Cutoff/status: 2026-07-18; confirmed LAC two-way guard, age 23, entering his second professional season. Official G League signing release · Los Angeles Clippers
Baseline and 2026-27 projection
Pedulla won 2025-26 G League Rookie of the Year after averaging 23.6 points, 6.8 assists, 5.0 rebounds and 1.6 steals in 32.0 minutes in the regular season. His seven-game NBA sample was only 4.4 minutes per appearance. Official Clippers game notes · NBA profile
| GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | 3PM | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 8.0 | .420 | .835 | 0.6 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Fantasy translation
- Nine-category / points: two-way watchlist; assists and threes become streamable only with multiple guard absences.
- Dynasty: deep stash in leagues that roster G League players, but size and defensive translation cap the NBA ceiling.
Role and scenarios
- Low: spends nearly the entire year in San Diego behind Garland, Dunn and Wagler.
- Base: 20 NBA appearances at eight minutes, mostly through injury and schedule compression.
- High: Garland misses a long stretch and Pedulla earns 16-20 minutes as a bench initiator.
Summer League fan discussion compared his pace and shot creation favorably with reserve guards, but that is Grade D sentiment, not proof that he has passed Dunn or Sanders. Attributed fan thread, 2026-07-18
Confidence
| Roster | Minutes | Rate | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| High as two-way | Low | Medium-low | High |
Career record
Pre-NBA: Four college seasons. Three at Virginia Tech (ACC) — a reserve year in 2021-22 at 5.4 points in 12.9 minutes, then two as the starting lead guard: 15.0 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.8 assists in 35.6 minutes in 2022-23, and 16.4 points, 4.3 rebounds and 4.6 assists in 32.2 minutes in 2023-24, earning third-team All-ACC. Transferred to Ole Miss (SEC) for 2024-25 and started all 36 games at 15.4 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.8 assists on .441/.392/.825, taking third-team All-SEC and reaching the NCAA Tournament. Across 102 Virginia Tech games he averaged about 12 points and three assists. Draft: undrafted (2025). Spent 2025-26 in the G League — beginning with Portland's Rip City Remix, then signing an LA Clippers two-way on February 20, 2026 — and averaged 23.6 points, 6.7 assists, 5.0 rebounds and 1.6 steals in 32.0 minutes over 28 appearances to win 2025-26 Kia NBA G League Rookie of the Year.
| Season | Age | Team | GP | MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 23 | LAC | 7 | 4.4 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | .333 | .000 | 0.1 |
| Career | — | LAC | 7 | 4.4 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | .333 | .000 | 0.1 |
Durability: Nothing to report. He was durable in college — 138 games across four seasons, missing only a handful — and his seven NBA appearances reflect a mid-season two-way signing and roster position, not health. He debuted March 11 against Minnesota with six points, three assists and a rebound in six minutes, which remained his high-water mark.
Trajectory: The profile is a four-year college starter who dominated the G League immediately and has not been given an NBA sample worth reading — seven garbage-adjacent appearances at 4.4 minutes tell you nothing except that the Clippers were not ready to play him. The G League Rookie of the Year production is genuine evidence of shot creation and passing, but he is 6-foot-1 with no defensive counting stats at either level, which is the specific reason he sits behind the Clippers' guard group. He becomes fantasy-relevant only if a lead guard ahead of him misses an extended stretch and the Clippers choose a creator over a defender to fill it; short of that he is a San Diego assignment player and a deep-league stash in G League-rostering formats.
Career sources: ESPN career stats · Sean Pedulla — Wikipedia · Ole Miss Athletics: G League Rookie of the Year · Ole Miss Athletics: set to make NBA debut · NBA G League player page
Open questions
- Can Pedulla defend NBA guards well enough to stay on the floor?
- Does his G League assist rate survive against NBA pressure?
- Which guard injury or trade would move him above emergency status?