Season stats: 2025-26. Updated 7 h ago.
Jalen Pickett Joins Clippers Backcourt After Denver Stint
newsroom · 2 min agoJalen Pickett heads into the 2026-27 season with the LA Clippers after spending last season with the Denver Nuggets. The 26-year-old guard is not on the injury report, and camp will be about carving out a role in a new backcourt. His 2025-26 numbers give the clearest picture of what he brings before the opener.
New Team, Same Job
Jalen Pickett enters the 2026-27 season with the LA Clippers, wearing number 24. He is listed at guard, stands 6-2, and weighs 202 pounds. Pickett is 26 years old and has three seasons of NBA experience, coming out of Penn State. Last season he played for the Denver Nuggets, so this is a fresh start in a new uniform and a new system. The Clippers will look to fit him into their rotation as a backcourt option who can run minutes off the bench or spell the starting guards. How much run he gets will depend on training camp and how the coaching staff sizes up the rest of the roster.
What He Did Last Season
Pickett's 2025-26 season with Denver is the most recent full body of work on record. He appeared in 50 games, averaging 16.1 minutes per contest. In that time, he put up 5.2 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game. His defensive numbers were modest, with 0.3 steals and 0.1 blocks per game, and he protected the ball well, turning it over just 0.7 times per game. Those are bench-role numbers, consistent with a guard used in a limited, situational capacity rather than as a primary ball-handler. It is the clearest data point for what Pickett brings to the Clippers as camp opens.
Shooting Profile
Efficiency was a strength for Pickett last season. He shot 42.2 percent from the field, which is a solid clip for a guard, and hit 38.6 percent from three-point range, a mark that would make him a credible outside shooting option. At the free-throw line he connected on 78.9 percent of his attempts. His true shooting percentage sat at 54.1, and his usage rate was 14.8 percent, reflecting a role where he was not asked to create a heavy share of the offense. His plus-minus for the season was 0.1. Altogether, the shooting numbers point to a low-volume, efficient guard who can space the floor when he is on it.
Injury Report
As camp approaches for the 2026-27 season, Jalen Pickett is not on the injury report. There is no injury history listed for him. That is a clean bill of health heading into a new chapter with the Clippers, and it means the door is open for him to compete for minutes from day one of camp without any recovery timeline to work around. For a player switching teams, staying off the injury list matters: it lets him get every rep available in practice and preseason games as he tries to show the new coaching staff what he can do.
Looking Ahead
The 2026-27 season is just getting underway for Pickett and the Clippers. With no recent game log yet and no rumors attached to his name, the focus now is simply on the opener and what role he settles into once games start counting. His last season numbers with Denver, 5.2 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game in 16.1 minutes, along with his efficient shooting from three and the free-throw line, give Clippers fans a baseline for what to expect. The real test will be how he fits once the regular season tips off and the games start to matter.
Questions fans ask
What team does Jalen Pickett play for now?
He is with the LA Clippers for the 2026-27 season, after playing for the Denver Nuggets last season.
What number does Jalen Pickett wear?
He wears number 24.
What were Jalen Pickett's stats last season?
In 2025-26 with Denver, he averaged 5.2 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 2.3 assists in 16.1 minutes per game across 50 games.
Is Jalen Pickett injured?
No, he is not on the injury report and has no injury history listed.
What position does Jalen Pickett play?
He plays guard.
Where did Jalen Pickett go to college?
He played college basketball at Penn State.
Game log
last 0| Date | Opp | Result | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | FG | 3P | +/- |
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