
- Born
- 2001-04-17
- Position
- SG
- Service
- 3 yrs
- Bird Rights
- Full
- Trade Status
- Eligible
Draft Combine
- Ht (no shoes)
- 6'5.5"
- Ht (shoes)
- 6'7"
- Wingspan
- 6'6.5"
- Standing Reach
- 8'3.5"
- Max Vert
- 40"
- No-Step Vert
- 33.5"
- Lane Agility
- 11s
- 3/4 Sprint
- 3.2s
- Body Fat
- 6.2%
- Hand Length
- 8"
- Hand Width
- 8.5"
Contract
2026-27
– 2030-31
Rookie Extension
DEN
via Bird Rights
Christian Braun signed a 5 year, $125,000,000 contract with the Denver Nuggets, including $125,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $25,000,000. In 2026-27, Braun will earn a base salary of $21,551,726, while carrying a cap hit of $21,551,726 and a dead cap value of $21,551,726.
extension
| Season | Salary | Cap Hit | Guaranteed | Option |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 now | $21.6M | $21.6M | $21.6M | — |
| 2027-28 | $23.3M | $23.3M | $23.3M | — |
| 2028-29 | $25.0M | $25.0M | $25.0M | — |
| 2029-30 | $26.7M | $26.7M | $26.7M | — |
| 2030-31 | $28.4M | $28.4M | $28.4M | — |
2022-23
– 2025-26
Rookie
DEN
via rookie-scale-exception
Christian Braun signed a 4 year, $13,769,157 contract with the Denver Nuggets, including $13,769,157 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $3,442,289.
- •2024-25: Club Option (deadline 10/31/23, exercised 10/10/23)
- •2025-26: Club Option (deadline 10/31/24, exercised 10/9/24)
rookie_scale
Bird Clock Start
| Season | Salary | Cap Hit | Guaranteed | Option |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | $2.8M | $2.8M | $2.8M | — |
| 2023-24 | $2.9M | $2.9M | $2.9M | — |
| 2024-25 | $3.1M | $3.1M | $3.1M | — |
| 2025-26 | $4.9M | $4.9M | $4.9M | — |
Contract Value
12/100
Significant Overpay
Projected fair value $10.8M · $10.7M over market
Low confidence · 15 comps
Per-Game Stats
| Season | GP | GS | MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% | FGA | FTA |
|---|
| 2022-23 | 76 | 6 | 15.5 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 49.5% | 35.4% | 62.5% | 3.8 | 0.8 |
| 2023-24 | 82 | 4 | 20.2 | 7.3 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 46.0% | 38.4% | 69.4% | 5.9 | 1.6 |
| 2024-25 | 79 | 77 | 33.9 | 15.4 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 58.0% | 39.7% | 82.7% | 10.4 | 2.7 |
| 2025-26 | 44 | 44 | 31.8 | 12.0 | 4.8 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 51.9% | 30.1% | 78.2% | 8.8 | 2.3 |
Advanced Stats
| Season | GP | MPG | TS% | USG% | PER | BPM | OBPM | DBPM | VORP | WS | WS/48 | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 76 | 15.5 | 56.8% | 12.7% | 9.8 | -1.3 | -0.8 | -0.5 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 0.057 | 107.0 | 111.3 |
| 2023-24 | 82 | 20.2 | 55.4% | 15.2% | 11.5 | -0.6 | -0.4 | -0.3 | 0.6 | 3.9 | 0.114 | 110.0 | 109.3 |
| 2024-25 | 79 | 33.9 | 66.5% | 15.5% | 16.0 | -0.2 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 1.2 | 20.8 | 0.372 | 122.7 | 114.5 |
| 2025-26 | 44 | 31.8 | 60.7% | 14.2% | 12.5 | -1.0 | -0.6 | -0.4 | 0.4 | 9.7 | 0.333 | 124.2 | 114.1 |