KAI
POLAND
BOSTON CELTICS - #49 - FORWARD
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
6-8 / 232 LBSAGE
29 YEARS OLDFROM
ILLINOISDRAFT
ROUND 1 - PICK 23EXPERIENCE
11 YEARSCURRENT RATING
POTENTIAL RATING
POTENTIAL RATING
9.9
Points
Per Game
Per Game
1.5
Assists
Per Game
Per Game
6.2
Rebounds
Per Game
Per Game
1.0
Blocks
Per Game
Per Game
0.8
Steals
Per Game
Per Game
Scouting Report
Very good shooting mechanics... Great at drawing fouls and converting from the free throw line... A scrappy player who loves to hit the glass hard on both ends of the floor... Has the ability to defend inside the post due to his long arms and great body strength... Never appears tired, has great conditioning and work ethicPlayer Personality
Loyalty
HighMotivation
Very HighConsistency
HighGreed
HighPlay For Winner
HighDurability
ToughWork Ethic
GoodPersonality
Good GuyPlaying Time
Wants To PlayContract Information
2037-2038 : $15,180,782
2038-2039 : $16,239,906
2039-2040 : $17,299,030
2040-2041 : N/A
2041-2042 : N/A
Bird Years : 6
Extension Eligible : NO
Option Eligible : NO
Career Bests
Points : 35
Assists : 8
Rebounds : 21
Blocks : 4
Steals : 7
Double Doubles : 123
Triple Doubles : 0
All Star Games : 0
Titles Won : 1
Player of the Game : 25
Player of the Week : 0
Player of the Month : 0
Rookie of the Month : 0
Transaction History
| + Injured with a strained abdominal (3/29/38) |
| + Injured with a sore hip (1/16/38) |
| + Injured with a sore foot (2/22/37) |
| Signed by the Celtics as a free agent for a deal worth $62,841,376 over 4 years (7/25/36) |
| Trail Blazers trade PF Kai Poland for Celtics PF Sam Moiso, 2036 2nd round pick(BOS) (6/28/36) |
| + Injured with a sprained finger (5/13/36) |
| + Injured with a sore wrist (2/25/36) |
| + Injured with a sore shoulder (11/17/35) |
| + Injured with a sore foot (10/24/35) |
| + Injured with a sprained toe (3/6/34) |
| Signed by the Trail Blazers as a free agent for a deal worth $75,548,274 over 4 years (7/24/33) |
| + Injured with a sore shoulder (4/16/33) |
| + Injured with a sprained wrist (1/20/33) |
| + Injured with a sore hip (1/1/33) |
| + Injured with a sore hip (3/3/32) |
| Signed by the Trail Blazers as a free agent for a deal worth $31,533,090 over 2 years (7/30/31) |
| + Injured with a strained calf (3/16/31) |
| + Injured with a broken ankle (10/3/30) |
| Signed a 1 year tender offer with the Cavaliers worth $4,326,072(7/28/30) |
| + Injured with a sore hand (1/13/30) |
| Bulls trade PF Kai Poland for Cavaliers SF Vinny Habib, 2029 2nd round pick(CLE) (6/28/29) |
| Had rookie Option picked up by the Bulls For $3,716,558 (9/30/28) |
| + Injured with a sore wrist (4/8/28) |
| Nuggets trade PF Kai Poland, PF P.J. Washington for Bulls PF Onyeka Okongwu, 2028 1st round pick(CHI) (2/6/28) |
| Recalled from Colorado of the development league (1/5/28) |
| Assigned to Colorado of the development league (1/3/28) |
| Had rookie Option picked up by the Nuggets For $2,190,076 (9/30/27) |
| Assigned to Colorado of the development league (3/27/27) |
| Recalled from Colorado of the development league (3/21/27) |
| Assigned to Colorado of the development league (3/20/27) |
| Recalled from Colorado of the development league (2/9/27) |
| Assigned to Colorado of the development league (1/31/27) |
| Recalled from Colorado of the development league (1/22/27) |
| Assigned to Colorado of the development league (12/31/26) |
| Recalled from Colorado of the development league (12/30/26) |
| + Injured with a sore arm (12/24/26) |
| Assigned to Colorado of the development league (12/11/26) |
| Recalled from Colorado of the development league (12/10/26) |
| Assigned to Colorado of the development league (11/17/26) |
| Recalled from Colorado of the development league (11/16/26) |
| Assigned to Colorado of the development league (10/24/26) |
| Drafted by the Nuggets with pick #23 in round 1 of the 2026 draft |
Career Awards
| 2027 - Sophomore Game Reserve |
| 2026 - Rookie Game Reserve |
| 2024 - Ranked #8 nationally by WSSN |
Career Stats
| Season | Team | G | GS | MPG | PPG | APG | RPG | DRPG | ORPG | SPG | BPG | TOPG | Points | FGM | FGA | FG% | FTM | FTA | FT% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | Assists | DRebs | ORebs | Steals | Blocks | TOs | DQ | PER | TS% | EFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2037 | NBA Season | 73 | 26 | 27.0 | 9.9 | 1.5 | 6.2 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 723 | 263 | 632 | .416 | 87 | 106 | .821 | 110 | 257 | .428 | 108 | 361 | 94 | 62 | 71 | 128 | 3 | 13.2 | .533 | 12.4 |
| 2036 | Boston | 80 | 66 | 29.0 | 10.8 | 1.5 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 862 | 333 | 733 | .454 | 109 | 142 | .768 | 87 | 250 | .348 | 123 | 339 | 121 | 98 | 67 | 133 | 7 | 14.1 | .542 | 13.1 |
| 2035 | Portland | 72 | 56 | 26.2 | 11.7 | 1.8 | 6.7 | 4.6 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 845 | 315 | 698 | .451 | 115 | 152 | .757 | 100 | 248 | .403 | 133 | 331 | 152 | 91 | 40 | 117 | 2 | 18.2 | .552 | 14.7 |
| 2034 | Portland | 76 | 57 | 27.3 | 12.3 | 2.0 | 6.3 | 4.7 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 934 | 357 | 775 | .461 | 101 | 119 | .849 | 119 | 332 | .358 | 150 | 360 | 119 | 88 | 48 | 140 | 1 | 17.1 | .564 | 14.8 |
| 2033 | Portland | 72 | 70 | 27.4 | 10.5 | 1.3 | 7.3 | 5.5 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 757 | 294 | 685 | .429 | 105 | 133 | .789 | 64 | 218 | .294 | 96 | 395 | 127 | 81 | 48 | 138 | 2 | 13.8 | .509 | 13.2 |
| 2032 | Portland | 74 | 74 | 32.0 | 14.8 | 2.1 | 9.1 | 6.8 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1096 | 418 | 896 | .467 | 124 | 156 | .795 | 136 | 338 | .402 | 154 | 505 | 167 | 100 | 74 | 148 | 3 | 19.0 | .568 | 19.4 |
| 2031 | Portland | 77 | 77 | 28.9 | 12.3 | 1.6 | 7.4 | 5.6 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 947 | 358 | 791 | .453 | 114 | 155 | .735 | 117 | 300 | .390 | 120 | 434 | 135 | 72 | 59 | 153 | 3 | 15.4 | .551 | 14.8 |
| 2030 | Cleveland | 62 | 62 | 28.6 | 13.0 | 2.0 | 6.4 | 4.6 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 803 | 297 | 682 | .435 | 90 | 114 | .789 | 119 | 301 | .395 | 122 | 287 | 110 | 52 | 45 | 119 | 1 | 15.9 | .548 | 14.4 |
| 2029 | Cleveland | 79 | 60 | 29.3 | 13.7 | 1.5 | 7.2 | 5.4 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1080 | 397 | 940 | .422 | 103 | 133 | .774 | 183 | 469 | .390 | 121 | 423 | 147 | 71 | 58 | 136 | 0 | 16.2 | .541 | 15.1 |
| 2028 | Chicago | 80 | 80 | 29.6 | 13.8 | 1.9 | 6.2 | 4.4 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 1106 | 392 | 948 | .414 | 151 | 199 | .759 | 171 | 452 | .378 | 152 | 350 | 143 | 89 | 55 | 177 | 1 | 15.3 | .534 | 13.9 |
| 2027 | Windy City | 2 | 2 | 36.0 | 24.0 | 3.5 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 48 | 15 | 32 | .469 | 11 | 15 | .733 | 7 | 17 | .412 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 23.3 | .622 | 24.5 |
| 2027 | Chicago | 28 | 28 | 30.4 | 12.3 | 1.4 | 7.2 | 5.3 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 343 | 127 | 347 | .366 | 39 | 50 | .780 | 50 | 170 | .294 | 38 | 147 | 55 | 33 | 13 | 55 | 0 | 11.7 | .465 | 12.3 |
| 2027 | Denver | 52 | 3 | 15.8 | 7.1 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 369 | 141 | 313 | .450 | 35 | 49 | .714 | 52 | 136 | .382 | 50 | 132 | 49 | 34 | 30 | 59 | 1 | 16.3 | .551 | 8.1 |
| 2026 | Colorado | 32 | 14 | 22.8 | 12.5 | 1.5 | 7.0 | 5.2 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 401 | 152 | 326 | .466 | 44 | 48 | .917 | 53 | 146 | .363 | 48 | 166 | 57 | 24 | 20 | 49 | 0 | 21.2 | .578 | 15.3 |
| 2026 | Denver | 23 | 0 | 11.3 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 55 | 20 | 65 | .308 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 14 | 40 | .350 | 11 | 35 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 4.9 | .417 | 2.6 |
| 2025 | Illinois | 30 | 30 | 27.5 | 10.8 | 1.3 | 7.4 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 325 | 108 | 244 | .443 | 72 | 86 | .837 | 37 | 98 | .378 | 38 | 128 | 93 | 27 | 45 | 44 | 3 | 18.5 | .577 | 15.4 |
| CAREER | PRO | 848 | 659 | 27.4 | 11.7 | 1.6 | 6.5 | 4.8 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 9920 | 3712 | 8505 | .436 | 1174 | 1510 | .777 | 1322 | 3511 | .377 | 1378 | 4099 | 1426 | 877 | 612 | 1515 | 24 | 15.6 | .541 | 13.8 |
| CAREER | DL | 34 | 16 | 23.6 | 13.2 | 1.6 | 7.1 | 5.4 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 449 | 167 | 358 | .466 | 55 | 63 | .873 | 60 | 163 | .368 | 55 | 182 | 58 | 26 | 22 | 55 | 0 | 21.4 | .582 | 15.8 |
Career Stats - Playoffs
| Season | Team | G | GS | MPG | PPG | APG | RPG | DRPG | ORPG | SPG | BPG | TOPG | Points | FGM | FGA | FG% | FTM | FTA | FT% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | Assists | DRebs | ORebs | Steals | Blocks | TOs | DQ | PER | TS% | EFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2037 | NBA Season | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2036 | Boston | 6 | 1 | 28.5 | 8.3 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 4.3 | 50 | 19 | 40 | .475 | 7 | 8 | .875 | 5 | 14 | .357 | 21 | 27 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 8.8 | .574 | 10.8 |
| 2035 | Portland | 15 | 15 | 24.8 | 10.3 | 1.2 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 154 | 56 | 117 | .479 | 28 | 36 | .778 | 14 | 50 | .280 | 18 | 65 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 14.7 | .580 | 12.1 |
| 2034 | Portland | 5 | 5 | 31.0 | 12.4 | 2.4 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 62 | 20 | 56 | .357 | 10 | 12 | .833 | 12 | 37 | .324 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 11.7 | .506 | 12.2 |
| 2033 | Portland | 6 | 6 | 28.8 | 10.0 | 1.3 | 13.3 | 10.0 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 60 | 23 | 72 | .319 | 9 | 12 | .750 | 5 | 20 | .250 | 8 | 60 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 11.9 | .388 | 15.5 |
| 2032 | Portland | 4 | 4 | 22.5 | 11.8 | 1.0 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 47 | 19 | 35 | .543 | 3 | 6 | .500 | 6 | 16 | .375 | 4 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 19.4 | .624 | 13.8 |
| 2031 | Portland | 4 | 4 | 29.0 | 10.3 | 1.8 | 6.0 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 41 | 16 | 45 | .356 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 7 | 28 | .250 | 7 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 10.3 | .447 | 10.8 |
| 2029 | Cleveland | 7 | 7 | 28.3 | 15.0 | 0.7 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 105 | 39 | 86 | .453 | 7 | 13 | .538 | 20 | 49 | .408 | 5 | 36 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 17.1 | .572 | 14.6 |
| 2026 | Denver | 4 | 4 | 33.0 | 20.5 | 2.0 | 8.8 | 5.5 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 82 | 34 | 62 | .548 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 11 | 22 | .500 | 8 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 26.1 | .648 | 24.5 |
| CAREER | PRO | 51 | 46 | 27.6 | 11.8 | 1.6 | 7.1 | 5.3 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 601 | 226 | 513 | .441 | 69 | 92 | .750 | 80 | 236 | .339 | 83 | 271 | 89 | 56 | 30 | 122 | 0 | 14.7 | .543 | 13.7 |
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