Vitals
- Position: Guard · Height: 6-6 · Weight: 205
- Draft:
- Experience: 1 season · School: Yale · Nationality: United States
- Contract: Restricted free agent in 2027. Undrafted in 2025 out of Yale.
Stats
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.8 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 42.9 | 40.3 | 85.7 |
Per-game averages via Basketball-Reference, 2025-26 final.
Full career stats
| Season | Team | G | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | DAL | 13 | 8.8 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 42.9 | 40.3 | 85.7 |
| Career | 13 | 8.8 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 42.9 | 40.3 | 85.7 |
Before the NBA
| Season | School | G | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | YALE | 20 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37.8 | 31.6 | 100.0 |
| 2022-23 | YALE | 30 | 12.0 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 41.6 | 40.1 | 81.0 |
| 2023-24 | YALE | 33 | 13.4 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 44.7 | 40.5 | 76.6 |
| 2024-25 | YALE | 27 | 19.4 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 45.1 | 40.8 | 89.7 |
| Career | 110 | 12.4 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 42.7 | 38.8 | 85.3 |
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Role
Poulakidas is a deep-bench guard for Dallas, an undrafted shooter out of Yale. He earned a roster spot with his shooting and feel. His rookie-scale years are about proving he belongs.
How he got here
Poulakidas went undrafted in 2025 out of Yale. Dallas kept him as a developmental shooter for 2026-27.
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Roster and contract details via RealGM, October 2026. Stats are per-game points, rebounds and assists.