Elijah Hughes — Player Profile

Bio

sg_sf • Syracuse • 6'5" • 215 lbs

Age 28y 7m 27d

Hometown Poughkeepsie, New York

High School Beacon in Beacon, New York , Kennedy Catholic in Somers, New York , South Kent School in South Kent, Connecticut

Shoots Right

Wingspan 6'7.5"

Drafted: 2020 Round 2, pick 9 (#39 overall)

Draft details and sources

Team: New Orleans Pelicans · Draft date: Unknown

NBA Official Draft History

College Production

PPG

19.0

Points

RPG

4.9

Rebounds

APG

3.4

Assists

SPG 1.2

BPG 0.8

TOV 2.3

MPG 36.7

Games 32

Started —

Shooting Splits

FG%

42.7

3P%

34.2

2.4-7.1 3P/g

FT%

81.3

4.2-5.2 FT/g

Season 2019-20

PPG

13.7

Points

RPG

4.3

Rebounds

APG

1.5

Assists

SPG 1.2

BPG 0.8

TOV 1.9

MPG 32.7

Games 34

Started —

Shooting Splits

FG%

42.0

3P%

36.9

2.5-6.9 3P/g

FT%

74.2

2.0-2.7 FT/g

Season 2018-19

PPG

7.8

Points

RPG

2.3

Rebounds

APG

1.3

Assists

SPG 0.6

BPG 0.4

TOV 1.0

MPG 20.5

Games 25

Started —

Shooting Splits

FG%

34.9

3P%

27.3

1.0-3.5 3P/g

FT%

68.4

2.2-3.2 FT/g

Season 2016-17

Production

NBA Preseason Production

PTS

8.5

Points

REB

3.2

Rebounds

AST

2.2

Assists

PTS

17.2

Points

REB

6.6

Rebounds

AST

4.6

Assists

PTS

21.8

Points

REB

8.3

Rebounds

AST

5.8

Assists

2021-22 · Y2 · 4 G · Position unavailable · Utah Jazz · TS% reflects NBA Preseason context

Season	Lg	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	TOV	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	GmSc
2021-22	NBA	4	17.8	8.5	3.2	2.2	0.5	1.5	2.8	7.8	2.2	5.2	0.8	1.2	35.5	42.9	60.0	51.2	4.9
2020-21	NBA	3	10.6	8.7	1.7	0.3	0.0	0.7	3.3	6.0	1.0	3.3	1.0	1.3	55.6	30.0	75.0	65.8	5.6
2021-22	NBA	4	17.8	17.2	6.6	4.6	1.0	3.0	5.6	15.7	4.6	10.6	1.5	2.5	35.5	42.9	60.0	51.2	4.9
2020-21	NBA	3	10.6	29.4	5.7	1.1	0.0	2.3	11.3	20.4	3.4	11.3	3.4	4.5	55.6	30.0	75.0	65.8	5.6
2021-22	NBA	4	17.8	21.8	8.3	5.8	1.3	3.8	7.0	19.9	5.8	13.5	1.9	3.2	35.5	42.9	60.0	51.2	4.9
2020-21	NBA	3	10.6	39.0	7.5	1.5	0.0	3.0	15.0	27.0	4.5	15.0	4.5	6.0	55.6	30.0	75.0	65.8	5.6

Season	Lg	GP	MIN	PER	TS%	eFG%	USG%	AST%	TOV%	REB%	3PAr	FTr	WS82	BPM
2020-21	NBA	3	10.6	24.4	65.8	63.9	30.0	6.2	9.2	8.7	0.556	0.222	3.1	4.0
2021-22	NBA	4	17.8	10.8	51.2	50.0	22.6	18.2	15.3	9.4	0.677	0.161	0.5	-3.8

Zone	FGA	FGM	FG%	Freq%	Pool%
Restricted Area	13	9	69.2%	26.5%	—
In The Paint (Non-RA)	4	0	0.0%	8.2%	—
Mid-Range	1	0	0.0%	2.0%	—
Left Corner 3	5	3	60.0%	10.2%	—
Right Corner 3	1	0	0.0%	2.0%	—
Above the Break 3	25	9	36.0%	51.0%	—

Shot Diet

Rim 27%

Mid 10%

3PT 63%

Corner 3 12%

Zone	FGA	FGM	FG%	Freq%	Pool%
Restricted Area	5	2	40.0%	16.1%	63.4%
In The Paint (Non-RA)	4	0	0.0%	12.9%	38.9%
Mid-Range	1	0	0.0%	3.2%	38.5%
Left Corner 3	4	2	50.0%	12.9%	38.7%
Right Corner 3	1	0	0.0%	3.2%	35.8%
Above the Break 3	16	7	43.8%	51.6%	33.5%

Shot Diet

Rim 16%

Mid 16%

3PT 68%

Corner 3 16%

Zone	FGA	FGM	FG%	Freq%	Pool%
Restricted Area	8	7	87.5%	44.4%	62.2%
Left Corner 3	1	1	100.0%	5.6%	40.2%
Above the Break 3	9	2	22.2%	50.0%	34.1%

Small sample (18 FGA) — showing individual shots; the heat map requires ≥20 FGA.

Shot Diet

Rim 44%

Mid 0%

3PT 56%

Corner 3 6%

Recent Games

Game Log →

Date	Team	Opp	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	GmSc
2021-10-13	Utah Jazz	MIL	17.3	12	0	0	3	8	3	4	3	5	5.4
2021-10-11	Utah Jazz	NOP	9.8	2	2	2	1	2	0	1	0	0	0.6
2021-10-06	Utah Jazz	DAL	18.9	11	3	3	4	11	3	9	0	0	6.5
2021-10-04	Utah Jazz	SAS	25.1	9	8	4	3	10	3	7	0	0	7.2

Summer League

PTS

10.5

Points

REB

3.8

Rebounds

AST

1.7

Assists

PTS

15.2

Points

REB

5.5

Rebounds

AST

2.5

Assists

PTS

20.5

Points

REB

7.4

Rebounds

AST

3.3

Assists

Career · 10 G · 3 competitions · TS% reflects Summer League context

Season	Lg	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	GmSc
2023	LV	3	22.2	9.0	3.0	2.0	0.7	0.0	2.0	3.3	9.3	1.3	6.7	1.0	1.0	35.7	20.0	100.0	46.0	4.6
2021	LV	4	29.9	14.0	3.8	1.8	1.0	0.8	2.2	4.2	10.2	2.0	5.5	3.5	4.8	41.5	36.4	73.7	56.7	9.4
2021	SLC	3	20.9	7.3	4.7	1.3	0.7	0.0	0.7	2.7	8.7	1.0	4.3	1.0	1.7	30.8	23.1	60.0	39.0	4.3
Career	—	10	24.9	10.5	3.8	1.7	0.8	0.3	1.7	3.5	9.5	1.5	5.5	2.0	2.7	36.8	27.3	74.1	49.1	6.4
2023	LV	3	22.2	14.6	4.9	3.2	1.1	0.0	3.2	5.4	15.2	2.2	10.8	1.6	1.6	35.7	20.0	100.0	46.0	4.6
2021	LV	4	29.9	16.9	4.5	2.1	1.2	0.9	2.7	5.1	12.4	2.4	6.6	4.2	5.7	41.5	36.4	73.7	56.7	9.4
2021	SLC	3	20.9	12.6	8.0	2.3	1.1	0.0	1.1	4.6	14.9	1.7	7.5	1.7	2.9	30.8	23.1	60.0	39.0	4.3
Career	—	10	24.9	15.2	5.5	2.5	1.2	0.4	2.5	5.1	13.7	2.2	8.0	2.9	3.9	36.8	27.3	74.1	49.1	6.4
2023	LV	3	22.2	18.4	6.1	4.1	1.4	0.0	4.1	6.8	19.1	2.7	13.6	2.0	2.0	35.7	20.0	100.0	46.0	4.6
2021	LV	4	29.9	23.4	6.3	2.9	1.7	1.3	3.8	7.1	17.1	3.3	9.2	5.8	7.9	41.5	36.4	73.7	56.7	9.4
2021	SLC	3	20.9	17.6	11.2	3.2	1.6	0.0	1.6	6.4	20.8	2.4	10.4	2.4	4.0	30.8	23.1	60.0	39.0	4.3
Career	—	10	24.9	20.5	7.4	3.3	1.6	0.6	3.3	6.8	18.6	2.9	10.8	3.9	5.3	36.8	27.3	74.1	49.1	6.4

PER

12.0

Efficiency

TS%

49.1

True Shooting

BPM

-2.7

Box +/-

Career averages across 3 qualified competitions

Advanced Metrics

Season	Lg	GP	MIN	PER	TS%	3PAr	FTr	AST'd%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	OBPM	DBPM	BPM	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/40	WS/82	VORP	VORP/82
2023	LV	3	66.5	8.2	46.0	0.714	0.107	—	1.4	11.8	5.7	16.6	1.4	0.0	17.0	20.4	85.2	109.3	-4.4	-2.0	-6.4	-0.1	0.0	-0.1	-0.03	-1.0	-0.1	-1.4
2021	LV	4	119.5	15.4	56.7	0.537	0.463	—	1.0	10.9	5.4	9.7	1.7	2.0	15.4	20.0	104.9	101.4	0.3	-1.2	-0.9	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.08	4.7	0.0	0.7
2021	SLC	3	62.8	9.4	39.0	0.500	0.192	—	3.7	16.0	9.2	10.0	1.6	0.0	6.6	20.3	91.2	84.5	-2.3	-0.1	-2.4	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.10	4.9	-0.0	-0.2
Career*	—	10	248.8	12.0	49.1	0.579	0.284	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13.7	—	—	—	-1.6	-1.1	-2.7	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.03	3.2	-0.1	-0.1

* Career WS (and OWS/DWS) and VORP are cumulative totals across qualified competitions, with WS/40 recomputed from those sums; PER, BPM (and OBPM/DBPM), and the /82 projections are minute-weighted averages, and TS%, 3PAr, FTr, AST'd%, and TOV% pool the underlying totals. Ratings, usage, AST%, and the rebound/steal/block rates aren't pooled across competitions.

Zone	FGA	FGM	FG%	Freq%	Pool%
Restricted Area	20	12	60.0%	21.1%	—
In The Paint (Non-RA)	15	7	46.7%	15.8%	—
Mid-Range	6	1	16.7%	6.3%	—
Left Corner 3	6	2	33.3%	6.3%	—
Right Corner 3	6	2	33.3%	6.3%	—
Above the Break 3	42	11	26.2%	44.2%	—

Shot Diet

Rim 21%

Mid 22%

3PT 57%

Corner 3 13%

Zone	FGA	FGM	FG%	Freq%	Pool%
Restricted Area	2	2	100.0%	7.1%	—
In The Paint (Non-RA)	4	3	75.0%	14.3%	—
Mid-Range	2	1	50.0%	7.1%	—
Left Corner 3	3	1	33.3%	10.7%	—
Right Corner 3	1	0	0.0%	3.6%	—
Above the Break 3	16	3	18.8%	57.1%	—

Shot Diet

Rim 7%

Mid 21%

3PT 71%

Corner 3 14%

Zone	FGA	FGM	FG%	Freq%	Pool%
Restricted Area	18	10	55.6%	26.9%	—
In The Paint (Non-RA)	11	4	36.4%	16.4%	—
Mid-Range	4	0	0.0%	6.0%	—
Left Corner 3	3	1	33.3%	4.5%	—
Right Corner 3	5	2	40.0%	7.5%	—
Above the Break 3	26	8	30.8%	38.8%	—

Shot Diet

Rim 27%

Mid 22%

3PT 51%

Corner 3 12%

Recent Games

Game Log →

Date	Venue	Opp	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	GmSc
2023-07-15	Las Vegas	BOS	27.9	13	5	2	5	13	3	10	0	0	6.4
2023-07-10	Las Vegas	IND	25.8	14	3	3	5	12	1	7	3	3	10.6
2023-07-08	Las Vegas	DET	12.9	0	1	1	0	3	0	3	0	0	-3.1
2021-08-17	Las Vegas	PHI	35.4	12	3	1	4	12	1	7	3	4	3.7
2021-08-15	Las Vegas	LAC	27.6	17	7	1	6	12	4	9	1	2	12.8

2020 Draft Combine Statistics

Percentile rankings vs current draft class

24

Percentile

Composite Combine Score

Below Average vs. 2020 Draft Class

Anthro 38

Blends measurements, athleticism & shooting

Rank

#35

of 45

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