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Shot twins · 2025-26 regular season

Who shoots like De'Anthony Melton?

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

De'Anthony Melton's shot diet

529 shots · 2025-26 regular season
  • At the rim27.2%
  • Paint (non-rim)20.6%
  • Midrange5.7%
  • Corner 311.7%
  • Above the break 334.8%
  • Free throw rate22.9

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
1Caris LeVertMilwaukee Bucks · G · 392 shots95match out of 100

Melton LeVert

  • RimMelton 27.2, LeVert 25.5
  • PaintMelton 20.6, LeVert 20.9
  • MidMelton 5.7, LeVert 7.7
  • Corner 3Melton 11.7, LeVert 10.5
  • Above break 3Melton 34.8, LeVert 35.5
  • FT rateMelton 22.9, LeVert 21.5

Biggest gap: LeVert takes more midrange shots (+2.0 per 100 shots).

2Santi AldamaDallas Mavericks · F · 476 shots92match out of 100

Melton Aldama

  • RimMelton 27.2, Aldama 26.9
  • PaintMelton 20.6, Aldama 23.3
  • MidMelton 5.7, Aldama 7.8
  • Corner 3Melton 11.7, Aldama 10.7
  • Above break 3Melton 34.8, Aldama 31.3
  • FT rateMelton 22.9, Aldama 23.9

Biggest gap: Aldama takes fewer above the break 3s (-3.5 per 100 shots).

3Cedric CowardMemphis Grizzlies · G · 649 shots92match out of 100

Melton Coward

  • RimMelton 27.2, Coward 28.5
  • PaintMelton 20.6, Coward 22.2
  • MidMelton 5.7, Coward 6.9
  • Corner 3Melton 11.7, Coward 11.4
  • Above break 3Melton 34.8, Coward 31.0
  • FT rateMelton 22.9, Coward 25.6

Biggest gap: Coward takes fewer above the break 3s (-3.8 per 100 shots).

4Julian StrawtherDenver Nuggets · G · 319 shots89match out of 100

Melton Strawther

  • RimMelton 27.2, Strawther 23.2
  • PaintMelton 20.6, Strawther 23.5
  • MidMelton 5.7, Strawther 6.3
  • Corner 3Melton 11.7, Strawther 15.4
  • Above break 3Melton 34.8, Strawther 31.7
  • FT rateMelton 22.9, Strawther 21.9

Biggest gap: Strawther takes fewer shots at the rim (-4.0 per 100 shots).

5Onyeka OkongwuAtlanta Hawks · F-C · 859 shots89match out of 100

Melton Okongwu

  • RimMelton 27.2, Okongwu 29.6
  • PaintMelton 20.6, Okongwu 24.9
  • MidMelton 5.7, Okongwu 0.8
  • Corner 3Melton 11.7, Okongwu 12.5
  • Above break 3Melton 34.8, Okongwu 32.2
  • FT rateMelton 22.9, Okongwu 23.5

Biggest gap: Okongwu takes fewer midrange shots (-4.9 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