2025-26 Season
ANFERNEE SIMONS
2025-26 Season
ANFERNEE SIMONS
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 21 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)
Similar Players
Same position, closest production profile this season.
SKILL DNA
Percentile rank vs 245 Guards with 10+ games
THE SEASON SO FAR
Anfernee Simons's early season was defined by a volatile bench role where defensive apathy and erratic chucking routinely sabotaged his team. Look no further than 11/18 vs BKN, where he shot a highly efficient 3-for-4 from the field for 11 points but still posted a brutal -7.9 impact score. That dismal rating stemmed from severe defensive bleeding and costly live-ball turnovers that hemorrhaged points on the other end. He fell into a similar trap on 11/05 vs WAS, dropping 18 points but logging a -7.1 impact because his high-volume perimeter chucking completely stalled the offensive flow. He did occasionally catch fire in a way that actually helped. During 11/23 vs ORL, Simons poured in 23 points and generated a +7.5 impact score by torching the nets from deep with blistering efficiency. Ultimately, relying on him as a microwave scorer comes with a steep hidden cost; when the jumpers stop falling, his inability to separate from defenders makes him an outright liability.
A wildly erratic pendulum of lethal shot-making and defensive hemorrhaging defined Anfernee Simons's midseason stint as a microwave reserve. Even when his offensive numbers looked perfectly fine, hidden costs often torpedoed his actual value on the floor. During the 12/19 vs MIA matchup, for instance, he tallied an efficient 14 points on 6-for-10 shooting, yet posted a brutal -7.9 impact score because his presence actively disrupted the team's flow and bled points on the other end. Conversely, he found ways to tilt the math without dominating the box score during the 12/28 vs POR game. Despite scoring just 13 points, Simons generated a massive +12.0 impact score by executing surprisingly disruptive defensive rotations that yielded a +11.7 defensive mark. When his jumper truly caught fire, however, the defensive flaws hardly mattered. He unleashed an unrelenting barrage of perimeter shot-making on 01/15 vs MIA, dropping 39 points and breaking the opponent's defensive shell to drive another stellar +12.0 impact score. He remains a brilliant but flawed weapon, capable of shooting his team into a blowout victory just as easily as he shoots them out of rhythm.
IMPACT TIMELINE
Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.
Boom-or-bust player. Simons's impact swings wildly relative to his average — some nights dominant, others invisible. Scoring varies by ~7 points per game.
Middle-of-the-road efficiency — shoots 45%+ from the field in 41% of games. Not automatic, but not a problem either.
Average defender. Simons doesn't hurt you defensively, but he's not making opponents uncomfortable either.
Getting better as the season goes on. First-half impact: +0.3, second-half: +3.4. That's a significant jump — could be a role change, confidence, or development clicking.
Tends to go on runs. Longest hot streak: 8 games. Longest cold streak: 5 games.
MATCHUP HISTORY
Based on 57 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
55 games played
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