2025-26 Season
ANDRE DRUMMOND
2025-26 Season
ANDRE DRUMMOND
PBP Credit: Every play is analyzed from play-by-play data. Scorers get difficulty-adjusted credit, assisters get creation value based on the shot opportunity they created, and turnovers are classified by type. Shot difficulty is derived from 1M+ shots across 4 seasons. Full methodology
TEAM COMPARISON
of 14 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)
Similar Players
Same position, closest production profile this season.
SKILL DNA
Percentile rank vs 93 Centers with 10+ games
THE SEASON SO FAR
Andre Drummond’s first 20 games were defined by a dramatic mid-November promotion to the starting lineup that unleashed his sheer physical dominance on the glass. Even while coming off the bench early on, he flashed massive value without needing to score, posting a +13.0 impact score on 10/25 vs CHA despite tallying just 7 points. He completely controlled the boards in only 16 minutes, generating crucial second-chance opportunities that broke the opponent's back. His peak arrived as a starter on 11/17 vs LAC, where he grabbed 18 rebounds and scored 14 points to drive a massive +13.2 impact mark. That stellar rating stemmed directly from absolute domination of the painted area, suffocating the opposition's interior game. However, Drummond's massive frame remains a double-edged sword, perfectly captured on 11/19 vs TOR. Despite logging a respectable double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds, he registered a -1.5 impact score because his heavy feet on the perimeter allowed guards to easily exploit him in pick-and-roll coverages.
Andre Drummond’s mid-season stretch was defined by a bizarre identity crisis, oscillating wildly between dominant interior bully and delusional perimeter shooter. Nothing captured this weirdness better than his 12/19 vs NYK performance, where an uncharacteristic barrage of perimeter shooting—including three makes from deep—helped generate a +3.0 impact. Yet, when he drifted away from his core strengths without the hot shooting, the hidden costs piled up rapidly. During the 02/03 vs GSW matchup, he recorded a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds, but sluggishness dragged his overall impact down to a -1.5. The floor completely fell out on 12/28 vs OKC, where poor positional awareness allowed opponents to exploit the paint and handed him a brutal -11.0 impact score. He remained a massive asset only when he embraced the dirty work. On 12/20 vs DAL, he scored a mere 6 points but generated a steady +2.8 impact because his sheer dominance on the glass created crucial second-chance opportunities. Whenever Drummond stuck to bullying opponents in the paint, he thrived, but his sudden infatuation with the three-point line routinely hurt his team.
This stretch was defined by a bizarre, chaotic identity crisis where a traditional interior bruiser suddenly fell in love with the three-point line. During a seemingly productive nine-point, ten-rebound shift on Mar 17 vs DEN, he posted a -2.9 impact score because launching four ill-advised perimeter shots completely sabotaged the offensive flow. But when the spacing experiment actually worked, the results were staggering. On Mar 19 vs SAC, Drummond drained all three of his attempts from deep, shocking the defense and warping drop coverages to generate a massive +8.4 impact score. Even when the jumper vanished, his sheer physical gravity could still dictate terms. During a quiet four-point outing on Mar 21 vs UTA, he anchored the paint with a +8.3 defensive rating, driving a +2.9 overall impact by suffocating the rim and protecting the glass. Ultimately, his value wildly fluctuated based on his shot selection, transforming him into a high-variance wildcard rather than a reliable rebounding anchor.
IMPACT TIMELINE
Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.
Boom-or-bust player. Drummond's impact swings wildly relative to his average — some nights dominant, others invisible. Scoring varies by ~5 points per game.
Middle-of-the-road efficiency — shoots 45%+ from the field in 59% of games. Not automatic, but not a problem either.
Defensive difference-maker. Drummond consistently forces tough shots and protects the rim — opponents shoot worse when he's guarding them.
Small downward trend. First-half impact: +3.5, second-half: +1.6. Not alarming yet, but trending the wrong direction.
Hot right now — 4 straight games with positive impact. Longest positive run this season: 5 games.
MATCHUP HISTORY
Based on 74 games with tracking data. Shows who guarded this player on offense and who he guarded on defense, with their shooting stats in those matchups.
ON OFFENSE: WHO GUARDED HIM
His shooting stats against each primary defender this season
ON DEFENSE: WHO HE GUARDED
How opponents shot when he was the primary defender. Lower FG% = better defense.
SEASON STATS
GAME LOG
64 games played
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