Branden Carlson
Center · Portland Trail Blazers · #10
Branden Carlson: season analysis
Branden Carlson is a 27-year-old center for the Portland Trail Blazers, wearing number 10. Listed at 7-foot-0 and 220 pounds, Carlson has 3 years of NBA experience and played college basketball at Utah.
In 2026-27, Carlson is averaging 1.7 points, 2.2 rebounds and 0.3 assists in 8.2 minutes per game, coming off the bench in all 6 games. The shooting line reads 45.5% from the field.
Compared with 2025-26 with the Oklahoma City Thunder (5.8 points in 11.6 minutes per game), scoring is down by 4.1 points per game and playing time down by 3.4 minutes.
Before this season, Carlson played 2 NBA seasons and 74 games, averaging 4.9 points, 2.4 rebounds and 0.6 assists. The best scoring season so far was 2025-26 at 5.8 points per game.
Background
Nationality: United States.
Background facts: Wikidata (CC0) · Branden Carlson on Wikipedia ↗
Profile
| Team | Portland Trail Blazers |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| Jersey | #10 |
| Age | 27 |
| Born | June 14, 1999 · South Jordan, UT, USA |
| Height | 7' 0" (2.13 m) |
| Weight | 220 lbs (100 kg) |
| College | Utah |
| NBA experience | 3 years |
| Salary | — |
Trail Blazers teammates
Deni AvdijaF · #8
Toumani CamaraF · #33
Sidy CissokoG · #91
Donovan ClinganC · #23
Yang HansenC · #16
Scoot HendersonG · #00
Jrue HolidayG · #5
Jayson KentG · #29
Vit KrejciG · #27
Damian LillardG · #0
Ja MorantG · #1
Micah PotterC · #9
Shaedon SharpeG · #17
John TonjeF · #2
Robert Williams IIIC · #35
Chris YoungbloodG · #11
Last 9 games
| Date | Opponent | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-11 | vs OKC | W 118-108 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +3 |
| 2026-11-10 | vs OKC | W 123-103 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -1 |
| 2026-11-07 | vs SAS | L 103-125 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +11 |
| 2026-11-06 | @ LAL | L 118-124 | Did not play — coach's decision | ||||||||||
| 2026-11-04 | @ PHX | W 132-119 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -4 |
| 2026-11-02 | @ DEN | W 118-110 | Did not play — coach's decision | ||||||||||
| 2026-10-31 | @ UTA | W 112-90 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| 2026-10-29 | vs MEM | L 103-124 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -13 |
| 2026-10-27 | @ LAL | W 136-129 | Did not play — coach's decision | ||||||||||
Season-by-season averages
| Season | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG% | 3P% | FT% | OR | DR | FG | 3PT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | portland trail blazers | 6 | 0 | 8.2 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 45.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 0.8-1.8 | 0.0-0.8 | 0.0-0.0 |
| 2025-26 | oklahoma city thunder | 42 | 4 | 11.6 | 5.8 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 52.7 | 36.0 | 57.7 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 2.3-4.4 | 0.7-2.0 | 0.4-0.6 |
| 2024-25 | oklahoma city thunder | 32 | 0 | 7.7 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 44.3 | 33.3 | 77.8 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.3-3.0 | 0.7-2.1 | 0.4-0.6 |
Profile, injury status and averages from ESPN's public NBA data, refreshed daily. MIN, PTS, REB… are per-game averages; OR/DR = offensive/defensive rebounds; FG, 3PT, FT = made-attempted per game.