Neal Sako
#13Valencia Basket3 EuroLeague seasons, 2024-25 to 2026-27Compare with others
In 2026-27: 5.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.0 assists a game over 4 games, on 68.2% true shooting.
Season by season
Per game. The career line adds up every season's totals.
Projection and impact
Projected next season, his impact on the score, and his shooting against his shot mix.
2026-27 projection
| Stat | Projected | 80% interval |
|---|---|---|
| Pointsper 100 possessions | 21.3 | 16.2 to 26.3 |
| Offensive reboundsper 100 possessions | 6.5 | 5.3 to 7.7 |
| Defensive reboundsper 100 possessions | 8.0 | 6.4 to 9.6 |
| Assistsper 100 possessions | 2.3 | 0.9 to 3.8 |
| Turnoversper 100 possessions | 2.9 | 1.9 to 4.0 |
| Stealsper 100 possessions | 1.6 | 1.0 to 2.2 |
| Blocksper 100 possessions | 1.4 | 0.9 to 1.9 |
| 3-point attemptsper 100 possessions | 0.0 | 0.0 to 1.6 |
| Free-throw attemptsper 100 possessions | 6.6 | 4.6 to 8.6 |
| True shooting% of shot value | 61.8% | 55.0% to 68.7% |
| 3-point% made | 36.2% | 0.0% to 96.6% |
| Free-throw% made | 55.7% | 45.3% to 66.1% |
Impact
Net points per 100 possessions against an average player, offence plus defence. Dashed line: average.
- Impact, 2026-27 projection772 possessions of history, 2 seasons+1.180% interval −0.9 to +3.1
- Impact, 2026-27 projection772 possessions of history, 2 seasons+2.280% interval +1.2 to +3.3
- 2025-26 rating562 minutes, 42 games+2.490% interval −1.2 to +6.0
- 2024-25 rating725 minutes, 33 games+2.090% interval −1.9 to +5.9
Shot-making
Points per 100 field-goal attempts above expected.
- 2025-26142 field-goal attempts−7.290% interval −17.2 to +2.8
- 2024-25185 field-goal attempts+6.790% interval −1.6 to +15.0
Shot profile
Where his shots come from and how he makes them, against the league from the same spot.
| Distance | Shots | Share | League | FG% | League | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At the rimunder 1.5 m | 5 | 45% | 23% | 80.0 | 72.4 | – |
| Short1.5 to 3 m | 6 | 55% | 21% | 66.7 | 43.4 | – |
| Mid-range3 to 5 m | 0 | 0% | 12% | – | 42.1 | – |
| Long two5 m and out | 0 | 0% | 3% | – | 46.1 | – |
| Threeunder 8 m | 0 | 0% | 35% | – | 36.5 | – |
| Deep three8 m and out | 0 | 0% | 7% | – | 26.1 | – |
Distances are from the basket. Share is the part of his field-goal attempts from each distance; the league columns are every EuroLeague shot that season.
Shot twins
The EuroLeague player-seasons since 2007-08 that shot most like Sako: where from, how well against the league, and how often from three and the line.
| Neal SakoLast 10 games, 2025-26 to 2026-27 · 29 shots | Mathias Lessort2023-24 · Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens · 41 gamesShot locations before 2011-12 are approximate | |
|---|---|---|
| Where they shoot share of located shots by zone | ||
| 59% | At the rimRim | 70% |
| 7% | Short, leftShort L | 3% |
| 28% | Short, middleShort M | 20% |
| 7% | Short, rightShort R | 5% |
| 0% | Mid-range, leftMid L | 0% |
| 0% | Mid-range, middleMid M | 1% |
| 0% | Mid-range, rightMid R | <1% |
| 0% | Long two, leftLong 2 L | <1% |
| 0% | Long two, middleLong 2 M | <1% |
| 0% | Long two, rightLong 2 R | 0% |
| 0% | Left corner threeCorner 3 L | 0% |
| 0% | Above the breakAbove break | <1% |
| 0% | Right corner threeCorner 3 R | 0% |
| 0% | Deep threeDeep 3 | 0% |
| How well FG% and points above the league from the same spots | ||
| 70.6%−1.2 | At the rimAt the rim | 71.9%+0.7 |
| 41.7%−3.3 | ShortShort | 42.2%−3.1 |
| no shots | Mid-rangeMid-range | 40.0%few shots |
| no shots | Long twoLong two | 0.0%few shots |
| no shots | ThreeThree | 0.0%few shots |
| no shots | Deep threeDeep three | no shots |
| Style attempts per field-goal attempt | ||
| 0% | 3PA rate3PA rate | <1% |
| 90% | FT rateFT rate | 82% |
Match weighs where he shoots (60%), how well against the league (25%) and his three-point and free-throw rates (15%) against every player-season with 150 or more located shots (511 of them). 100 is an identical profile; two seasons picked at random score about 37. Twins are always other players. Shares run to 80% at the bar's full length; left and right are as drawn on the shot chart.
Plays like
His 2025-26 season is closest to these EuroLeague player-seasons.
- 1Laurynas Birutis2025-26, EuroLeague0.87similarity
- 2Ognjen Kuzmic2021-22, EuroLeague0.85similarity
- 3Bryant Dunston2015-16, EuroLeague0.84similarity
- 4Arturas Gudaitis2021-22, EuroLeague0.83similarity
- 5Boubacar Toure2023-24, EuroLeague0.86similarity
Game log
Every EuroLeague game he played, newest first.
| Date | Opponent | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | PIR | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Oct | vsHTA | W93–82 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 6 | +10 |
| 2 Oct | @ASV | W105–92 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 15 | −5 |
| 29 Sept | vsKBA | W111–88 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | +8 |
| 25 Sept | @BJK | W96–94 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 13 | +2 |