Malaki Branham stats, injury status and game log

PPG4.6

RPG1.6

APG0.8

FG%47.3

3P%37.8

TS%60.4

USG%17.7

MIN9.8

Season stats: 2025-26. Updated 45 d ago.

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Report: Magic Waive Malaki Branham After Four Games

Malaki Branham spent the first two weeks of the season in a bench role for Orlando, playing four games for a team that won three of them. An Oct. 17 report said the Magic waived him along with JD Davison and Kevin Knox, one day after his last listed appearance against Miami.

By the Hoops Nightly Desk · updated 4 d ago

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01The story of the nightA short run off the benchBranham, a 6-5 forward out of Ohio State in his fourth season, played all four Magic games on the books this month.

Branham, a 6-5 forward out of Ohio State in his fourth season, played all four Magic games on the books this month. He had 7 points in 12 minutes in a win over Miami on Oct. 16, 8 points in 7.5 minutes in a win over Cleveland on Oct. 13, 7 points in 11.2 minutes in a loss to Cleveland on Oct. 11, and 5 points with 6 rebounds in 13.2 minutes in a win over Memphis on Oct. 7. He was not listed on an injury report.

02The report and last season's numbersA report dated Oct.

A report dated Oct. 17 said the Magic waived Branham along with JD Davison and Kevin Knox. Last season, with Washington, he played 28 games and averaged 4.6 points, 1.6 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 9.8 minutes, shooting 47.3% from the field, 37.8% from three and 82.4% from the line, with a 60.4 true shooting mark and 17.7 usage.

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Questions fans ask

Did the Magic waive Malaki Branham?

A report on Oct. 17 said the Magic waived him along with JD Davison and Kevin Knox.

How many games did Branham play for Orlando this season?

He appeared in four games listed, against Memphis, Cleveland twice and Miami, with Orlando winning three of them.

What did Branham average last season?

With Washington last season he averaged 4.6 points, 1.6 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 9.8 minutes over 28 games, shooting 47.3% from the field and 37.8% from three.

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Shot map

2025-26 · every field-goal attempt from the play-by-play

Filled = made, outline = missed · 91 attempts in 24 games · half-court view, basket at the bottom

47.3%

43/91

eFG

54.9%

threes count 1.5

From three

40.7%

of all attempts

Zone	FGA	Share	FG%	League	Δ
Restricted area	35	38%	60.0%	66.9%	-6.9
Paint (non-RA)	16	18%	31.3%	44.3%	-13.1
Mid-range	3	3%	100.0%	41.6%	—
Corner 3	5	5%	20.0%	38.5%	—
Above the break 3	32	35%	40.6%	35.0%	+5.7

Zones from the shot coordinates: restricted area within 4 ft, paint inside the lane, mid-range for the other twos, corner threes below the break (22 ft), the rest above the break (23.75 ft). League column is every shot of 2025-26. Δ shown from 10 attempts.

Splits

2025-26 · 28 games · 7-21

Last 106.0pts · season 4.6 · steady

Last 10 minutes12.5season 9.8

Home / away4.9 / 4.3pts per game

In wins / losses2.6 / 5.2pts per game

Shooting47.3%FG · 37.8% 3P · 82.4% FT

Season highs17pts · 5 reb · 8 ast

Big nights020+ pts · 0 30+ · 0 double-doubles

Game log

last 10 · 2026-27

Date	Opp	Result	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	FG	3P	+/-
Fri, Oct 16	vs MIA	W 136-115	12	7	1	1	3-5	0-2	+8
Tue, Oct 13	vs CLE	W 132-116	8	8	0	1	3-4	1-2	-5
Sun, Oct 11	at CLE	L 105-119	11	7	3	1	2-4	1-3	-10
Wed, Oct 7	at MEM	W 122-118	13	5	6	0	2-8	1-1	-4
Fri, Jan 30	vs LAL	L 111-142	22	17	1	0	6-9	4-6	-3
Thu, Jan 29	vs MIL	W 109-99	14	6	3	0	2-6	0-2	-2
Tue, Jan 27	vs POR	W 115-111	2	3	0	0	1-1	1-1	+4
Sat, Jan 24	at CHA	L 115-119	8	3	2	2	1-3	1-1	+8
Fri, Jan 16	at SAC	L 115-128	13	13	1	0	6-9	1-2	+11
Wed, Jan 14	at LAC	L 105-119	4	0	1	0	0-1	0-0	-7

Injury timeline

this season

Clean bill: no injury updates this season.

Rumors

No trade talk: the current feeds don't mention Branham.

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Bio

Born May 12, 2003 · 23 years

Before the NBA: Ohio State

Career

2022–26 · regular season · stats.nba.com

Career8.0 · 2.0 · 1.6pts · reb · ast per game

Games2164 seasons · since 2022

Points1,726424 reb · 344 ast

Shooting44.1 · 33.9 · 84.0FG · 3P · FT, career

Season	Team	Age	GP	GS	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	Tov	FG%	3P%	FT%
2022-23	SAS	20	66	32	23.5	10.2	2.7	1.9	0.5	0.1	1.2	44.0	30.2	82.9
2023-24	SAS	21	75	29	21.3	9.2	2.0	2.1	0.4	0.1	1.2	43.2	34.7	87.3
2024-25	SAS	22	47	0	9.1	5.0	1.1	0.8	0.2	0.0	0.7	45.8	40.5	81.8
2025-26	WAS	23	28	0	9.9	4.6	1.6	0.8	0.4	0.1	0.5	47.3	37.8	82.4
Career	4 seasons	—	216	61	17.8	8.0	2.0	1.6	0.4	0.1	1.0	44.1	33.9	84.0

Career highs

single game

27pointsvs DET · Friday, February 10

7reboundsvs GSW · Friday, March 31

7reboundsvs HOU · Sunday, March 5

8assistsvs PHI · Wednesday, January 7

8assistsvs LAL · Friday, December 15

3stealsvs PHI · Wednesday, January 7

3stealsvs UTA · Thursday, October 31

3stealsvs CHI · Saturday, January 13

2blocksvs HOU · Saturday, October 26

5threesvs PHI · Sunday, April 7

5threesvs SAC · Thursday, March 7

Per-game averages by season; a season split between teams shows one row per team and a total row. Branham's current season is in bold. League ranks link to the full leaderboards.

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