Jose Alvarado
Guard · New York Knicks · #5
Jose Alvarado: season analysis
Jose Alvarado is a 28-year-old guard for the New York Knicks, wearing number 5. Listed at 6-foot-0 and 179 pounds, Alvarado has 6 years of NBA experience and played college basketball at Georgia Tech.
In 2026-27, Alvarado is averaging 2.0 points, 1.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 10.4 minutes per game, coming off the bench in all 5 games. The shooting line reads 26.7% from the field, 25.0% from three-point range.
Compared with 2025-26 (7.4 points in 19.9 minutes per game), scoring is down by 5.4 points per game and playing time down by 9.5 minutes.
Before this season, Alvarado played 5 NBA seasons and 365 games, averaging 7.9 points, 2.3 rebounds and 3.2 assists. The best scoring season so far was 2024-25 at 10.3 points per game.
Background
Nationality: United States.
Background facts: Wikidata (CC0) · Jose Alvarado on Wikipedia ↗
Profile
| Team | New York Knicks |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard |
| Jersey | #5 |
| Age | 28 |
| Born | April 12, 1998 · Brooklyn, NY, USA |
| Height | 6' 0" (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 179 lbs (81 kg) |
| College | Georgia Tech |
| NBA experience | 6 years |
| Salary | $4,500,000 (2026-27) |
Knicks teammates
Jaden AkinsG · #14
OG AnunobyF · #8
Mikal BridgesG · #25
Jalen BrunsonG · #11
Jordan ClarksonG · #00
Pacome DadietF · #4
Mohamed DiawaraF · #51
Andre DrummondC · #0
Josh HartG · #3
Dalton KnechtF · #99
Tyler KolekG · #13
Miles McBrideG · #2
Tyler NickelF · #55
Landry ShametG · #44
Karl-Anthony TownsC · #32
James WisemanC · #35
Last 7 games
| Date | Opponent | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-11 | vs CLE | L 107-115 | Did not play — coach's decision | ||||||||||
| 2026-11-10 | vs MIL | W 117-85 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +4 |
| 2026-11-07 | @ CLE | W 109-97 | Did not play — coach's decision | ||||||||||
| 2026-11-04 | vs CHI | W 135-105 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -6 |
| 2026-11-02 | vs BKN | W 103-90 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -3 |
| 2026-10-23 | @ BOS | L 103-107 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -10 |
| 2026-10-20 | vs PHI | L 100-106 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | +6 |
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 | new york knicks | 5 | 0 | 10.4 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 26.7 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.8-3.0 | 0.4-1.6 | 0.0-0.0 |
| 2025-26 | 2025 26 Totals | 69 | 3 | 19.9 | 7.4 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 41.6 | 35.2 | 76.1 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 2.7-6.5 | 1.5-4.2 | 0.5-0.7 |
| 2025-26 | new orleans pelicans | 41 | 0 | 21.9 | 7.9 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 41.8 | 36.3 | 83.3 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 2.9-6.8 | 1.7-4.7 | 0.5-0.6 |
| 2025-26 | new york knicks | 28 | 3 | 16.9 | 6.6 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 41.4 | 33.0 | 68.2 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 2.5-6.0 | 1.1-3.4 | 0.5-0.8 |
| 2024-25 | new orleans pelicans | 56 | 23 | 24.4 | 10.3 | 2.4 | 4.6 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 39.2 | 35.9 | 81.1 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 3.6-9.3 | 2.0-5.5 | 1.1-1.3 |
| 2023-24 | new orleans pelicans | 56 | 0 | 18.4 | 7.1 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 41.2 | 37.7 | 67.3 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 2.5-6.2 | 1.4-3.7 | 0.6-0.9 |
| 2022-23 | new orleans pelicans | 61 | 10 | 21.5 | 9.0 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 41.1 | 33.6 | 81.3 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 3.3-8.0 | 1.4-4.0 | 1.1-1.3 |
| 2021-22 | new orleans pelicans | 54 | 1 | 15.4 | 6.1 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 44.6 | 29.1 | 67.9 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.4-5.4 | 0.6-2.0 | 0.7-1.0 |
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.