2025-26 Season
BENNEDICT MATHURIN
2025-26 Season
BENNEDICT MATHURIN
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 18 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
Bennedict Mathurin’s first twenty games were defined by empty calories and maddeningly erratic decision-making. You can see the illusion of his production perfectly on 12/27 vs MIA, where his 25 points masked a deeply negative -8.5 impact score. That deficit was driven entirely by his own tunnel vision and ball-stopping habits. He routinely bled value by forcing heavily contested perimeter looks instead of keeping the offense flowing. Occasionally, his raw aggression actually translated into winning basketball, like his performance on 11/19 vs CHA. Relentless downhill attacking and physical positioning at the rim overwhelmed his matchups in that game, earning him a stellar +11.0 impact score. But those flashes were quickly erased by disastrous, trigger-happy outings, bottoming out on 11/24 vs DET when a brutal 3-for-13 shooting night tanked his value to a staggering -16.8 impact.
Maddening tunnel vision and wildly fluctuating shot selection defined this turbulent midseason stretch for Bennedict Mathurin. When he embraced a downhill attack mentality, he looked entirely unguardable. Look no further than his masterpiece on 02/19 vs DEN, where he relentlessly pressured the rim to hang 38 points and a massive +14.7 impact score. Yet, the bad habits always lingered. Despite scoring 26 points on 02/20 vs LAL, a heavy diet of forced isolation attempts and contested jumpers cratered his efficiency, resulting in a damaging -6.2 impact score. He did occasionally find ways to salvage his minutes when his offense abandoned him. During a rough 3-for-10 shooting night on 02/11 vs HOU, he locked in defensively to generate a +5.3 impact score. If he stops bailing out opposing defenses with lazy pull-ups, his ceiling remains sky-high.
IMPACT TIMELINE
Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.
Volatile for his role. Mathurin has noticeable ups and downs, with scoring moving ~8 points between games.
Middle-of-the-road efficiency — shoots 45%+ from the field in 44% of games. Not automatic, but not a problem either.
Average defender. Mathurin doesn't hurt you defensively, but he's not making opponents uncomfortable either.
Slight upward trend. First-half impact: +4.0, second-half: +6.6. Modest improvement — possibly settling into a rhythm.
Tends to go on runs. Longest hot streak: 9 games. Longest cold streak: 4 games.
MATCHUP HISTORY
Based on 50 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
56 games played
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