$Signed a contract with the Timberwolves in September of 2024.
Personal Bio/PreCareer Summary
Skylar Mays was born on September 5, 1997 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He grew up in Baton Rouge and attended Louisiana State University Laboratory School, where he played varsity basketball as an eighth-grader. Mays was a first team All-State selection as a sophomore and a junior, leading "U-High" to back-to-back state titles. For his senior season, Mays transferred to Findlay Prep in Henderson, Nevada, where he posted 10.9 points, 5.3 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 2.7 steals as a senior. Mays originally committed to LSU during his sophomore year of high school, but he re-opened his recruitment before his senior year. Ultimately, Mays opted to honor his commitment to LSU, picking the Tigers over offers from Baylor, UNLV, Oklahoma State, Memphis, Cal and Stanford. As a freshman at LSU, Mays began the season coming off the bench but quickly assumed the starting point guard role. He went on to start 25 of 31 appearances, averaging 8.3 points, 2.2 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.3 steals per contest. In his sophomore season, Mays posted 11.3 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.6 steals per game. He was named a Second Team Academic All-American. During his junior season, Mays made the All-SEC Second Team and was named the SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year. He was also named a First Team Academic All-American. Following his junior season, Mays declared for the NBA Draft but ultimately opted to return to Baton Rouge. As a senior, Mays earned First Team All-SEC honors behind 16.7 points and 5.0 rebounds per game. He was once again a First Team Academic All-American, while also earning the prestigious Academic All-American of the Year award by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Mays majored in pre-med/kinesiology at LSU.
ANALYSIS Mays offers decent NBA experience at the guard position, logging 38 combined appearances for the Trail Blazers and Lakers in 2023-24. In 105 career NBA games, Mays posted averages of 4.3 points, 1.7 assists and 1.2 rebounds.
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Stat Review
How does Skylar Mays compare to other players?
This section compares his stats with all players from the previous three seasons (minimum 200 minutes played)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
True Shooting %
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Effective Field Goal %
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3-Point Attempt Rate
Percentage of field goal attempts from three point range.
Free Throw Rate
Number of free throw attempts per field goal attempt.
Offensive Rebound %
An estimate of the percentage of available offensive rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
Defensive Rebound %
An estimate of the percentage of available defensive rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
Total Rebound %
An estimate of the percentage of available rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
Assist %
An estimate of the percentage of teammate field goals a player assisted while they were on the floor.
Steal %
An estimate of the percentage of opponent possessions that end with a steal by the player while they were on the floor.
Block %
An estimate of the percentage of opponent two-point field goal attempts blocked by the player while they were on the floor.
Turnover %
An estimate of turnovers committed per 100 plays.
Usage %
An estimate of the percentage of team plays used by a player while they were on the floor.
Fantasy Points Per Game
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True Shooting %
52.4%
Effective Field Goal %
52.4%
3-Point Attempt Rate
23.8%
Free Throw Rate
0.0%
Offensive Rebound %
1.5%
Defensive Rebound %
6.9%
Total Rebound %
4.3%
Assist %
16.9%
Steal %
3.9%
Block %
1.1%
Turnover %
6.1%
Usage %
0.0%
Fantasy Points Per Game
3.9
Fantasy Points Per Minute
0.9
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More Fantasy News
Leading scorer in G League loss
GSouth Bay Lakers G League (Lakers)
March 12, 2024
Mays registered 24 points (8-18 FG, 2-6 3Pt, 4-5 FT), seven assists, five rebounds and one steal across 40 minutes Monday in the G League South Bay Lakers' 131-116 win over the Westchester Knicks.
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Posts 25 points in G League
GLos Angeles Lakers
March 8, 2024
Mays logged 25 points (8-13 FG, 5-6 3Pt, 3-4 FT), four rebounds, one assist and one block across 32 minutes Thursday in the G League South Bay Lakers' 122-117 win over the Memphis Hustle.
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Productive off bench in G League
GSouth Bay Lakers G League (Lakers)
March 6, 2024
Mays played 33 minutes Tuesday in the G League South Bay Lakers' 118-98 win over the Iowa Wolves, tallying 19 points (7-17 Fg, 2-7 3Pt, 2-2 FT), seven rebounds, five assists and one steal.
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Leads G League team in assists
GSouth Bay Lakers G League (Lakers)
February 28, 2024
Mays recorded 21 points (7-22 FG, 3-12 FG, 3-3 FT), nine assists and four rebounds across 33 minutes Tuesday in the G League South Bay Lakers' 122-120 loss to the Sioux Falls Skyforce.
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Dominant in G League win
GSouth Bay Lakers G League (Lakers)
January 22, 2024
Mays played 31 minutes Saturday during the G League South Bay Lakers' 117-116 win over the Greensboro Swarm, compiling 29 points (13-16 FG, 3-5 3Pt), seven assists, five rebounds and two steals.
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Huge cameo
GPortland Trail Blazers
April 10, 2023
Mays is averaging 15.3 points, 8.3 assists, 3.2 rebounds and 1.0 steals in 31.5 minutes per contest across six games with Portland.
ANALYSIS Mays' sample size is small, but the 6-foot-4, 25-year-old point guard has flashed serious talent. Portland's bench mob has yielded interesting results of late, with success stories like Drew Eubanks and Trendon Watford coming to fantasy relevance. However, cases such as Brandon Williams and Keon Johnson serve as reference points for contextualizing this garbage-time stretch.