Sharife Cooper
#13PG · Washington Wizards
Height
6'0"
Weight
176 lbs
Age
24
College
Auburn
Experience
1 yrs
C+
D+
D-
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Career StatsD-
| Year | Team | GP | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3PT% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career |  | 42 | 6.9 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 48.2% | 32.1% | 78.9% |
| 2025-26 | | 30 | 6.9 | 2.2 | 2.5 |
Performance Analysis
D-
#81 of 93 Point Guards
FCA+
Sharife Cooper earns a D- Performance grade, indicating below-average production relative to other NBA point guards this season. Through 42 games, Sharife is contributing 6.9 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game in his role. Sharife's strongest area is FG% at 48.2, which compares favorably to the point guard median of 46.0. The biggest area for growth is RPG at 2.2 (point guard median: 5.0). Among 93 NBA point guards graded this season, Sharife ranks 81st. At 24, Sharife is still developing. The production should improve as he gains experience and a larger role with the Washington Wizards.
Current Sentiment
D+
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The public narrative around Sharife Cooper is in a complicated place — the recent sentiment has been trending sharply downward after a brief wave of optimism, and a D+ sentiment grade reflects a fanbase and media landscape that has largely cooled on the "blossom" story. Earlier in the season, his career-high 18-point performance against the Detroit Pistons in February generated genuine buzz and anchored a hopeful narrative around resilience and earned opportunity, with coverage framing him as a second-chance success story worth tracking on a roster built for development. The problem is that the underlying production simply hasn't sustained that momentum — a D- performance grade anchored to 6.9 PPG, 2.2 RPG, and 2.5 APG across 30 games tells the story of a fringe rotation player, not an emerging starter, and the optimism was always built more on potential than proof. The Wizards' aggressive run of late-season signings — adding Kadary Richmond, Keshon Gilbert, Jamir Watkins, and Julian Reese in a tight window — signals a roster churn that further clouds Cooper's standing and competitive runway heading into the offseason. A 130-117 loss to Cleveland on April 12 is the kind of result that, on a 17-65 team already eliminated from any playoff relevance, accelerates the deflation of individual narratives that were never fully established. The bottom line here is that Cooper's story peaked with that Detroit highlight reel and hasn't found new evidence to build on since — he remains exactly what the cautious analysts pegged him as: a young player with upside on the right team, but one whose reputation still outpaces his résumé.
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