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David Nwaba
David Nwaba stats, teams and career impact
#1965 all-timeCareer averages · 6.8 PPG · 3.7 RPG · 1.0 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Small forward
- Final NBA team
- Houston Rockets
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) · 219 lb (99 kg)
- Born
- January 14, 1993 (33 yrs old)
- College
- Cal Poly
- NBA seasons
- 6 seasons · 2016–17 to 2021–22
Career summaryDavid Nwaba was a small forward who played 6 NBA seasons, from 2016–17 through 2021–22.
- Career PPG
- 6.8
- Career RPG
- 3.7
- Career APG
- 1.0
- #132 in 2021–22
- #1965 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why David Nwaba ranks #1965 all time
David Nwaba ranks #1965 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #172.3. His full-career value ranks #1427, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high.
450+ minutes required per season
237 games · Career Value Rank #1427
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Los Angeles Lakers, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Brooklyn Nets, and Houston Rockets
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 49.0%FG%
- Three-point
- 32.0%3P%
- Free throw
- 67.3%FT%
237 career games · 4,583 minutes
Sources and updateConventional stats and measurements: Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 13, 2026. hussEyquation ranking data through 2025–26. Life dates: Wikidata; conflicting dates checked against Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 17, 2026.
Traditional box score
David Nwaba stats by season
Start with scoring and impact, then switch views for shooting or the full advanced picture. Career percentages use total makes and attempts.
Box impact is an estimate in points per 100 possessions, not the 0–100 Impact Rate score. Zero is league average; higher is better. Rate rank is a league place: No. 1 is best.
Swipe for PPG · RPG · APG · Box impact · Team · G · GS · MPG →
| pts/100 · higher is better | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–22 | 5.1 | 3.3 | 0.8 | +0.48 | HOU | 46 | 4 | 13.2 | 48.3% | 30.6% | 71.6% | #132 | 31.8 |
| 2020–21 | 9.2 | 3.9 | 1.0 | +0.11 | HOU | 30 | 9 | 22.6 | 48.6% | 27.0% | 69.1% | #150 | 30.3 |
| 2019–20 | 5.2 | 2.3 | 0.4 | -1.32 | BRK | 20 | 0 | 13.4 | 52.1% | 42.9% | 66.7% | — | 3.9 |
| 2018–19 | 6.5 | 3.2 | 1.1 | -1.62 | CLE | 51 | 14 | 19.3 | 48.1% | 32.0% | 68.2% | #243 | 7.5 |
| 2017–18 | 7.9 | 4.7 | 1.5 | -1.28 | CHI | 70 | 21 | 23.5 | 47.8% | 34.6% | 65.5% | #235 | 24.4 |
| 2016–17 | 6.0 | 3.1 | 0.7 | -1.92 | LAL | 20 | 2 | 19.9 | 58.0% | 20.0% | 64.1% | — | 0.6 |
| Career | 6.8 | 3.7 | 1.0 | — | BRK/CHI/CLE/HOU/LAL | 237 | — | 19.3 | 49.0% | 32.0% | 67.3% | — | — |
Source: Basketball Reference regular-season totals, accessed Sep 13, 2026.
What these measures mean
- Box impact
- Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average, from the historical box-score model. Zero is league average; higher is better. Historical defense estimates are included where labeled. This is not the live model's lineup-adjusted estimate.
- Impact Rate
- A 0–100 score comparing performance within one season. Higher is better. This is a score, not points per possession.
- Impact estimate
- The season model's final estimated points per 100 possessions above league average, before conversion to the 0–100 Impact Rate score. It includes lineup evidence where available. Zero is league average; higher is better.
- Impact Rate rank
- The player's place among qualified players in that season's Impact Rate ranking. No. 1 is best. This is a rank, not an impact score.
- Value contribution / Season Value
- Completed seasons use a fixed-baseline contribution to Career Value. The live season instead uses Season Value, combining that season's impact with workload.
- Career Impact Rank
- An all-time rank weighted toward the player's best three, five, and ten seasons.
213.6 composite · lower is better
226.0 average league finish
98 total value
- Impact Rate
- 0–100 score within one season. Higher is better.
- Box impact
- Estimated points per 100 possessions above league average, from the historical model. Zero is average; higher is better.
Career standing
How David Nwaba ranks all time
These are league placements, not raw scores. Each season is judged against that season's qualified player pool.
Best in the league
Elite finishes
Upper-tier finishes
Tie-breaker across top-ten seasons
Career Composite Score213.6
Best 3, Best 5, and Best 10 average league finishes receive 50%, 30%, and 20% window weights. Missing seasons receive a replacement finish just below the player's typical qualified field. Lower is better.
- Best 3 effective weight
- 74%
- Missing-season finish
- 370.0
- Qualified seasons
- 4
- All-time rank
- #1965
Strongest seasons
Every season
David Nwaba advanced stats by season
Era-centered box impact supports comparisons through time. Impact Rate and its rank compare players only within that season.
More advanced statsAge, minutes, impact, rank, value and data coverage
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| pts/100 · higher is better | 0–100 · higher is better | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–22 | HOU | 29 | 46 | 609 | +0.48 | 65.9 | #132 | 31.8 | 44th | Standard |
| 2020–21 | HOU | 28 | 30 | 679 | +0.11 | 59.5 | #150 | 30.3 | 44th | Standard |
| 2019–20Historical Defense Estimate | BRK | 27 | 20 | 268 | -1.32 | — | — | 3.9 | — | Limited |
| 2018–19Historical Defense Estimate | CLE | 26 | 51 | 984 | -1.62 | 34.2 | #243 | 7.5 | 33rd | Standard |
| 2017–18Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 25 | 70 | 1,646 | -1.28 | 35.2 | #235 | 24.4 | 41st | Broad |
| 2016–17Historical Defense Estimate | LAL | 24 | 20 | 397 | -1.92 | — | — | 0.6 | — | Limited |
Career movement
David Nwaba's box impact by season
Peak box impact +0.48 points per 100 possessions in 2021–22 · 6 seasons · 4,583 minutes
Box impact estimates points per 100 possessions above each season's league average. Zero is average; higher is better. Rank labels show Impact Rate league places, not ranks on this chart's box-impact scale.
Box impact · points per 100 possessionsMinutes
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Career comparison
Compare the shape, not the calendar
Align by NBA experience to compare season one with season one, or by age to compare players at the same stage of life.
David NwabaKeita Bates-Diop
| NBA season | David Nwaba | Keita Bates-Diop |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -1.9 | -2.4 |
| 2 | -1.3 | -0.7 |
| 3 | -1.6 | -3.2 |
| 4 | -1.3 | -1.7 |
| 5 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| 6 | 0.5 | -1.0 |
NBA season number
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