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Shot twins · 2025-26 regular season

Who shoots like Nicolas Claxton?

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

Nicolas Claxton's shot diet

583 shots · 2025-26 regular season
  • At the rim62.6%
  • Paint (non-rim)30.2%
  • Midrange3.9%
  • Corner 30.2%
  • Above the break 33.1%
  • Free throw rate39.3

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
1Neemias QuetaBoston Celtics · C · 499 shots89match out of 100

Claxton Queta

  • RimClaxton 62.6, Queta 67.7
  • PaintClaxton 30.2, Queta 28.3
  • MidClaxton 3.9, Queta 2.4
  • Corner 3Claxton 0.2, Queta 0.2
  • Above break 3Claxton 3.1, Queta 1.4
  • FT rateClaxton 39.3, Queta 35.1

Biggest gap: Queta takes more shots at the rim (+5.1 per 100 shots).

2Ausar ThompsonDetroit Pistons · G-F · 575 shots86match out of 100

Claxton Thompson

  • RimClaxton 62.6, Thompson 57.2
  • PaintClaxton 30.2, Thompson 32.5
  • MidClaxton 3.9, Thompson 6.1
  • Corner 3Claxton 0.2, Thompson 2.4
  • Above break 3Claxton 3.1, Thompson 1.7
  • FT rateClaxton 39.3, Thompson 33.1

Biggest gap: Thompson gets to the line less (-6.2 free throws per 100 shots).

3Oso IghodaroPhoenix Suns · F · 366 shots85match out of 100

Claxton Ighodaro

  • RimClaxton 62.6, Ighodaro 62.8
  • PaintClaxton 30.2, Ighodaro 35.5
  • MidClaxton 3.9, Ighodaro 1.4
  • Corner 3Claxton 0.2, Ighodaro 0.0
  • Above break 3Claxton 3.1, Ighodaro 0.3
  • FT rateClaxton 39.3, Ighodaro 32.0

Biggest gap: Ighodaro gets to the line less (-7.3 free throws per 100 shots).

4Jakob PoeltlToronto Raptors · C · 310 shots83match out of 100

Claxton Poeltl

  • RimClaxton 62.6, Poeltl 68.4
  • PaintClaxton 30.2, Poeltl 25.2
  • MidClaxton 3.9, Poeltl 6.5
  • Corner 3Claxton 0.2, Poeltl 0.0
  • Above break 3Claxton 3.1, Poeltl 0.0
  • FT rateClaxton 39.3, Poeltl 31.6

Biggest gap: Poeltl gets to the line less (-7.7 free throws per 100 shots).

5Marvin Bagley IIIDenver Nuggets · F · 410 shots82match out of 100

Claxton Bagley III

  • RimClaxton 62.6, Bagley III 63.9
  • PaintClaxton 30.2, Bagley III 22.4
  • MidClaxton 3.9, Bagley III 1.0
  • Corner 3Claxton 0.2, Bagley III 2.4
  • Above break 3Claxton 3.1, Bagley III 10.2
  • FT rateClaxton 39.3, Bagley III 35.0

Biggest gap: Bagley III takes fewer paint shots (-7.8 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