Season stats: 2025-26. Updated 7 h ago.
De'Anthony Melton Brings Steals and Spacing to the Warriors Backcourt
newsroom · 1 h agoDe'Anthony Melton enters 2026-27 with Golden State off a 2025-26 season where he played 49 games and averaged 12.3 points, 2.6 assists and a league-caliber 1.6 steals per game. He is not on the injury report. The Warriors have not started the season yet, so his current-year role will show up once games begin.
Where Melton Fits on This Roster
De'Anthony Melton is back with Golden State for 2026-27, wearing No. 8 as a 6-2, 200-pound guard. He is 28 years old and enters his eighth NBA season out of USC. Last season he appeared in 49 games for the Warriors, playing 23.0 minutes a night. That workload points to a rotation guard role rather than a full-time starter's minutes, with responsibilities split between shot creation, ball pressure on defense and spacing the floor for Golden State's other scorers. With the 2026-27 season still ahead, his exact role will take shape once games are actually played, but the track record from a year ago gives a clear baseline for what he brings off the bench or in a starting five.
Scoring and Playmaking Last Season
In 2025-26, Melton averaged 12.3 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game across 49 appearances for Golden State. His usage rate sat at 24.4, meaning a meaningful share of the offense ran through him when he was on the floor. He also turned the ball over just 1.9 times per game, a low number for a guard with that usage level. His plus-minus for the season was plus-1.9, a positive mark that suggests the Warriors were better with him on the court last season. None of these numbers are current for 2026-27 yet since the season has not started, but they set the expectation for what he can produce once it does.
Shooting Profile
Melton shot 40.7 percent from the field last season and 29.4 percent from three-point range, numbers that came with an 82.6 percent mark from the free-throw line. His true shooting percentage landed at 51.8. That combination points to a guard who got to the free-throw line efficiently and finished well there, even as his three-point percentage lagged behind league-average marks for a wing shooter. The gap between his solid free-throw shooting and his lower three-point number is worth watching in 2026-27, since improved outside shooting would raise his overall efficiency without any change in shot selection. All of these figures are from the 2025-26 season, the most recent full year of data available for him.
Defense and Ball Pressure
Steals were a calling card for Melton last season. He averaged 1.6 steals per game in 2025-26, a rate that stands out among NBA guards and points to active hands and instincts in passing lanes. He added 0.4 blocks per game, a modest number for a guard but one that reflects some activity as a helper on defense. Combined with his usage on offense, the profile is that of a two-way guard who can affect the game defensively even on nights when his shot is not falling. That defensive activity, layered onto his offensive role, is part of why his plus-minus came in positive for the season.
Injury Status and What's Ahead
As of now, Melton is not on the injury report. There is no injury history listed for him and no recent-game log yet, since the 2026-27 season has not begun. That means the picture of his season opener and early workload is still to come. With last season's numbers as the baseline, 49 games played, 23.0 minutes, 12.3 points, 2.6 assists and 1.6 steals a night, the questions heading into the opener are whether his minutes hold steady, whether his three-point shot improves on last year's 29.4 percent, and how his role shifts once the Warriors' 2026-27 schedule gets underway.
Questions fans ask
What team does De'Anthony Melton play for?
He plays for the Golden State Warriors, the same team he was with last season.
What is De'Anthony Melton's jersey number?
He wears No. 8 for the Warriors.
Is De'Anthony Melton injured right now?
No. He is not on the injury report heading into the 2026-27 season.
What were Melton's stats last season?
In 2025-26 with Golden State, Melton averaged 12.3 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.6 steals in 49 games, shooting 40.7 percent from the field and 29.4 percent from three.
How many years of NBA experience does Melton have?
He is entering his eighth NBA season and played college basketball at USC.
Has the Warriors' 2026-27 season started yet?
No box scores or recent games are on record yet for the 2026-27 season, so Melton's current-year role is still to be determined once the schedule begins.
Game log
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