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T.J. Leaf

T.J. Leaf

26-Year-Old ForwardF
 Free Agent    
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Height 6'10"
Weight 225
DOB 4/30/1997
College UCLA
Drafted 1st Rd, #18 in 2017
$Signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Trail Blazers in April of 2021.
Personal Bio/PreCareer Summary

Ty Jacob Leaf was born in 1997 in Tel Aviv, a city on Israel's Mediterranean coast. He is the son of Brad and Karen Leaf. His father, Brad, played collegiate basketball at the University of Evansville and was selected by the Pacers in the 1982 NBA Draft before playing 17 professional seasons in Israel. T.J. has two older brothers and two younger sisters. His brother Troy played college basketball and was a Division II All-American. T.J. played his high school basketball at Foothills Christian High School in El Cajon, California, where his father was the head coach. He averaged 28.4 points, 12.4 boards, 5.3 assists and 3.2 steals per game during his senior season and was named a 2016 McDonald's All-American. Follow Leaf on Twitter (@leafsquad22). T.J Leaf spent one year (2016-17) at the University of California Los Angeles, joining forces with fellow highly-touted recruit Lonzo Ball to form a dynamic pass and shoot duo. Leaf made 35 appearances for the Bruins, starting each, and produced 16.3 points and 8.2 rebounds per game. Leaf compiled 11 double-doubles and shot a team-leading 61.7 percent from the field. Those offensive numbers made Leaf one of three UCLA players to secure First team All-Pac 12 Honors, alongside Lonzo Ball and Bryce Alford. In a Feb. 1 matchup against Washington State, Leaf scored 32 points and added 14 rebounds. Those 32 points were the second highest total ever scored in a game by a UCLA freshman. With Leaf and Ball in tow, the Bruins went 31-5 on the season, making it all the way to the Elite Eight of the National Tournament, where they fell to Kentucky.

Makes Portland debut Tuesday
FPortland Trail Blazers
April 27, 2021
Leaf recorded two points (1-1 FG) and one steal in Tuesday's win over Indiana.
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Leaf made his Trail Blazers' debut during the blowout victory against his former team. The forward had spent the past three seasons with the Pacers and enjoyed his best campaign in 2018-19 averaging 3.9 points and 2.2 rebounds. Leaf signed a two-way deal with Portland in early April.
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How does T.J. Leaf compare to other players?
This section compares his stats with all players from the previous three seasons (minimum 200 minutes played)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
  • True Shooting %
    An advanced statistic that measures a player's efficiency at shooting the ball that takes field goal percentage, free throw percentage, and three point percentage into account.
  • Effective Field Goal %
    A statistic that adjusts field goal percentage to account for the fact that three-point field goals count for three points while field goals only count for two points.
  • 3-Point Attempt Rate
    Percentage of field goal attempts from three point range.
  • Free Throw Rate
    Number of free throw attempts per field goal attempt.
  • Offensive Rebound %
    An estimate of the percentage of available offensive rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
  • Defensive Rebound %
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  • Total Rebound %
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  • Assist %
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  • Steal %
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  • Block %
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  • Turnover %
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Defensive Rebound %
15.6%
 
Total Rebound %
7.6%
 
Assist %
4.1%
 
Steal %
2.5%
 
Block %
2.6%
 
Turnover %
14.3%
 
Usage %
15.8%
 
Fantasy Points Per Game
3.8
 
Fantasy Points Per Minute
0.8
 
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Leaf took a small step forward in his usage and play last season, averaging 3.9 points and 2.2 boards in 9.0 minutes across 58 games. Known for his high-level three-point shooting, Leaf surprisingly regressed to a pedestrian 25.8 percent clip from beyond the arc after sinking 42.9 percent as a rookie in 2017-18. The former first-round pick has impressed when given the chance, and he went for 28 points and 10 boards in his lone NBA start last season. He also averaged 23.3 points and 8.3 rebounds in three G League games with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, converting 54.1 percent of his long-distance tries. Leaf's per-36 numbers (15.5 points, 8.6 rebounds) mean he could be fantasy relevant in deep leagues if given a bump in playing time, and with Thaddeus Young off to Chicago, Leaf has a realistic chance to see his minutes jump as a top backup to Domantas Sabonis at power forward.
Leaf found court time hard to come by during his rookie campaign, seeing action in just 53 games and averaging 8.6 minutes. He was merely emergency depth in the frontcourt when needed, though he did noticeably knock down 18-of-42 three-pointers (42.9%) in the limited run. The Pacers lost both Al Jefferson and Trevor Booker this offseason, but went on to add big man Kyle O'Quinn and Doug McDermott, who could play some small-ball power forward. In addition to that, both Thad Young and Domantas Sabonis return, which means Leaf's path to playing time doesn't clear up much. His long-term prospects forecast him as a potential floor-spacing big man due to his silky three-point stroke, which is a hot commodity in today's NBA landscape. However, until some bodies higher up on the depth chart go down with injury or are traded, Leaf will likely be an avoidable player when evaluating frontcourt options in Fantasy leagues.
The 6-foot-10 power forward declared for the 2017 NBA Draft after just one season at UCLA, where he posted 16.3 points and 8.2 rebounds per game. His incredible efficiency also turned scouts’ heads, as he made 61.7 percent of his shots from the field and 46.6 percent of his threes. His lack of lateral quickness, slight build, and unimposing wingspan raise questions about his potential as a defender, but the Pacers seemingly felt like his offensive upside was too good to pass up when he fell to them with the 18th overall pick. His path to playing time won’t be easy, though. He’ll certainly be behind Thaddeus Young, the projected starter at power forward. After that, Leaf will have to compete with the likes of Domantas Sabonis and possibly Bojan Bogdanovic for minutes at the four, as Leaf doesn’t project to be a pseudo small forward or center. All in all, it’s probably safe to avoid Leaf in the vast majority of Fantasy formats for his rookie campaign.
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Signs two-way deal with Blazers
FPortland Trail Blazers
April 5, 2021
Leaf signed a two-way contract with the Trail Blazers on Monday, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports.
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Let go by OKC
FFree Agent
December 19, 2020
Leaf was waived by the Thunder on Saturday, Sportando.com reports.
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Dealt to Thunder
FOklahoma City Thunder
November 22, 2020
Leaf was traded from the Pacers to the Thunder on Sunday in exchange for Jalen Lecque, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports.
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Posts 11 boards in scrimmage win
FIndiana Pacers
July 23, 2020
Leaf posted four points (1-9 FG, 0-1 3Pt, 2-2 FT), 11 rebounds and two assists in 17 minutes during Thursday's 91-88 scrimmage victory over the Blazers.
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Logs three minutes versus Bucks
FIndiana Pacers
March 4, 2020
Leaf saw three minutes during Wednesday's 119-100 loss to the Bucks.
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