$Signed a two-year, $3.82 million contract with the Raptors in July of 2024. Contract includes $2.3 million team option for 2026-27.
Personal Bio/PreCareer Summary
Shead began his high school career at John B. Connally in Texas and later transferred to Manor High School. As a junior, Shead led his team to the state tournament for the first time in school history, earning District 18-5A Most Valuable Player honors. As a senior, he helped Manor win the District 18-5A title. Considered a three-star prospect by 247Sports, Shead committed to play college basketball for Houston. While Shead received limited playing time as a freshman, he made 32 starts as a sophomore and was named to the All-AAC Third Team. The following year, the 6-foot guard was named to the All-AAC Second Team and earned AAC Defensive Player of the Year honors. As a senior, Shead averaged 12.9 points, 6.3 assists, 3.7 rebounds and 2.2 steals in 31.1 minutes across 37 appearances. For his efforts, he was named the Big 12 Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year, becoming the first player to win both awards in the same season. Shead's biggest strength is his standout perimeter defense. The 6-foot guard is adept at navigating screens, keeping opponents in front of him, and forcing turnovers through jumping passing lanes and maintaining active hands. Shead is also a good playmaker, able to find teammates all over the court as a primary ball-handler. Shead's game is reminiscent of Tre Jones and Kris Dunn due to his elite perimeter defense combined with the ability to create open shots for teammates. Shead's skillset could allow him to develop into a quality backup point at the next level who can fit seamlessly alongside volume scorers.
Solid numbers off bench Monday
GToronto Raptors
December 17, 2024
Shead finished Monday's 122-121 loss to the Bulls with 10 points (4-4 FG, 2-2 3Pt), four rebounds, six assists and one steal across 12 minutes.
ANALYSIS Shead made the most of his minutes off the bench. The rookie was perfect from the field and made his presence felt as a playmaker and rebounder while logging just 12 minutes. The Raptors will probably rely on RJ Barrett to run the offense going forward, but Shead could get a bigger role since the team is missing both Immanuel Quickley (elbow) and Scottie Barnes (ankle) due to injuries.
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Stat Review
How does Jamal Shead 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 %
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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.
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True Shooting %
48.7%
Effective Field Goal %
47.0%
3-Point Attempt Rate
40.2%
Free Throw Rate
10.3%
Offensive Rebound %
1.2%
Defensive Rebound %
6.6%
Total Rebound %
3.9%
Assist %
27.9%
Steal %
1.5%
Block %
0.5%
Turnover %
14.1%
Usage %
18.3%
Fantasy Points Per Game
10.7
Fantasy Points Per Minute
0.8
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Held scoreless Thursday
GToronto Raptors
December 6, 2024
Shead recorded zero points (0-4 FG, 0-4 3Pt), two assists and one rebound across 12 minutes in Thursday's 129-92 loss to the Thunder.
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Could crack rotation
GToronto Raptors
October 18, 2024
Shead has a chance to crack the Raptors' rotation for the 2024-25 Opening Night, according to Josh Lewenberg of TSN.ca.
ANALYSIS The Raptors' head coach, Darko Rajakovic, talked to the media earlier this week regarding the team's point guard depth, and it seems his comments suggest Shead may start the season as the third-stringer, not part of the regular rotation. However, Shead has turned heads with his play in the preseason, and it shouldn't be long before he cracks Toronto's regular rotation, possibly at some point during his rookie campaign.