James Bouknight — Player Profile

Bio

sg • UConn • 6'5" • 190 lbs

Age 26y 1m 22d

Hometown Brooklyn, New York

High School La Salle Academy in New York, New York , MacDuffie School in Granby, Massachusetts

Shoots Right

Wingspan 6'8"

Drafted: 2021 Round 1, pick 11 (#11 overall)

Draft details and sources

Team: Charlotte Hornets · Draft date: Unknown

NBA Official Draft History

College Production

PPG

18.7

Points

RPG

5.7

Rebounds

APG

1.8

Assists

SPG 1.1

BPG 0.3

TOV 2.8

MPG 31.7

Games 15

Started —

Shooting Splits

FG%

44.7

3P%

29.3

1.5-5.0 3P/g

FT%

77.8

4.2-5.4 FT/g

Season 2020-21

Production

NBA Preseason Production

PTS

5.4

Points

REB

3.4

Rebounds

AST

1.4

Assists

PTS

8.7

Points

REB

5.5

Rebounds

AST

2.2

Assists

PTS

11.2

Points

REB

7.0

Rebounds

AST

2.9

Assists

2022-23 · Y2 · 5 G · Position unavailable · Charlotte Hornets · TS% reflects NBA Preseason context

Season	Lg	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	GmSc
2022-23	NBA	5	22.4	5.4	3.4	1.4	0.6	0.2	2.2	2.0	8.0	0.6	3.6	0.8	1.2	25.0	16.7	66.7	31.7	0.7
2021-22	NBA	4	23.8	15.8	2.5	1.0	1.0	0.2	2.5	5.8	12.8	0.8	3.8	3.5	3.8	45.1	20.0	93.3	54.7	8.9
2022-23	NBA	5	22.4	8.7	5.5	2.2	1.0	0.3	3.5	3.2	12.9	1.0	5.8	1.3	1.9	25.0	16.7	66.7	31.7	0.7
2021-22	NBA	4	23.8	23.9	3.8	1.5	1.5	0.4	3.8	8.7	19.3	1.1	5.7	5.3	5.7	45.1	20.0	93.3	54.7	8.9
2022-23	NBA	5	22.4	11.2	7.0	2.9	1.2	0.4	4.6	4.1	16.6	1.2	7.5	1.7	2.5	25.0	16.7	66.7	31.7	0.7
2021-22	NBA	4	23.8	31.0	4.9	2.0	2.0	0.5	4.9	11.3	25.1	1.5	7.4	6.9	7.4	45.1	20.0	93.3	54.7	8.9

Season	Lg	GP	MIN	PER	TS%	eFG%	USG%	AST%	TOV%	REB%	3PAr	FTr	WS82	BPM
2021-22	NBA	4	23.8	15.4	54.7	48.0	29.4	8.4	14.8	5.1	0.294	0.294	-0.2	-7.4
2022-23	NBA	5	22.4	0.1	31.7	28.7	19.1	9.2	20.5	7.6	0.450	0.150	-6.0	-16.6

Zone	FGA	FGM	FG%	Freq%	Pool%
Restricted Area	30	15	50.0%	33.0%	—
In The Paint (Non-RA)	23	12	52.2%	25.3%	—
Mid-Range	5	0	0.0%	5.5%	—
Left Corner 3	5	1	20.0%	5.5%	—
Right Corner 3	2	0	0.0%	2.2%	—
Above the Break 3	26	5	19.2%	28.6%	—

Shot Diet

Rim 33%

Mid 31%

3PT 36%

Corner 3 8%

Zone	FGA	FGM	FG%	Freq%	Pool%
Restricted Area	10	5	50.0%	25.0%	64.6%
In The Paint (Non-RA)	9	2	22.2%	22.5%	39.6%
Mid-Range	3	0	0.0%	7.5%	39.0%
Left Corner 3	3	1	33.3%	7.5%	33.8%
Above the Break 3	15	2	13.3%	37.5%	32.7%

Shot Diet

Rim 25%

Mid 30%

3PT 45%

Corner 3 8%

Zone	FGA	FGM	FG%	Freq%	Pool%
Restricted Area	20	10	50.0%	39.2%	63.4%
In The Paint (Non-RA)	14	10	71.4%	27.5%	38.9%
Mid-Range	2	0	0.0%	3.9%	38.5%
Left Corner 3	2	0	0.0%	3.9%	38.7%
Right Corner 3	2	0	0.0%	3.9%	35.8%
Above the Break 3	11	3	27.3%	21.6%	33.5%

Shot Diet

Rim 39%

Mid 31%

3PT 29%

Corner 3 8%

Recent Games

Game Log →

Date	Team	Opp	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	GmSc
2022-10-12	Charlotte Hornets	PHI	19.0	11	3	1	4	8	3	6	0	0	6.8
2022-10-10	Charlotte Hornets	WAS	24.8	8	1	1	4	10	0	2	0	0	-0.4
2022-10-07	Charlotte Hornets	BOS	28.6	1	8	1	0	8	0	3	1	2	-0.6
2022-10-05	Charlotte Hornets	IND	20.1	5	3	2	1	5	0	3	3	4	0.8
2022-10-02	Charlotte Hornets	BOS	19.6	2	2	2	1	9	0	4	0	0	-2.9

Summer League

PTS

13.5

Points

REB

4.0

Rebounds

AST

2.3

Assists

PTS

20.7

Points

REB

6.2

Rebounds

AST

3.6

Assists

PTS

26.3

Points

REB

7.8

Rebounds

AST

4.5

Assists

Career · 15 G · 4 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
2025	LV	5	19.1	12.6	3.8	3.0	1.0	1.0	2.4	4.0	6.2	2.0	3.8	2.6	3.2	64.5	52.6	81.2	82.8	11.9
2023	LV	4	23.1	13.5	5.8	0.8	0.8	0.2	0.8	5.2	13.8	2.0	7.2	1.0	1.2	38.2	27.6	80.0	47.2	7.7
2023	CC	2	24.1	9.0	3.5	1.0	1.5	0.5	2.5	3.5	9.0	0.5	5.0	1.5	1.5	38.9	10.0	100.0	46.6	4.6
2021	LV	4	28.8	16.8	2.8	3.8	0.8	0.8	3.5	6.8	15.0	1.5	4.0	1.8	2.5	45.0	37.5	70.0	52.0	9.3
Career	—	15	23.4	13.5	4.0	2.3	0.9	0.7	2.3	5.0	10.9	1.7	4.9	1.8	2.3	45.7	33.8	79.4	56.4	9.1
2025	LV	5	19.1	23.8	7.2	5.7	1.9	1.9	4.5	7.5	11.7	3.8	7.2	4.9	6.0	64.5	52.6	81.2	82.8	11.9
2023	LV	4	23.1	21.0	9.0	1.2	1.2	0.4	1.2	8.2	21.4	3.1	11.3	1.6	1.9	38.2	27.6	80.0	47.2	7.7
2023	CC	2	24.1	13.4	5.2	1.5	2.2	0.7	3.7	5.2	13.4	0.7	7.5	2.2	2.2	38.9	10.0	100.0	46.6	4.6
2021	LV	4	28.8	21.0	3.4	4.7	0.9	0.9	4.4	8.5	18.8	1.9	5.0	2.2	3.1	45.0	37.5	70.0	52.0	9.3
Career	—	15	23.4	20.7	6.2	3.6	1.4	1.0	3.5	7.7	16.8	2.6	7.6	2.8	3.5	45.7	33.8	79.4	56.4	9.1
2025	LV	5	19.1	29.1	8.8	6.9	2.3	2.3	5.5	9.2	14.3	4.6	8.8	6.0	7.4	64.5	52.6	81.2	82.8	11.9
2023	LV	4	23.1	27.7	11.8	1.5	1.5	0.5	1.5	10.8	28.2	4.1	14.9	2.0	2.6	38.2	27.6	80.0	47.2	7.7
2023	CC	2	24.1	17.0	6.6	1.9	2.8	0.9	4.7	6.6	17.0	0.9	9.5	2.8	2.8	38.9	10.0	100.0	46.6	4.6
2021	LV	4	28.8	26.6	4.4	6.0	1.2	1.2	5.6	10.7	23.8	2.4	6.4	2.8	4.0	45.0	37.5	70.0	52.0	9.3
Career	—	15	23.4	26.3	7.8	4.5	1.8	1.3	4.4	9.7	21.3	3.2	9.6	3.5	4.4	45.7	33.8	79.4	56.4	9.1

PER

16.1

Efficiency

TS%

56.4

True Shooting

BPM

+0.0

Box +/-

Career averages across 4 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
2025	LV	5	95.4	24.8	82.8	0.613	0.516	—	2.3	16.5	8.7	25.0	2.3	4.0	24.0	19.6	126.8	97.1	8.1	1.6	9.7	0.3	0.1	0.5	0.19	8.8	0.3	5.6
2023	LV	4	92.5	14.6	47.2	0.527	0.091	—	5.1	19.5	9.6	5.7	1.5	0.9	5.0	25.0	102.1	104.8	-1.8	0.8	-1.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.06	2.7	0.0	0.5
2023	CC	2	48.2	7.6	46.6	0.556	0.167	—	2.1	13.1	6.5	6.9	2.8	1.9	20.6	20.5	78.2	108.6	-7.9	0.6	-7.3	-0.1	0.0	-0.1	-0.05	-3.1	-0.1	-3.2
2021	LV	4	115.0	13.8	52.0	0.267	0.167	—	1.0	9.4	5.0	20.8	1.2	2.0	17.9	26.8	93.0	114.3	-1.0	-3.1	-4.1	0.0	-0.1	-0.1	-0.02	-1.3	-0.1	-1.3
Career*	—	15	351.2	16.1	56.4	0.451	0.207	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16.0	—	—	—	0.3	-0.3	0.0	0.3	0.1	0.4	0.05	2.3	0.1	0.8

* 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	59	40	67.8%	36.0%	—
In The Paint (Non-RA)	22	8	36.4%	13.4%	—
Mid-Range	9	2	22.2%	5.5%	—
Left Corner 3	10	3	30.0%	6.1%	—
Right Corner 3	11	7	63.6%	6.7%	—
Above the Break 3	53	15	28.3%	32.3%	—

Shot Diet

Rim 36%

Mid 19%

3PT 45%

Corner 3 13%

Zone	FGA	FGM	FG%	Freq%	Pool%
Restricted Area	11	9	81.8%	35.5%	—
In The Paint (Non-RA)	1	1	100.0%	3.2%	—
Left Corner 3	3	0	0.0%	9.7%	—
Right Corner 3	4	4	100.0%	12.9%	—
Above the Break 3	12	6	50.0%	38.7%	—

Shot Diet

Rim 35%

Mid 3%

3PT 61%

Corner 3 23%

Zone	FGA	FGM	FG%	Freq%	Pool%
Restricted Area	25	15	60.0%	34.2%	—
In The Paint (Non-RA)	8	4	50.0%	11.0%	—
Mid-Range	1	0	0.0%	1.4%	—
Left Corner 3	6	2	33.3%	8.2%	—
Right Corner 3	6	3	50.0%	8.2%	—
Above the Break 3	27	4	14.8%	37.0%	—

Shot Diet

Rim 34%

Mid 12%

3PT 53%

Corner 3 16%

Zone	FGA	FGM	FG%	Freq%	Pool%
Restricted Area	23	16	69.6%	38.3%	—
In The Paint (Non-RA)	13	3	23.1%	21.7%	—
Mid-Range	8	2	25.0%	13.3%	—
Left Corner 3	1	1	100.0%	1.7%	—
Right Corner 3	1	0	0.0%	1.7%	—
Above the Break 3	14	5	35.7%	23.3%	—

Shot Diet

Rim 38%

Mid 35%

3PT 27%

Corner 3 3%

Recent Games

Game Log →

Date	Venue	Opp	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	GmSc
2025-07-19	Las Vegas	PHX	21.7	10	5	1	4	7	1	4	1	2	7.1
2025-07-17	Las Vegas	HOU	20.3	25	3	4	8	11	6	8	3	5	19.4
2025-07-15	Las Vegas	NOP	9.6	2	0	2	1	2	0	1	0	0	3.0
2025-07-12	Las Vegas	MEM	22.9	15	2	4	4	6	2	4	5	5	17.5
2025-07-11	Las Vegas	GSW	20.9	11	9	4	3	5	1	2	4	4	12.6

2021 Draft Combine Statistics

Percentile rankings vs current draft class

9

Percentile

Composite Combine Score

Poor vs. 2021 Draft Class

Anthro 29

Blends measurements, athleticism & shooting

Rank

#61

of 66

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