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Shot twins · 2025-26 regular season

Who shoots like Kobe Sanders?

The 5 current players whose shot diet is closest to his: where the shots come from, plus how often he gets to the line.

Kobe Sanders's shot diet

384 shots · 2025-26 regular season
  • At the rim19.3%
  • Paint (non-rim)16.9%
  • Midrange12.8%
  • Corner 318.5%
  • Above the break 332.6%
  • Free throw rate18.0

Share of his shots from each zone, plus free throw rate (free throw attempts per 100 shots). Regular season only. See every shot

Closest shot twins

Out of 279 current players with 300+ shots
Who counts
1Jabari Smith Jr.Houston Rockets · F · 975 shots94match out of 100

Sanders Smith Jr.

  • RimSanders 19.3, Smith Jr. 18.6
  • PaintSanders 16.9, Smith Jr. 17.5
  • MidSanders 12.8, Smith Jr. 13.9
  • Corner 3Sanders 18.5, Smith Jr. 18.5
  • Above break 3Sanders 32.6, Smith Jr. 31.5
  • FT rateSanders 18.0, Smith Jr. 21.5

Biggest gap: Smith Jr. gets to the line more (+3.5 free throws per 100 shots).

2Luke KennardPhoenix Suns · G · 442 shots92match out of 100

Sanders Kennard

  • RimSanders 19.3, Kennard 15.8
  • PaintSanders 16.9, Kennard 16.5
  • MidSanders 12.8, Kennard 12.2
  • Corner 3Sanders 18.5, Kennard 19.5
  • Above break 3Sanders 32.6, Kennard 36.0
  • FT rateSanders 18.0, Kennard 15.6

Biggest gap: Kennard takes fewer shots at the rim (-3.5 per 100 shots).

3Jaylen WellsMemphis Grizzlies · F · 698 shots89match out of 100

Sanders Wells

  • RimSanders 19.3, Wells 19.9
  • PaintSanders 16.9, Wells 13.9
  • MidSanders 12.8, Wells 13.9
  • Corner 3Sanders 18.5, Wells 18.6
  • Above break 3Sanders 32.6, Wells 33.7
  • FT rateSanders 18.0, Wells 24.5

Biggest gap: Wells gets to the line more (+6.5 free throws per 100 shots).

4Aaron NesmithIndiana Pacers · G-F · 512 shots89match out of 100

Sanders Nesmith

  • RimSanders 19.3, Nesmith 19.3
  • PaintSanders 16.9, Nesmith 15.8
  • MidSanders 12.8, Nesmith 10.7
  • Corner 3Sanders 18.5, Nesmith 16.0
  • Above break 3Sanders 32.6, Nesmith 38.1
  • FT rateSanders 18.0, Nesmith 21.7

Biggest gap: Nesmith takes more above the break 3s (+5.5 per 100 shots).

5Tristan Da SilvaOrlando Magic · F · 620 shots89match out of 100

Sanders Da Silva

  • RimSanders 19.3, Da Silva 21.5
  • PaintSanders 16.9, Da Silva 19.7
  • MidSanders 12.8, Da Silva 7.1
  • Corner 3Sanders 18.5, Da Silva 20.3
  • Above break 3Sanders 32.6, Da Silva 31.5
  • FT rateSanders 18.0, Da Silva 15.3

Biggest gap: Da Silva takes fewer midrange shots (-5.7 per 100 shots).

How the match works

We line up six numbers for every current player with 300+ shots this regular season: the share of his shots at the rim, in the rest of the paint, from midrange, from the corner 3 and from above the break 3, plus free throws per 100 shots. The gap between two players is the straight-line distance across all six numbers. The match score is 100 minus 1.5 times that gap, so identical diets score 100 and every point of gap costs 1.5 points. Most players' closest twin scores between 83 and 94, and two random players score around 50. It measures where shots come from, not how well they go in. Glossary