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James Palmer of Osaka is a key starter, playing all nine games and ranking second in minutes with 32.8 per outing. He averages 17.7 points, 4.2 rebounds and 6.0 assists while shooting 40% from the field and 30% from beyond the arc. In his most recent five contests he has averaged 16.4 points and shot 39% from the floor, slightly below his season averages. Palmer's recent performances include 10 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists in 33 minutes in a defeat against Brave Thunders on 21 October 2026, and 13 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists in 33 minutes in a defeat against Ibaraki Robots on 18 October 2026. His form score sits at 4.7 on a 0 to 10 scale, indicating a level just below his normal over the past year. Osaka's next game is scheduled against the Nagoya Hawks.
James Palmer plays for Osaka (). This season, every competition, he averages 17.7 points, 4.2 rebounds and 6.0 assists in 32.8 minutes over 9 games, shooting 40% from the field. His form is 4.8 on the 0-10 scale (5 = his normal).
OsakaLast 15 – points for & against, and James Palmer's form and points
J. Culver27.3
Keyontae Johnson24.1
N. Williams24.0
Nassir Little23.7
M. Smith23.2
Braian Angola22.0
Z. Auguste22.0
S. Johnson21.3
V. Law21.0
Kofi Cockburn20.9 Christopher Smith20.4
D. Dennis20.0
T. Davis20.0
Y. Childs19.8 Vittorio Brown19.1 Damyean Dotson19.1
Trey Kell19.1
Mike Daum18.9 Kevon Harris18.8
D. Gardner18.7
J. Brantley18.6 J. Layman18.6
A. Caloiaro18.5
D. Newbill17.9 Y. Okada17.8
J. LeDee17.8 James Palmer17.7 C. Jackson17.7
S. Eatherton17.6
Isaiah Livers17.5 Xavier Sneed17.5 Hogg D. J.17.5 D. Willis17.4
David Nwaba17.2 A. Henry17.1 J. van Tabergen17.0 Yannick Wetzell16.7 D. Evans16.5 Kofi Cockburn12.8 F. Aimaq12.6 C. Jackson11.2 R. Rossiter11.0 J. Cooley10.8 L. Maye10.5 Y. Childs10.3 Maik-Kalev Kotsar10.2 D. Pardon9.8 A. Kirk9.7 D. Willis9.5 Z. Auguste9.4 S. O'Mara9.1 N. Kay8.9 V. Law8.8 Yannick Wetzell8.7 P. Aguilar8.5 J. Harrellson8.4 Marcus Lee8.4 Mike Daum8.4 M. Bonds8.2 J. LeDee7.8 D. Evans7.7 D. Gardner7.6 T. Soares7.6 K. Blackshear7.4 Trey Kell7.3 David Nwaba7.2 D. Dudzinski7.1 J. Heath7.0 S. Eatherton6.9 J. van Tabergen6.9 J. Culver6.8 Xavier Sneed6.8 N. Namizato7.1 Y. Okada6.7 M. Smith6.6 T. Saito6.4 James Palmer6.0 S. El Darwich6.0 A. Yu5.8 R. Sasaki5.8 Kevon Harris5.3 T. Sumida5.2 D. Newbill5.2 A. Caloiaro5.2 R. Rossiter4.9 D. Nomoto4.9 D. Evans4.9 Braian Angola4.8 S. Oura4.8 V. Law4.6 Trey Kell4.5 Y. Togashi4.5 S. Terazono4.5 R. Kishimoto4.4 D. Pardon4.4 Y. Kubota4.2 Levi Randolph4.2 J. Culver4.2 Y. Childs4.2 N. Boothe4.1 David Nwaba4.1 J. Brantley4.0 A. Ogawa4.0 Aamir Simms3.9 K. Ravena3.8 D. Gardner3.8 A. Henry3.8 R. Segawa3.8 S. Johnson3.6 Nassir Little3.2 Isaiah Livers3.2 Hogg D. J.3.0 M. Smith2.9 J. Layman2.9 J. Culver2.9 D. Dennis2.9 T. Davis2.9 D. Newbill2.6 Braian Angola2.5 Y. Okada2.5 Y. Nishida2.5 Christopher Smith2.5 Y. Togashi2.5 James Palmer2.4 K. Ravena2.4 S. Ando2.3 K. Hosokawa2.3 N. Williams2.3 Mike Daum2.3 Trey Kell2.2 S. Oura2.2 J. Brantley2.1 Vittorio Brown2.1 T. Saito2.1 J. Heath2.1 Damyean Dotson2.0 S. Ando2.0 N. Boothe1.9 N. Mayo1.9 Xavier Sneed1.9 R. Kishimoto1.9 Kevon Harris1.9 B. Parks1.9 V. Law1.8 M. Kinoshita1.8 G. Arai1.8 Marcus Lee71.2% C. Jackson70.2% S. O'Mara67.9% E. Gill66.7% S. Eatherton65.7% Kofi Cockburn65.1% I. Fotu65.0% N. Kay63.1% J. LeDee60.4% Yannick Wetzell60.0% G. Hiraiwa60.0% P. Aguilar59.7% R. Shibuta59.4% D. Pardon59.3% R. Faraz58.7% A. Caloiaro58.6% Maik-Kalev Kotsar58.5% F. Aimaq58.1% K. Blackshear57.4% D. Gardner56.5% R. Sumino55.6% J. van Tabergen55.6% Keyontae Johnson54.6% D. Evans54.5% Ryan Luther54.1% T. Nakahigashi54.1% J. Cooley53.7% Hogg D. J.53.4% T. Soares53.1% A. Kirk52.0% G. Arai52.0% M. Phillips51.8% A. Edu51.0% D. Newbill50.9% N. Williams50.9% M. Waki50.9% C. Jackson72.6% Marcus Lee72.2% I. Fotu72.0% Hogg D. J.70.2% N. Kay69.8% S. Eatherton69.1% E. Gill68.6% S. O'Mara67.9% D. Newbill66.7% A. Caloiaro66.7% G. Edwards65.9% Kofi Cockburn65.1% R. Faraz65.0% Q. Millora-Brown65.0% J. Heath64.5% P. Aguilar64.4% Christopher Smith64.0% Yannick Wetzell63.9% J. van Tabergen63.1% K. Blackshear63.0% T. Soares62.5% K. Sudo61.8% J. Brantley61.0% S. El Darwich60.8% D. Pardon60.4% J. LeDee60.3% F. Aimaq60.3% G. Hiraiwa60.0% D. Evans59.8% D. Gardner59.8% A. Ogawa59.4% Y. Kubota59.3% K. Imamura59.3% T. Davis59.0% Mike Daum58.6% R. Shibuta58.8% R. Sumino51.9% K. Hosokawa49.2% G. Arai48.8% Vittorio Brown47.5% P. Aguilar47.1% D. Gardner46.9% Baiqing Zhao45.0% M. Hiejima44.9% Ryan Luther44.4% Io Nagano43.9% Isaiah Livers43.6% J. D. Komamizu43.5% H. Komasawa43.2% Keyontae Johnson43.1% Yannick Wetzell42.9% Hogg D. J.42.9% B. Parks42.6% N. Mayo42.4% M. Waki42.1% M. Smith41.8% S. Funyu41.4% N. Williams41.1% K. Jones41.0% J. Heath41.0% Y. Nishida41.0% Kevon Harris40.6% T. Davis40.6% J. Layman40.4% T. Saito40.4% N. Boothe40.3% K. Fukuzawa40.0% A. Kishida40.0% K. Sugimoto40.0% N. Kay40.0% K. Asano40.0% N. Tashiro40.0% I. Murphy40.0% D. Dudzinski100.0% H. Wakugawa94.4% D. Tsuchiya94.1% T. Davis94.1% K. Ravena93.8% D. Xzavierro93.8% N. Kay92.9% Y. Togashi92.5% T. Kida91.7% D. Gardner91.4% R. Akaho91.3% T. Okada90.0% A. Caloiaro90.0% P. Aguilar90.0% T. Mckinney-Jones89.3% J. Cooley89.2% H. Yoshii88.9% K. Blackshear88.8% Y. Fujii88.2% V. Law87.7% E. Donley87.5% Xavier Sneed87.0% D. Nomoto86.4% Mike Daum85.7% T. Saito85.3% M. Kinoshita85.0% A. Kirk85.0% J. Culver84.3% S. Johnson83.7% Trey Kell83.3% Hogg D. J.83.3% K. Takeuchi83.3% Yuta Watanabe83.3% R. Sadohara83.3% A. Ogawa83.3% R. Segawa82.9%| Split | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | PRA | FG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All games | 9 | 32.8 | 17.7 | 4.2 | 6.0 | 27.9 | 40% |
| Home | 4 | 31.4 | 14.8 | 3.8 | 5.8 | 24.2 | 38% |
| Away | 5 | 33.9 | 20.0 | 4.6 | 6.2 | 30.8 | 41% |
| Starter | 9 | 32.8 | 17.7 | 4.2 | 6.0 | 27.9 | 40% |
| Team won | 1 | 35.6 | 28.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 39.0 | 52% |
| Team lost | 8 | 32.4 | 16.4 | 4.1 | 6.0 | 26.5 | 38% |
| vs stronger teams | 9 | 32.8 | 17.7 | 4.2 | 6.0 | 27.9 | 40% |
| Metric | 2023 EuroCup n=18 | 2023-24 BSL n=29 | 2024-25 n=2 | 2024 BCL n=19 | 2024-25 BSL n=33 | 2025 BCL n=14 | 2025-26 BSL n=31 | 2026-27 n=9 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 14.0 | 15.5 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 16.3 | 13.4 | 16.1 | 17.7 | |
| Rebounds / game | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.2 | |
| Assists / game | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 6.0 | |
| Threes / game | 1.4 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.4 | |
| Minutes / game | 27.3 | 27.8 | 30.9 | 31.2 | 32.3 | 31.3 | 29.7 | 32.8 | |
| FG% | 45% | 51% | 38% | 44% | 49% | 39% | 48% | 40% | |
| 3P% | 32% | 50% | 9% | 38% | 47% | 35% | 33% | 30% | |
| FT% | 69% | 54% | 82% | 54% | 51% | 50% | 48% | 48% | |
| Game score / 36 | 14.5 | 17.1 | 12.2 | 14.8 | 15.8 | 13.5 | 16.2 | 15.2 |
| Player | GP | Starts | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | PRA | TS% | 3PM · 3P% | Usage | Team pts share | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSS. Saiz | 5 | 5 | 28.9 | 18.4 | 9.6 | 1.0 | 29.0 | 54% | 0.2 · - | 33% | 10% | – |
| JPJames Palmer | 9 | 9 | 32.8 | 17.7 | 4.2 | 6.0 | 27.9 | 48% | 2.4 · 30% | 31% | 18% | 4.8 |
| MKM. Kinoshita | 13 | 3 | 19.0 | 10.9 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 15.4 | 55% | 1.8 · 32% | 29% | 16% | 9.5 |
| KSKyo-Chang Song | 13 | 12 | 26.4 | 8.8 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 13.9 | 47% | 1.4 · 33% | 19% | 13% | 3.2 |
| WSW. Smith | 2 | 1 | 15.2 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | - | 0.5 · - | 17% | 1% | – |
| KTK. Takahashi | 13 | 13 | 23.0 | 5.8 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 10.8 | 45% | 0.3 · 17% | 15% | 9% | 5.1 |
| CMC. Maduabum | 2 | 1 | 19.5 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 11.0 | - | 0.0 · - | 13% | 1% | – |
| YUY. Uematsu | 13 | 8 | 21.4 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 0.2 | 9.3 | 44% | 0.8 · 28% | 16% | 8% | 7.0 |
| HMH. Maki | 12 | 4 | 23.8 | 5.3 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 9.1 | 33% | 0.6 · 19% | 19% | 7% | 2.7 |
| JTJ. Takeuchi | 7 | 7 | 24.0 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 10.3 | 47% | 0.6 · 29% | 12% | 4% | – |
| SSS. Sakamoto | 13 | 1 | 17.8 | 4.5 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 7.8 | 44% | 0.5 · 23% | 16% | 7% | 4.6 |
| DDD. Dodd | 9 | 1 | 12.3 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 8.3 | 57% | 0.0 · - | 16% | 4% | 3.9 |
| TST. Sato | 10 | 0 | 12.6 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 28% | 0.3 · 20% | 10% | 1% | 3.2 |
| Date | Opponent | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3P | FT | Game score /36 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct 26 | | @ Brave Thunders | L 67-101 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 4/15 | 1/9 | 1/1 | 9.0 |
| 18 Oct 26 | | @ Ibaraki Robots | L 63-98 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 5/18 | 1/7 | 2/4 | 5.7 |
| 12 Oct 26 | | v Alvark | L 78-103 | 30 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 8/15 | 6/7 | 0/0 | 24.1 |
| 09 Oct 26 | | @ Altiri Chiba | L 90-97 | 34 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 10/16 | 3/8 | 2/6 | 24.4 |
| 07 Oct 26 | | v Yokohama | L 57-66 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4/16 | 3/6 | 1/3 | 7.4 |
| 04 Oct 26 | | v SeaHorses Mikawa | L 57-101 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4/14 | 0/7 | 0/0 | 7.2 |
| 03 Oct 26 | | v SeaHorses Mikawa | L 57-76 | 34 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 7/15 | 2/8 | 1/5 | 15.5 |
| 27 Sep 26 | | @ Kobe | L 78-84 | 35 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9/25 | 0/11 | 6/6 | 19.9 |
| 26 Sep 26 | | @ Kobe | W 79-69 | 36 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 11/21 | 6/10 | 0/2 | 23.9 |
| 30 May 26 | | @  Besiktas | L 68-71 | 29 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 7/17 | 3/9 | 2/3 | 15.6 |
| 28 May 26 | | v Besiktas | W 78-75 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1/8 | 1/4 | 1/3 | 1.2 |
| 26 May 26 | | @ Besiktas | L 83-108 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 3/9 | 0/5 | 5/5 | 13.9 |
| 10 May 26 | | @ Besiktas | W 89-82 | 35 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 8/15 | 3/3 | 1/2 | 14.6 |
| 02 May 26 | | v  Manisa | L 87-91 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5/12 | 3/9 | 1/3 | 15.6 |
| 26 Apr 26 | | @  Trabzonspor | L 69-79 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6/15 | 2/7 | 0/0 | 15.2 |
| 23 Apr 26 | | @  Merkezefendi | W 90-80 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1/4 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 5.3 |
| 20 Apr 26 | | v  Anadolu Efes | L 80-87 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2/10 | 1/5 | 1/2 | 6.1 |
| 15 Apr 26 | | @  Tenerife | L 59-99 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3/13 | 0/5 | 0/0 | 2.3 |
| 08 Apr 26 | | v Tenerife | W 64-62 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4/10 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 15.5 |
| 05 Apr 26 | | v  Bursaspor | W 92-70 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 7/13 | 1/3 | 0/2 | 23.8 |
| 01 Apr 26 | | @ Tenerife | L 83-84 | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 6/17 | 3/10 | 1/1 | 17.6 |
| 28 Mar 26 | | @ Esenler Erokspor | W 86-85 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 5/10 | 1/4 | 1/4 | 15.8 |
| 21 Mar 26 | | v  Buyukcekmece | W 98-94 | 33 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 9/17 | 4/7 | 1/2 | 21.6 |
| 18 Mar 26 | | v  Rytas | L 81-90 | 35 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7/15 | 2/7 | 2/2 | 17.9 |
| 15 Mar 26 | | @  Mersin SK | L 76-114 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2/10 | 0/4 | 1/1 | 4.2 |
| 10 Mar 26 | | @  Hapoel Holon | W 87-74 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1/8 | 0/4 | 0/0 | 3.0 |
| 07 Mar 26 | | v  Turk Telekom | L 90-93 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1/4 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 5.8 |
| 15 Feb 26 | | @  Karsiyaka | W 82-72 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 6/9 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 14.3 |
| 11 Feb 26 | | @  Le Mans | W 94-81 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 5/10 | 3/4 | 2/4 | 18.5 |
| 08 Feb 26 | | @  Fenerbahce | L 77-79 | 31 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7/14 | 0/2 | 2/3 | 16.9 |
| 04 Feb 26 | | v Hapoel Holon | W 86-81 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 5/8 | 3/4 | 1/7 | 15.9 |
| 01 Feb 26 | | v  Petkim Spor | W 90-61 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3/6 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 15.6 |
| 27 Jan 26 | | @ Rytas | W 89-85 | 37 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 6/15 | 1/6 | 1/5 | 9.7 |
| 24 Jan 26 | | @  Tofas | W 91-78 | 33 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 7/12 | 3/5 | 1/2 | 22.9 |
| 21 Jan 26 | | v Le Mans | L 83-90 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 5/14 | 3/9 | 0/0 | 11.3 |
| 10 Jan 26 | | v Besiktas | W 89-73 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 5/13 | 0/2 | 2/4 | 14.5 |
| 04 Jan 26 | | @ Manisa | L 75-86 | 34 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 6/13 | 3/8 | 3/7 | 13.7 |
| 27 Dec 25 | | v Trabzonspor | L 89-101 | 38 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 16/26 | 3/7 | 1/3 | 26.6 |
| 21 Dec 25 | | @ Anadolu Efes | L 84-92 | 36 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7/20 | 2/9 | 2/6 | 11.7 |
| 12 Dec 25 | | v Merkezefendi | W 98-89 | 35 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 12/19 | 4/9 | 1/1 | 28.7 |
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