
#50SF · New York Knicks
Height
6'10"
Weight
270 lbs
Age
26
College
UAB
Experience
2 yrs
Grade this player:
| Year | Team | GP | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3PT% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | ![]() | 74 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 57.1% | 0.0% | 59.3% |
| 2025-26 | ![]() | 11 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0.3 |
| Date | OPP | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3PT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, 4/12 | vs CHA | L 96-110 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | -15 |
| Fri, 4/10 | vs TOR | W 112-95 | 3 | 0 |
Trey Jemison III earns a D Performance grade, indicating below-average production relative to other NBA small forwards this season. Through 74 games, Trey is contributing 0.8 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 0.3 assists per game in his role. Trey's strongest area is FG% at 57.1, which compares favorably to the small forward median of 46.0. The biggest area for growth is PPG at 0.8 (small forward median: 15.0). Among 119 NBA small forwards graded this season, Trey ranks 96th.
The public narrative around Trey Jemison III has cooled considerably heading into the playoff stretch, and the sentiment grade reflects a story that has quietly slipped from promising to peripheral. Early in the 2025-26 season, the framing around him was genuinely constructive — a two-way contract player held up as a prime example of the Knicks' player development pipeline, with his career shooting efficiency north of 55 percent from the field cited as a legitimate foundation for a big man still finding his footing at the professional level. The problem is that on-court production has done nothing to sustain that optimism: across 11 games in the 2025-26 season, Jemison is averaging 0.8 points and 1.5 rebounds, numbers that firmly place him in replacement-level territory and make the developmental narrative harder to maintain as the calendar turns toward the playoffs. New York's recent roster activity — adding Jeremy Sochan and acquiring Jose Alvarado — signals a front office focused on shoring up its competitive depth, moves that further crowd the margin for developmental fringe players on a two-way deal. The one thread keeping perception from bottoming out entirely is the absence of any negative drama: no injury concerns, no trade whispers, no public friction with the organization, just a quiet player whose window for meaningful contribution appears to be narrowing as the Knicks push toward the postseason. At 26 and in his third year, the clock on "developmental prospect" framing is starting to tick louder, and without a meaningful uptick in his role or production, the narrative risks drifting from quiet optimism to quiet irrelevance.
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