Monte Leyva
🎯 Scorer
🎖 Retired
🏀
Career Averages · 1521G · 19 Seasons
20.9PPG
7.3RPG
2.5APG
1.7SPG
0.3BPG
.500FG%
.4003P%
.800FT%
34.9MPG
Hall of Fame
🗳 Hall of Fame candidate
Meets the NBN Analytics criteria — awaiting a league vote
Hall of Fame cardHOF score 23
Hall of Fame Case
· careers of 400+ games:
560 all-time, 105 at SG
Career totals
| Total | All-time | By position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 31,813 | #5 | SG #1 |
| Assists | 3,749 | #86 | SG #10 |
| Rebounds | 11,150 | #39 | SG #1 |
| Fantasy | 57,844 | #11 | SG #1 |
Career averages
| Avg | Pctl | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PPG | 20.9 | █████████████░░░ | 82th | SG #20 of 105 |
| APG | 2.5 | ████████░░░░░░░░ | 52th | SG #51 of 105 |
| RPG | 7.3 | ████████████████ | 97th | SG #4 of 105 |
| FP/g | 38.0 | █████████████░░░ | 84th | SG #18 of 105 |
The case for
- Career volume among the very best ever — #5 all-time in points.
- 2x All-NBN 1st Team: recognised as the best at SG in his era, repeatedly.
- Rate stats hold up too: RPG in the 97th percentile at SG — this isn't only accumulation.
- 19 seasons at this level is its own argument for durability.
The case against
- Never an MVP. Every case here rests on accumulation and team honours rather than being the best player in the league.
- No championship. If titles matter to you, he has none to point at.
- Below the top fifth of his position in APG (52th) — a narrower player than the totals suggest.
- The counting stats outrank the per-game ones in Points, Assists — longevity is doing a lot of the work.
Both cases are generated from the career record, not an
opinion — they're there to argue with.
Career Profile
Career percentile vs all-time shooting guards
Season History
🏅 League Honors: 🥇 1st Team All-League ×3🥈 2nd Team All-League ×2🥉 3rd Team All-League🛡 All-Defensive 1st ×4🛡 All-Defensive 2nd ×2🎯 3PT Champ
🏆 1 Championship🎮 154 Players of the Game📅 2 Players of the Week💪 367 Double-Doubles🔥 1 Triple-Double
2024All-Rookie Second Team
2026All-Defensive Team
2027All-Defensive Team
2028All-Defensive Team
2029All-Star Game Participant
20303-Point Shootout Champion
2030All-League First Team
2030All-Star Game Participant
2031All-Defensive Second Team
2031All-League Third Team
2031All-Star Game Participant
2032All-League First Team
2033All-Defensive Team
2033All-League First Team
2033All-Star Game Participant
2034All-Defensive Second Team
2034All-League Second Team
2034All-Star Game Participant
2035All-League Second Team
2035All-Star Game Participant
| Year | Team | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | FT% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Memphis Grizzlies | 77 | 21.1 | 12.0 | 4.1 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | .463 | .780 | .444 |
| 2025 | Memphis Grizzlies | 82 | 34.2 | 16.6 | 6.8 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.3 | .455 | .763 | .401 |
| 2026 | Memphis Grizzlies | 81 | 36.8 | 13.8 | 8.1 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.4 | .454 | .817 | .353 |
| 2027 | Memphis Grizzlies | 82 | 39.2 | 19.9 | 8.6 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 0.5 | .454 | .861 | .407 |
| 2028 | Vancouver Grizzlies | 82 | 38.1 | 18.2 | 8.4 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 0.4 | .451 | .804 | .416 |
| 2029 | Vancouver Grizzlies | 71 | 38.4 | 22.0 | 8.5 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 0.6 | .464 | .788 | .401 |
| 2030 | Vancouver Grizzlies | 82 | 39.2 | 27.2 | 8.2 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 0.3 | .466 | .802 | .407 |
| 2031 | Vancouver Grizzlies | 78 | 38.5 | 28.2 | 8.3 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 0.5 | .448 | .854 | .407 |
| 2032 | Vancouver Grizzlies | 82 | 38.3 | 30.5 | 7.7 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 0.3 | .478 | .803 | .431 |
| 2033 | Vancouver Grizzlies | 82 | 39.4 | 30.8 | 9.0 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 0.3 | .450 | .804 | .421 |
| 2034 | Vancouver Grizzlies | 80 | 39.1 | 30.0 | 8.8 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 0.3 | .464 | .831 | .403 |
| 2035 | Vancouver Grizzlies | 79 | 38.4 | 26.9 | 8.3 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 0.2 | .487 | .837 | .442 |
| 2036 | Vancouver Grizzlies | 80 | 38.3 | 20.5 | 8.6 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 0.4 | .462 | .832 | .388 |
| 2037 | Brooklyn Nets | 81 | 38.7 | 24.1 | 8.5 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 0.4 | .444 | .811 | .374 |
| 2038 | Brooklyn Nets | 82 | 38.4 | 25.0 | 7.6 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 0.4 | .451 | .821 | .403 |
| 2039 | Los Angeles Lakers | 81 | 36.4 | 19.9 | 7.1 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.3 | .455 | .766 | .349 |
| 2040 | Los Angeles Lakers | 78 | 30.0 | 13.3 | 5.5 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | .432 | .802 | .398 |
| 2041 | New York Knicks | 79 | 21.5 | 11.3 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | .470 | .782 | .411 |
| 2042 | Orlando Magic | 82 | 18.6 | 6.8 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | .427 | .805 | .374 |
| Career (19 seasons) | 1521 | 34.9 | 20.9 | 7.3 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.3 | .500 | .800 | .400 | |
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