Kentavious Caldwell-Pope: Everything you need to know

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

#3 SG

Status

OUT - Finger - Surgery Expected Return: 2026-10-01

STATS

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Career Stats  

  • Career Averages

    PTS
    REB
    AST
    BLK
    STL
    9.7
    2.8
    1.7
    0.4
    1.2
    Year GP GS MIN PTS REB AST BLK STL TO DD2 TD3 3PM 3PA 3P% 2PM 2PA 2P% FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% OREB DREB PF A/TO +/- TS%
    2024-25 5 5 32.6 5.0 3.0 1.8 0.6 1.4 0.4 0 0 1.2 4.6 26.1% 0.4 1.4 28.6% 1.6 6.0 26.7% 0.6 0.8 75.0% 0.2 2.8 2.2 4.5 -41 39.4%
    2023-24 12 12 35.0 8.1 2.9 2.6 0.4 1.4 0.8 0 0 1.5 4.6 32.7% 1.3 2.6 51.6% 2.8 7.2 39.5% 0.9 0.9 100.0% 0.4 2.5 3.1 3.1 -3 53.4%
    2022-23 20 20 33.6 10.6 3.3 1.6 0.7 1.3 0.8 0 0 1.8 4.6 38.0% 2.0 3.5 55.7% 3.7 8.1 45.7% 1.5 1.8 82.9% 0.7 2.6 2.4 2.1 +82 59.8%
    2020-21 5 5 29.2 6.2 2.8 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.4 0 0 0.8 3.8 21.1% 1.4 2.0 70.0% 2.2 5.8 37.9% 1.0 1.0 100.0% 0.4 2.4 3.0 2.5 -3 49.7%
    2019-20 21 21 29.0 10.7 2.1 1.3 0.2 1.0 0.7 0 0 2.1 5.7 37.8% 1.6 3.3 48.6% 3.8 9.0 41.8% 1.0 1.3 81.5% 0.4 1.7 1.9 1.9 +75 56.0%
    2015-16 4 4 40.3 15.3 4.3 2.8 0.3 1.8 0.5 0 0 3.0 6.8 44.4% 2.5 5.8 43.5% 5.5 12.5 44.0% 1.3 1.8 71.4% 0.5 3.8 1.8 5.5 +0 57.5%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Game Log   2025-26

  • Preseason
     
    Date
    Opp
    Result
    MIN
    PTS
    REB
    AST
    BLK
    STL
    TO
    3PA
    3PM
    3P%
    2PA
    2PM
    2P%
    FGA
    FGM
    FG%
    FTA
    FTM
    FT%
    OREB
    DREB
    A/TO
    +/-
    PF
    PER
    TS%
    10/11
    L 122-116
    18
    13
    5
    3
    0
    1
    3
    4
    3
    75.0%
    3
    2
    66.7%
    7
    5
    71.4%
    0
    0
    0.0%
    2
    3
    1.0
    -10
    3
    17
    92.9%
    10/6
    L 128-112
    21
    15
    2
    3
    0
    0
    0
    5
    3
    60.0%
    5
    3
    60.0%
    10
    6
    60.0%
    0
    0
    0.0%
    2
    0
    0.0
    +17
    3
    13
    75.0%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Player Profile  

Birthdate 2/18/1993 (33)
Status ACT
HT/WT 6'5", 204 lbs
Draft Info 2013: Rd 1; Pk 8 (DET)
Birthplace Thomaston, GA, USA
Position SG
College Georgia
Experience 12 seasons
2025 Salary $21,621,500

Career History

Memphis Grizzlies 2025-Present (1 season)
Orlando Magic 2024-2025 (1 season)
Denver Nuggets 2022-2024 (2 seasons)
Washington Wizards 2021-2022 (1 season)
Los Angeles Lakers 2017-2021 (4 seasons)
Detroit Pistons 2013-2017 (4 seasons)

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope: Breaking News

Won't return in 2025-26

The Grizzlies announced Thursday that Caldwell-Pope underwent surgery to address the misalignment of his right pinky finger and will miss the remainder of the 2025-26 campaign. Caldwell-Pope is expected to make a full recovery ahead of next season and holds a $21.6 million player option for 2026-27. He'll finish this season with averages of 8.4 points, 2.7 assists and 2.5 rebounds in 21.3 minutes per contest across 51 regular-season games (14 starts). Cam Spencer, Walter Clayton (calf) and Jahmai Mashack are candidates to see an uptick in minutes due to Caldwell-Pope being sidelined for the rest of the campaign.

Undergoing surgery on pinky

Caldwell-Pope is scheduled to undergo surgery on his right pinky finger Wednesday. Caldwell-Pope is expected to make a full recovery from his surgery, but the Grizzlies will wait until after the surgery to provide a timeline for the veteran's return. He has averaged 21.3 minutes per game this season while serving in a bench role, and those minutes will likely be absorbed by Taylor Hendricks, Ty Jerome and Jahmai Mashack for as long as Caldwell-Pope is sidelined.

Coming off bench Monday

Caldwell-Pope is not in the starting lineup for Monday's game against the Warriors, Damichael Cole of The Memphis Commercial Appeal reports. Caldwell-Pope made a spot start Saturday and finished with 11 points, but he'll revert to a reserve role Monday. The veteran has primarily worked off the bench this season, averaging 8.3 points, 2.7 assists and 2.3 rebounds in 20.1 minutes per contest across 35 reserve appearances.

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