Guard · Chicago Bulls
Alex Caruso
Age 32 · USA · 196 cm (6'5") · 84 kg · Born Feb 28, 1994 · Texas A&M
7.8 PPG
2.9 RPG
3.2 APG
529 games
11 seasons
Career snapshot
11seasons
529games
4,141career pts
11.3PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Los Angeles Lakers
· 184 games · 2017-18–2020-21
Position rank · 2025-26
#61PPG rank
#61PER rank
#61WS rank
Among 73 Guard players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
19.0
2017-18 · Lakers
RPG
3.8
2023-24 · CHI
APG
7.7
2017-18 · Lakers
PER
13.9
2018-19 · LAL
WS
3.6
2022-23 · CHI
Honors & awards
2×
All-Defense Team
2023, 2022
1×
NBA Hustle Award
2021
Career by team
Oklahoma City Thunder
2024-25 – 2025-26 · 2 seasons
6.6 PPG
2.8 RPG
2.2 APG
110 games
Chicago Bulls
2021-22 – 2023-24 · 3 seasons
7.8 PPG
3.4 RPG
3.4 APG
179 games
Los Angeles Lakers
2017-18 – 2020-21 · 4 seasons
5.9 PPG
2.3 RPG
2.4 APG
184 games
South Bay Lakers
2017-18 – 2018-19 · 2 seasons
16.6 PPG
3.8 RPG
6.8 APG
56 games
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | LAL | 37 | 7 | 15.2 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 43.1 | 30.2 | 70.0 | 8.7 | 0.5 |
| 2017-18 | Lakers | 29 | 0 | 30.7 | 19.0 | 3.8 | 7.7 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 49.9 | 38.7 | 82.4 | — | — |
| 2018-19 | LAL | 25 | 4 | 21.2 | 9.2 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 44.5 | 48.0 | 79.7 | 13.9 | 1.0 |
| 2018-19 | Lakers | 27 | 0 | 28.5 | 14.0 | 3.7 | 5.8 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 41.4 | 27.4 | 81.0 | — | — |
| 2019-20 | LAL | 64 | 2 | 18.4 | 5.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 41.2 | 33.3 | 73.4 | 10.8 | 2.3 |
| 2020-21 | LAL | 58 | 6 | 21.0 | 6.4 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 43.6 | 40.1 | 64.5 | 11.1 | 2.4 |
| 2021-22 | CHI | 41 | 18 | 28.0 | 7.4 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 39.8 | 33.3 | 79.5 | 11.7 | 2.0 |
| 2022-23 | CHI | 67 | 36 | 23.5 | 5.6 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 45.5 | 36.4 | 80.8 | 11.5 | 3.6 |
| 2023-24 | CHI | 71 | 57 | 28.7 | 10.1 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 46.8 | 40.8 | 76.0 | — | — |
| 2024-25 | OKC | 54 | 3 | 19.3 | 7.1 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 44.6 | 35.3 | 82.4 | — | — |
| 2025-26 | OKC | 56 | 0 | 18.2 | 6.2 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 42.3 | 29.3 | 80.4 | — | — |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2021 | Los Angeles Lakers | Chicago Bulls | |
All entries are season change.
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Born on February 28
About Alex Caruso
Alex Michael Caruso is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Texas A&M Aggies, earning second-team all-Southeastern Conference (SEC) honors as a senior in 2016. He is a two-time NBA champion, winning titles with the Lakers in 2020 and the Thunder in 2025. He earned two consecutive All-Defensive Team selections as a member of the Chicago Bulls in 2023 and 2024.