Desus Mero 
#25 PG | 6-0, 181lbs | Rockets | Experience: 7 years
Born: 6/1/1998 (30) | College: Ohio State | Fort Wayne, IN

 Attributes
  INS JPS FT 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA  
 Current: 50 57 74 53 82 64 48 25 40 65 64 37 87 52 75 100  
 Potential: C C B C A B C D D B B C          
 Health: Good
 Status: Active Roster

 Contract
  2027  2028  2029  2030  2031  2032  2033  2034 
 Value: $23,445,774  $24,969,749  $26,493,725  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0 
 Option: None  None  Team  None  None  None  None  None 
 Bird Years: 7                

 Season Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 2027 PBSL HOU 75 75 35.2 11.4 1.7 2.8 7.6 2.3 3.33 2.0 0.2 1.2 .414 .794 .301  
 2026 PBSL HOU 82 82 37.4 14.5 2.0 3.0 8.2 2.1 3.81 1.9 0.4 1.0 .445 .779 .346  
 2025 PBSL HOU 54 54 36.0 15.9 1.8 2.6 6.9 2.3 3.05 1.7 0.2 0.8 .462 .821 .326  
 2024 PBSL HOU 82 82 36.5 15.0 1.9 2.0 7.7 2.7 2.89 1.8 0.2 1.3 .439 .802 .332  
 2023 PBSL PHI 79 46 30.0 9.1 1.3 2.1 6.2 1.9 3.28 1.7 0.2 0.9 .455 .774 .304  
 2022 PBSL PHI 69 69 34.8 10.9 1.3 2.5 7.4 2.2 3.41 2.0 0.2 1.5 .473 .800 .295  
 2021 PBSL PHI 82 0 17.0 6.2 0.7 1.6 3.0 1.2 2.53 0.8 0.1 0.6 .430 .811 .322  
 2020 PBSL DAL 82 20 17.6 5.5 0.8 1.3 3.5 1.2 2.95 0.9 0.2 0.8 .420 .832 .234  
 Career     605 428 30.2 10.8 1.4 2.2 6.2 1.9 3.20 1.6 0.2 1.0 .443 .800 .316  

 Shooting Averages
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 2027 PBSL HOU 4.1 9.8 .414 2.1 2.7 .794 1.9 3.2 .608 0.9 2.6 .349 1.2 4.0 .301  
 2026 PBSL HOU 5.0 11.3 .445 2.9 3.8 .779 2.6 4.2 .610 0.9 2.7 .348 1.5 4.4 .346  
 2025 PBSL HOU 5.5 11.9 .462 3.4 4.1 .821 3.2 5.0 .646 0.9 2.6 .333 1.4 4.3 .326  
 2024 PBSL HOU 5.2 11.8 .439 3.3 4.1 .802 2.8 5.1 .549 1.0 2.7 .386 1.3 4.0 .332  
 2023 PBSL PHI 3.1 6.8 .455 2.3 3.0 .774 2.0 3.2 .620 0.5 1.4 .319 0.7 2.2 .304  
 2022 PBSL PHI 3.6 7.6 .473 3.0 3.8 .800 2.2 3.6 .596 0.8 1.7 .450 0.7 2.3 .295  
 2021 PBSL PHI 2.1 4.8 .430 1.7 2.1 .811 1.2 2.1 .570 0.5 1.6 .321 0.3 1.1 .322  
 2020 PBSL DAL 1.7 4.1 .420 1.8 2.1 .832 1.0 1.8 .593 0.4 1.0 .357 0.3 1.3 .234  
 Career     3.7 8.4 .443 2.5 3.2 .800 2.1 3.5 .597 0.7 2.0 .358 0.9 2.9 .316  

 Season Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 2027 75 75 2639 304 734 158 199 91 302 857 127 337 569 151 171 151 17 90 274 
 2026 82 82 3063 412 926 240 308 125 361 1189 162 407 670 155 176 155 35 78 445 
 2025 54 54 1944 298 645 184 224 76 233 856 99 240 375 92 123 92 11 43 497 
 2024 82 82 2993 425 969 272 339 108 325 1230 153 319 633 146 219 146 14 103 667 
 2023 79 46 2371 243 534 182 235 52 171 720 100 266 486 136 148 136 18 69 564 
 2022 69 69 2401 249 526 208 260 46 156 752 90 261 511 140 150 140 13 103 523 
 2021 82 0 1395 169 393 142 175 28 87 508 55 183 243 65 96 65 6 49 217 
 2020 82 20 1444 141 336 144 173 25 107 451 65 175 283 71 96 71 14 63 -74 
 Career 605 428 18250 2241 5063 1530 1913 551 1742 6563 851 2188 3770 956 1179 956 128 598 3113 

 Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 2027 PBSL HOU .521 1.17 36.4 10.9 18.0 5.7 9.2 7.5 16.0 195.7 6.5 3.7 112.4 107.7  
 2026 PBSL HOU .559 1.28 35.1 9.2 19.3 5.8 9.2 7.5 19.2 377.0 12.6 5.4 114.3 107.5  
 2025 PBSL HOU .575 1.33 30.2 9.9 20.6 5.4 7.7 6.6 19.7 251.6 8.4 9.2 113.9 101.1  
 2024 PBSL HOU .550 1.27 32.1 11.1 21.3 5.5 6.0 5.8 18.5 335.7 11.2 8.1 112.3 100.9  
 2023 PBSL PHI .565 1.35 38.2 11.6 15.7 5.2 7.9 6.6 16.1 180.3 6.0 7.1 115.1 104.2  
 2022 PBSL PHI .588 1.43 39.3 11.5 15.7 4.6 7.5 6.2 16.9 210.6 7.0 7.6 116.0 105.6  
 2021 PBSL PHI .540 1.29 30.0 11.9 18.3 4.7 10.1 7.5 15.5 94.2 3.1 2.6 109.8 102.5  
 2020 PBSL DAL .549 1.34 35.8 12.1 17.0 4.9 8.3 6.6 15.8 103.6 3.5 -0.9 103.3 106.2  
 Career     .556 1.30 34.7 10.9 18.4 5.3 8.1 6.7 17.4 1748.7 58.3 5.1 112.8 104.6  

 Playoff Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 2027 PBSL HOU 3 3 36.0 1.7 1.3 3.3 5.3 1.3 4.00 1.3 0.0 1.3 .083 .000 .077  
 2026 PBSL HOU 13 13 39.8 13.2 1.7 2.6 8.8 2.7 3.29 1.8 0.3 1.2 .434 .810 .365  
 2025 PBSL HOU 1 1 32.0 8.0 0.0 2.0 7.0 2.0 3.50 0.0 1.0 0.0 .500 .000 1.000  
 2024 PBSL HOU 16 16 37.8 16.1 1.8 2.8 7.3 2.4 3.00 2.6 0.1 1.3 .448 .759 .286  
 2023 PBSL PHI 18 2 29.0 7.8 1.4 1.9 5.1 1.6 3.29 1.8 0.2 0.8 .380 .700 .170  
 2022 PBSL PHI 3 2 30.3 7.7 0.7 2.0 6.7 3.3 2.00 1.3 0.0 0.7 .333 1.000 .143  
 2021 PBSL PHI 6 0 21.2 7.3 1.8 0.7 4.2 1.2 3.57 0.8 0.0 1.0 .429 .786 .375  
 2020 PBSL DAL 4 0 15.0 4.3 0.5 1.5 2.0 1.5 1.33 0.8 0.3 1.3 .467 .500 .400  
 Career     64 37 32.2 10.4 1.5 2.2 6.3 2.0 3.05 1.8 0.2 1.0 .409 .762 .274  

 Playoff Shooting
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 2027 PBSL HOU 0.7 8.0 .083 0.0 0.0 .000 0.3 0.7 .500 0.0 3.0 .000 0.3 4.3 .077  
 2026 PBSL HOU 4.5 10.5 .434 2.6 3.2 .810 2.5 3.6 .681 0.6 2.8 .216 1.5 4.0 .365  
 2025 PBSL HOU 3.0 6.0 .500 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 4.0 .250 2.0 2.0 1.000  
 2024 PBSL HOU 5.6 12.6 .448 3.8 4.9 .759 3.7 6.3 .590 0.8 2.4 .342 1.1 3.9 .286  
 2023 PBSL PHI 2.7 7.2 .380 1.9 2.8 .700 1.8 3.0 .593 0.5 1.6 .321 0.4 2.6 .170  
 2022 PBSL PHI 2.7 8.0 .333 2.0 2.0 1.000 1.7 3.7 .455 0.7 2.0 .333 0.3 2.3 .143  
 2021 PBSL PHI 2.5 5.8 .429 1.8 2.3 .786 1.5 2.8 .529 0.5 1.7 .300 0.5 1.3 .375  
 2020 PBSL DAL 1.8 3.8 .467 0.3 0.5 .500 1.3 2.3 .556 0.0 0.3 .000 0.5 1.3 .400  
 Career     3.6 8.9 .409 2.3 3.0 .762 2.2 3.8 .596 0.6 2.1 .271 0.8 3.1 .274  

 Playoff Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 2027 3 3 108 2 24 0 0 1 13 5 4 14 16 4 4 4 0 4 -29 
 2026 13 13 518 59 136 34 42 19 52 171 22 56 115 23 35 23 4 16 -14 
 2025 1 1 32 3 6 0 0 2 2 8 0 2 7 0 2 0 1 0 -17 
 2024 16 16 604 90 201 60 79 18 63 258 28 72 117 41 39 41 2 20 158 
 2023 18 2 522 49 129 35 50 8 47 141 26 61 92 33 28 33 3 14 52 
 2022 3 2 91 8 24 6 6 1 7 23 2 8 20 4 10 4 0 2 -53 
 2021 6 0 127 15 35 11 14 3 8 44 11 15 25 5 7 5 0 6 1 
 2020 4 0 60 7 15 1 2 2 5 17 2 8 8 3 6 3 1 5 -20 
 Career 64 37 2062 233 570 147 193 54 197 667 95 236 400 113 131 113 11 67 78 

 Playoff Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 2027 PBSL HOU .083 0.21 36.4 9.1 18.0 3.3 10.8 6.5 0.9 -16.2 -0.5 -9.7 92.4 105.4  
 2026 PBSL HOU .558 1.26 37.8 11.5 18.3 4.7 7.7 6.2 12.4 11.2 0.4 -1.1 106.2 107.7  
 2025 PBSL HOU .667 1.33 46.7 13.3 13.1 0.0 6.5 3.2 10.0 -0.5 0.0 -17.0 107.5 129.0  
 2024 PBSL HOU .547 1.28 29.8 9.9 21.2 5.1 7.5 6.4 15.3 38.9 1.3 9.9 110.1 96.8  
 2023 PBSL PHI .464 1.09 33.9 10.3 15.6 5.8 7.7 6.7 10.9 -0.5 0.0 2.9 109.0 103.8  
 2022 PBSL PHI .444 0.96 35.1 17.5 17.5 2.4 8.3 5.2 8.4 -3.7 -0.1 -17.7 100.5 125.9  
 2021 PBSL PHI .537 1.26 34.2 9.6 18.8 9.4 3.9 6.8 12.7 3.2 0.1 0.2 102.7 104.4  
 2020 PBSL DAL .500 1.13 26.7 20.0 17.1 4.0 11.8 7.9 8.3 -2.5 -0.1 -5.0 96.5 111.2  
 Career     .510 1.17 33.7 11.0 17.4 5.1 7.7 6.4 12.0 30.0 1.0 1.2 106.6 104.5  

 College Averages
 Season TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 2016 OH ST 32 32 29.8 9.9 1.2 1.8 3.5 1.5 2.38 1.1 0.2 2.1 .370 .762 .292  
 2017 OH ST 39 38 29.4 12.2 1.2 2.3 4.9 2.0 2.48 1.3 0.1 2.4 .420 .813 .342  
 2018 OH ST 37 37 29.8 11.0 1.4 2.2 6.2 1.8 3.45 1.5 0.2 2.2 .426 .788 .318  
 2019 OH ST 35 35 31.4 14.7 1.7 2.1 5.7 1.6 3.55 1.8 0.1 2.8 .392 .773 .286  
 Total   143 142 30.1 12.0 1.4 2.1 5.1 1.7 2.97 1.4 0.1 2.4 .403 .784 .309  

 College Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 2016 32 32 954 100 270 77 101 40 137 317 39 95 112 36 47 36 5 67 273 
 2017 39 38 1146 161 383 91 112 64 187 477 45 133 191 50 77 50 4 93 468 
 2018 37 37 1104 141 331 78 99 47 148 407 50 131 231 55 67 55 7 82 604 
 2019 35 35 1098 184 469 85 110 62 217 515 61 133 199 64 56 64 5 97 299 
 Career 143 142 4302 586 1453 331 422 213 689 1716 195 492 733 205 247 205 21 339 1644 

 Career Highs
 Type PTS OREB REB AST STL BLK TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA  
 Season 23 9 12 14 7 2 6 8 19 10 12 4 10  
 Playoff 28 5 10 15 6 1 8 9 23 9 12 6 9  
 Career 31 9 13 18 7 3 9 12 23 13 14 6 13  

 Game Logs
 Date Opp W/L MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS ORB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
 10/19 OKC W 39 10 16 2 4 0 2 22 0 3 7 4 5 0 1 16
 10/23 MIN L 39 4 9 2 2 1 2 11 1 2 10 3 0 0 0 -4
 10/25 OKC L 41 6 12 0 0 2 5 14 2 4 6 1 1 0 3 -4
 10/26 DEN W 38 5 15 0 0 2 7 12 2 4 9 2 3 0 0 4
 10/28 LAL W 36 8 10 3 3 2 3 21 0 4 6 3 0 1 1 21
 10/29 SAC W 41 4 10 2 2 1 4 11 1 4 12 0 2 0 0 5
 11/3 PHI W 38 5 19 4 4 2 6 16 2 2 9 2 1 0 1 -1
 11/5 CLE L 39 3 7 5 6 2 4 13 1 3 13 4 3 1 4 -3
 11/7 OKC W 33 8 14 0 0 4 7 20 3 6 11 1 1 0 1 21
 11/9 CHI L 37 8 14 3 4 2 7 21 2 3 7 2 3 0 1 -12
 11/11 ORL W 38 1 5 4 4 0 2 6 3 7 9 5 1 0 0 -4
 11/15 OKC W 39 4 13 0 0 1 6 9 1 7 11 4 2 0 2 -2
 11/16 MIA L 33 1 8 2 4 1 2 5 1 2 8 5 1 0 3 -26
 11/19 MIN W 37 3 8 4 4 2 5 12 0 3 7 2 0 0 1 -6
 11/20 MIA L 39 4 13 3 4 1 7 12 2 2 8 3 2 0 2 -2
 11/22 BOS L 36 7 13 4 4 1 3 19 2 3 5 0 4 0 1 -6
 11/23 IND L 33 3 7 3 4 3 5 12 2 5 6 1 1 0 0 -7
 11/27 POR L 34 0 6 0 0 0 4 0 1 6 7 4 3 0 3 -27
 11/28 LAL W 35 2 8 10 12 0 4 14 2 3 13 3 4 0 2 28
 12/1 ATL W 40 3 10 2 2 0 2 8 2 7 7 1 3 0 1 14
 12/3 BKN W 40 5 11 3 4 0 1 13 1 8 9 1 4 0 1 24
 12/5 TOR L 31 2 5 0 0 1 4 5 0 1 3 0 2 0 1 -15
 12/6 SAS L 36 3 9 3 4 3 6 12 3 3 13 2 3 1 1 -17
 12/8 DAL W 37 8 10 0 0 2 2 18 1 5 4 4 1 2 1 6
 12/10 PHX W 39 3 6 4 4 0 0 10 3 5 8 3 5 2 0 8
 12/11 LAL L 35 5 9 4 4 0 1 14 0 3 9 2 1 1 0 3
 12/13 NYK W 39 3 10 2 2 0 2 8 1 6 5 1 0 0 3 -5
 12/15 DEN W 40 5 11 3 4 2 4 15 2 5 11 3 4 1 1 0
 12/16 PHX W 34 6 10 2 2 0 3 14 4 7 7 1 2 0 0 20
 12/19 UTA W 39 3 11 0 2 2 7 8 1 7 13 3 2 0 2 3
 12/20 WAS L 40 3 7 2 2 1 2 9 1 4 14 2 3 1 3 -9
 12/23 CHI W 35 3 9 2 4 1 4 9 2 5 10 1 0 0 1 20
 12/24 VAN W 34 5 9 5 8 0 1 15 3 5 6 1 2 0 0 20
 12/26 DET L 33 5 7 0 0 2 4 12 3 4 4 4 1 0 0 -33
 12/28 PHI W 37 3 11 3 6 2 3 11 1 2 10 4 2 0 0 8
 12/30 DEN L 30 4 11 2 2 2 5 12 3 6 2 4 2 0 1 -8
 1/2 ORL W 39 3 8 0 2 1 5 7 0 4 5 4 3 1 2 -1
 1/3 NOP W 32 2 6 0 0 1 2 5 2 6 6 1 1 0 1 8
 1/6 LAL W 41 4 15 1 2 0 4 9 2 5 5 3 3 0 0 6
 1/7 DEN W 40 6 16 1 2 0 3 13 3 8 10 2 3 0 1 1
 1/9 SAC W 37 3 8 4 4 1 4 11 1 2 11 3 3 0 0 -9
 1/11 TOR W 36 4 9 1 2 2 3 11 0 2 6 2 2 0 0 10
 1/12 LAL L 35 6 12 0 0 2 6 14 0 1 5 1 0 0 5 -4
 1/15 OKC W 37 5 11 0 0 1 5 11 1 3 10 3 4 1 2 20
 1/17 IND W 36 4 7 5 6 3 4 16 0 2 8 4 1 1 1 12
 1/18 ATL W 33 4 10 6 6 0 2 14 1 3 12 2 0 0 2 9
 1/21 MIN W 35 2 6 5 5 0 2 9 2 6 6 1 2 0 2 22
 1/22 CHI L 30 1 10 2 2 0 2 4 1 5 3 2 0 0 2 -34
 1/25 SAC W 40 2 10 5 6 1 6 10 3 5 6 4 2 0 0 15
 1/26 POR W 40 5 10 0 0 2 5 12 1 3 11 3 2 0 3 9
 1/30 NYK W 36 6 16 2 2 1 6 15 9 12 10 1 1 0 3 13
 1/31 MIA W 36 4 8 0 0 0 2 8 4 8 9 3 2 0 2 5
 2/4 ATL L 34 4 9 0 2 2 5 10 1 4 5 4 1 0 0 -17
 2/5 LAC W 32 5 8 3 3 0 1 13 2 4 8 1 2 0 2 14
 2/9 SAS L 41 5 12 2 2 3 6 15 2 4 6 1 1 0 3 -13
 2/10 WAS L 33 2 8 2 2 0 4 6 1 4 6 0 2 0 1 2
 2/15 VAN W 31 6 11 4 4 1 4 17 1 7 5 3 1 0 1 21
 2/17 CHB W 38 3 5 0 0 1 3 7 0 3 8 1 2 0 1 9
 2/19 DAL W 31 6 10 2 2 1 4 15 1 6 2 1 1 0 1 6
 2/20 DET W 31 3 9 4 4 1 4 11 0 3 14 4 3 0 1 23
 2/22 BOS W 38 4 6 2 2 1 1 11 3 7 11 3 0 0 0 9
 2/25 CHI W 33 4 12 5 6 2 10 15 2 5 7 1 3 0 2 17
 2/26 GSW W 31 4 10 0 0 2 5 10 1 7 7 4 3 0 0 33
 3/1 IND W 30 6 12 4 4 2 4 18 0 0 7 1 6 0 0 18
 3/2 IND W 28 6 9 2 2 0 0 14 3 6 5 2 3 0 1 17
 3/5 MIA W 37 4 17 0 0 2 7 10 4 6 6 1 1 0 0 -9
 3/6 LAC W 36 2 7 1 2 1 4 6 2 3 13 4 2 0 3 6
 3/8 CHB W 30 3 8 0 0 1 4 7 2 4 8 0 1 0 1 14
 3/10 UTA W 36 7 15 6 6 3 9 23 0 3 7 4 3 0 0 4
 3/12 DEN W 46 3 9 1 2 1 4 8 1 6 13 4 2 2 2 2
 3/13 NOP L 38 4 13 3 6 2 8 13 0 6 8 2 0 1 0 -14
 3/16 OKC W 41 7 18 1 2 0 7 15 0 2 5 2 4 0 1 14
 3/19 NYK W 42 8 14 0 0 2 6 18 6 9 12 1 1 0 3 7
 3/20 BKN L 31 6 8 2 2 2 3 16 2 4 2 1 1 1 0 -19
 3/23 BKN W 37 3 8 0 4 2 6 8 3 6 10 2 1 0 1 14
 3/25 SAC W 40 6 13 1 1 1 6 14 4 5 3 2 1 0 0 6
 3/26 NYK W 36 3 7 2 2 2 3 10 1 5 5 1 3 1 0 25
 3/30 MIL L 38 5 11 0 0 1 3 11 1 5 8 6 7 0 1 3
 3/31 GSW W 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 8
 4/4 SAS L 40 6 12 0 0 3 7 15 1 1 4 3 4 0 2 -8
 4/5 BKN W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 8
 5/7 CHI L 39 2 11 0 0 1 6 5 1 6 5 0 1 0 2 -16
 5/8 CHI W 41 0 10 0 0 0 5 0 2 7 9 2 3 0 0 18
 5/10 CHI L 28 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 -31

 Awards & Achievements
 Season Award
 Total Player of the Game: 53
 Total All-Defensive Second Team: 1
 2015 High School: Rated ***** and #9 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
 2015 High School: All-State (Indiana)
 2015 High School: Mr. Basketball (Indiana)
 2016 Freshman All-American
 2016 Freshman All-Conference (Big Ten Conference)
 2016 Conference Freshman of the Year (Big Ten Conference)
 2017 PCBA Champion
 2017 1st Team All-Conference (Big Ten Conference)
 2018 PCBA Champion
 2018 2nd Team All-Conference (Big Ten Conference)
 2019 1st Team All-Conference (Big Ten Conference)
 2026 PBSL All-Defensive Second Team

 Transactions
 Date Action
 6/24/2020 Drafted by the Pelicans with pick #7 of round 1.
 7/15/2020 Traded to the Mavericks
 6/30/2021 Traded to the Wizards
 12/16/2021 Traded to the 76ers
 4/12/2027 Team option declined by Rockets
 7/26/2027 Re-signed with the Rockets for $74,909,248 over 3 years.

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