$Signed a two-year, $7.69 million contract with the Pacers in August of 2021. Pacers exercised $4.12 million team option for 2023-24 in October of 2022. Traded to the Kings in July of 2023. Kings exercised $5.89 million team option for 2024-25 in October of 2023. Traded to the Bulls in July of 2024.
Personal Bio/PreCareer Summary
Christopher Theoret Duarte is the son of Ana Luisa and Leonardo Duarte. He was born in June of 1997 in Montreal, Canada but moved at a young age and spent most of his childhood in Puerto Plata of the Dominican Republic. The Duarte family then moved to New York state in 2015 so that Chris could play his last two years of high school basketball at Redemption Christian Academy in Troy. After his senior season at Redemption, Duarte was ranked the fifth best player in New York by 247Sports. For college ball, Duarte initially choose Northwest Florida State. As a freshman, Duarte earned All-Panhandle Conference honors. In the fall of 2018, Duarte announced he planned to play one more year for NFSC and then continue his college experience at the University of Oregon. Duarte averaged 19 points per game as sophomore for NFSC and was named the NABC NJCAA Player of the Year. He then transferred to Oregon and started 28 games for the Ducks in 2019-20. As a senior in 2020-21, Duarte averaged 17.1 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.3 triples and 1.9 steals per game. He also led the Ducks to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. At the end of the season, Duarte won the 2021 Jerry West award as the best shooting guard in college basketball. He was also named AP Pac-12 Player of the Year. In March of 2021, Duarte declared himself eligible for the 2021 NBA Draft and was selected by the Indiana Pacers with the 13th pick of the draft. The Oregon product starts his NBA career as a 24-year-old rookie.
Makes return from G League
FChicago Bulls
December 21, 2024
The Bulls recalled Duarte from the G League's Windy City Bulls on Saturday.
ANALYSIS Chicago sent Duarte down to the G League to pick up some minutes after he hadn't been able to carve out a rotation spot at the NBA level this season. He'll be available for Saturday's game against the Celtics but likely won't be in store for playing time outside of a blowout scenario.
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Stat Review
How does Chris Duarte 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 %
An advanced statistic that measures a player's efficiency at shooting the ball that takes field goal percentage, free throw percentage, and three point percentage into account.
Effective Field Goal %
A statistic that adjusts field goal percentage to account for the fact that three-point field goals count for three points while field goals only count for two points.
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
NBA Fantasy Points Per Game.
Fantasy Points Per Minute
NBA Fantasy Points Per Minute.
True Shooting %
65.9%
Effective Field Goal %
62.5%
3-Point Attempt Rate
60.0%
Free Throw Rate
40.0%
Offensive Rebound %
7.8%
Defensive Rebound %
23.0%
Total Rebound %
15.5%
Assist %
13.1%
Steal %
0.0%
Block %
0.0%
Turnover %
3.4%
Usage %
19.0%
Fantasy Points Per Game
4.4
Fantasy Points Per Minute
1.1
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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After an encouraging rookie season, Duarte took more than a few steps back during the 2022-23 campaign, finishing just inside the top 350 in nine-category leagues. His numbers fell across the board, ending with averages of 7.9 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 0.5 steals and 1.2 three-pointers. With Bennedict Mathurin asserting himself as their shooting guard of Indiana's future, Duarte was traded to Sacramento during the offseason. Given the Kings are a team looking to go deep into the playoffs, Duarte could find himself playing even fewer minutes than last season. Based on what we saw during his sophomore run, it could be a while before we see him in a meaningful role.
Duarte started his career scorching hot. Indiana dealt with injuries out of the gate, forcing the rookie into a starting role and he didn't disappoint. He scored in double digits in his first nine games, averaging 16.9 points on 44/43/92 shooting. After that, Duarte proceeded to cool off and traversed the normal ebbs and flows of a rookie season. The 13th overall pick averaged 13.1 points on 43/37/80 shooting, 4.1 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.0 steals in 28.0 minutes on the season. He showed an encouraging ability to create for himself off the dribble and wasn't reliant on catch-and-shoot jumpers. His shot diet consisted of more long twos (17 percent of his attempts) than is ideal, but he hit them at a solid 43 percent clip. He ranked 161st in per-game fantasy production - not bad given his draft slot and role for most of the year. This season, Duarte should see more opportunities to touch and ball and make plays. The Pacers have entered a complete rebuild, and his only real competitors for minutes are Buddy Hield and rookie Bennedict Mathurin - promising in his own right. Still, there should be plenty of usage available, so Duarte should have no problem reaching and/or exceeding his minutes and use from his rookie campaign. Factor in some development, and he's probably worth taking a flier on towards the end of most standard fantasy drafts.
If you're drafting a 24-year-old in the lottery, he better contribute right away. That's the plan, anyway, for Duarte, who averaged 17.1 points on 53.2 percent shooting (42.4% 3PT) at Oregon last season. For now, Duarte will likely slot in as a backup to Malcolm Brogdon and Caris LeVert, competing with veteran T.J. McConnell for playing time. Duarte looked good during Summer League play in Las Vegas, but he may need to catch a break to earn enough minutes to achieve fantasy relevance in standard leagues as a rookie. In deeper formats, however, Duarte's NBA-readiness makes him an intriguing option on draft night.
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Shines in G League win
FWindy City Bulls G League (Bulls)
December 20, 2024
Duarte posted 36 points (12-19 FG, 5-11 3Pt, 6-6 FT), five rebounds, five assists and four steals across 33 minutes Thursday in the G League Windy City Bulls' 109-104 win over the Memphis Hustle.
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Assigned to G League
FWindy City Bulls G League (Bulls)
December 17, 2024
Chicago assigned Duarte to the G League's Windy City Bulls on Tuesday.
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Contributes off bench in blowout
FChicago Bulls
November 17, 2024
Duarte closed Sunday's 143-107 loss to the Rockets with six points (2-4 FG, 0-2 3Pt, 2-2 FT) and two rebounds over 12 minutes.
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Hits rock bottom in loss
FSacramento Kings
March 17, 2024
Duarte posted no counting stats over zero minutes during Saturday's 98-91 loss to the Knicks.
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Role in flux
FSacramento Kings
January 15, 2024
Duarte picked up a DNP-CD on Sunday against Milwaukee after starting Friday's game versus Philadelphia.
ANALYSIS Duarte logged just 10 minutes in his latest start, potentially indicating that Sacramento is pulling the plug on his experimentation with the first unit. Duarte has started six of Sacramento's past 10 games and logged at least 15 minutes on five occasions, making his rapid removal from the rotation a volatile swing. That being said, the 26-year-old is shooting just 36.0 percent from the field and 31.3 percent from deep, failing to capitalize on his enlarged opportunity. His 0.822 points per possession ranks in the 15th percentile among all players this season.