Small Forward · Portland Trail Blazers
Elijah Hughes
Age 28 · USA · 196 cm (6'5") · 98 kg · Born Mar 10, 1998 · Syracuse, East Carolina University
9.3 PPG
2.6 RPG
1.2 APG
212 games
7 seasons
Career snapshot
7seasons
212games
1,966career pts
7.5PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Wisconsin Herd
· 54 games · 2022-23–2023-24
Career highs (single season)
PPG
16.2
2022-23 · Herd
RPG
4.2
2022-23 · Herd
APG
2.4
2022-23 · Herd
PER
3.7
2021-22 · POR
WS
-0.5
2021-22 · POR
Draft
Career by team
MHP Riesen
2025-26 – 2025-26 · 1 seasons
13.8 PPG
3.4 RPG
0.9 APG
33 games
Cleveland Charge
2024-25 – 2024-25 · 1 seasons
15.0 PPG
3.5 RPG
1.7 APG
30 games
Wisconsin Herd
2022-23 – 2023-24 · 2 seasons
13.1 PPG
3.7 RPG
2.2 APG
54 games
Portland Trail Blazers
2021-22 – 2021-22 · 1 seasons
3.8 PPG
1.9 RPG
0.7 APG
22 games
Utah Jazz
2020-21 – 2021-22 · 2 seasons
2.3 PPG
0.8 RPG
0.3 APG
32 games
Salt Lake City Stars
2020-21 – 2020-21 · 1 seasons
14.2 PPG
3.4 RPG
2.4 APG
5 games
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | UTA | 18 | 0 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 33.3 | 34.8 | 75.0 | 8.4 | 0.0 |
| 2020-21 | Stars | 5 | 0 | 26.4 | 14.2 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 33.8 | 20.5 | 78.6 | — | — |
| 2021-22 | NBA | 36 | 4 | 12.1 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 32.6 | 26.3 | 77.8 | — | — |
| 2021-22 | POR | 22 | 3 | 14.6 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 29.6 | 22.4 | 66.7 | 3.7 | -0.5 |
| 2021-22 | UTA | 14 | 1 | 8.0 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 41.7 | 35.7 | 100.0 | 10.5 | 0.1 |
| 2022-23 | Herd | 25 | 0 | 33.1 | 16.2 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 42.6 | 35.5 | 85.3 | — | — |
| 2023-24 | Herd | 29 | 0 | 22.1 | 10.4 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 44.9 | 33.8 | 73.7 | — | — |
| 2024-25 | Charge | 30 | 0 | 28.8 | 15.0 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 38.3 | 35.5 | 77.1 | — | — |
| 2025-26 | LUD | 33 | 0 | 23.6 | 13.8 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 40.0 | 36.2 | 75.3 | — | — |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | Type | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2021 | Portland Trail Blazers | Utah Jazz | mid season trade | From 2021-22 to 2021-22 | |
| Jul 2021 | Utah Jazz | Portland Trail Blazers | season change | ||
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