NBA Player

Darryn Peterson

Effortless range, smooth handles, and ice in his veins.

ANBA Player Shot Creator

Scouting Report

Strengths

+Three-level shot creation — 5 twos, 5 threes, 5 handles
+5 speed — burns closeouts and wins the open floor
+4 steals — active hands in the passing lanes

Weaknesses

–3 on guard — the matchup to hunt on switches
–Slim frame on the sheet — 3 power, 3 boards, 3 blocks

One of the first three names called at the 2026 Draft, now suiting up for the Utah Jazz. The in-game card reads: “Cool under pressure with effortless range and a smooth handle, Darryn Peterson creates shots from anywhere and thrives when the game is on the line.” The sheet is a shot-maker’s card, front to back.

The core is 5 twos, 5 threes, 5 handles — the guard trifecta. He gets to his spot off the dribble and scores from either side of the arc at max rating, and 5 speed means the defense is always a half-step late: burn the closeout, beat the trap, get out in transition. 4 stamina — trimmed from 5 in the August 10 patch, which also nerfed his handles under a still-maxed bar — keeps it mostly honest, though he fades a touch earlier than the day-one card did. The 4 dunks finish what the first step starts, and 4 steals give him real playing-lane teeth on defense.

The trade-off is the frame: 3 on guard means quicker or stronger scorers will hunt him on switches, and 3 power / 3 boards / 3 blocks say he’s not winning the physical battles inside. He’s a scorer you protect on defense, not a stopper.

In the Zone: Deep Threat. The sniper’s takeover — range stretches out and the contest penalty shrinks, so the deep pull-up stays live with a hand in his face. That’s the same Zone Curry, KD, and Dame carry, and on a 5-threes card with 5 handles to create the window, it fits exactly. His range dot is the one the community’s most curious about — help map how deep his makeable range actually runs in the Lab’s July 21 thread.

Run him with a rim protector and a rebounding big — the card’s three 3s on the interior are the holes to cover. A screener who frees him for one dribble into the pull-up is all the offense needs. Unlocks at Rank 25 for 5,000 Cred.