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Shot twins · 2025-26 regular season

Who shoots like Sam Hauser?

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

Sam Hauser's shot diet

601 shots · 2025-26 regular season
  • At the rim5.0%
  • Paint (non-rim)4.2%
  • Midrange7.0%
  • Corner 316.5%
  • Above the break 367.4%
  • Free throw rate3.3

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
1Royce O'NealeCharlotte Hornets · F · 624 shots88match out of 100

Hauser O'Neale

  • RimHauser 5.0, O'Neale 9.5
  • PaintHauser 4.2, O'Neale 5.9
  • MidHauser 7.0, O'Neale 1.4
  • Corner 3Hauser 16.5, O'Neale 16.0
  • Above break 3Hauser 67.4, O'Neale 67.0
  • FT rateHauser 3.3, O'Neale 6.1

Biggest gap: O'Neale takes fewer midrange shots (-5.6 per 100 shots).

2A.J. GreenMilwaukee Bucks · G · 618 shots82match out of 100

Hauser Green

  • RimHauser 5.0, Green 3.2
  • PaintHauser 4.2, Green 2.9
  • MidHauser 7.0, Green 4.2
  • Corner 3Hauser 16.5, Green 25.1
  • Above break 3Hauser 67.4, Green 64.6
  • FT rateHauser 3.3, Green 10.0

Biggest gap: Green takes more corner 3s (+8.6 per 100 shots).

3Sam MerrillCleveland Cavaliers · G · 484 shots80match out of 100

Hauser Merrill

  • RimHauser 5.0, Merrill 11.2
  • PaintHauser 4.2, Merrill 6.0
  • MidHauser 7.0, Merrill 5.4
  • Corner 3Hauser 16.5, Merrill 13.6
  • Above break 3Hauser 67.4, Merrill 63.8
  • FT rateHauser 3.3, Merrill 14.3

Biggest gap: Merrill gets to the line more (+11.0 free throws per 100 shots).

4Klay ThompsonMiami Heat · G · 728 shots77match out of 100

Hauser Thompson

  • RimHauser 5.0, Thompson 7.1
  • PaintHauser 4.2, Thompson 5.1
  • MidHauser 7.0, Thompson 15.4
  • Corner 3Hauser 16.5, Thompson 16.8
  • Above break 3Hauser 67.4, Thompson 55.6
  • FT rateHauser 3.3, Thompson 6.5

Biggest gap: Thompson takes fewer above the break 3s (-11.8 per 100 shots).

5Collin GillespiePhoenix Suns · G · 841 shots75match out of 100

Hauser Gillespie

  • RimHauser 5.0, Gillespie 7.4
  • PaintHauser 4.2, Gillespie 13.3
  • MidHauser 7.0, Gillespie 10.7
  • Corner 3Hauser 16.5, Gillespie 10.8
  • Above break 3Hauser 67.4, Gillespie 57.8
  • FT rateHauser 3.3, Gillespie 10.3

Biggest gap: Gillespie takes fewer above the break 3s (-9.6 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