2025-26 Season
CAMERON JOHNSON
2025-26 Season
CAMERON JOHNSON
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 13 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)
Similar Players
Same position, closest production profile this season.
SKILL DNA
Percentile rank vs 234 Forwards with 10+ games
THE SEASON SO FAR
Cameron Johnson’s opening twenty games were defined by a frustratingly volatile blend of erratic perimeter shooting and glaring defensive lapses. Even when his shot completely abandoned him, he occasionally found ways to contribute without the basketball. During a scoreless outing on 11/07 vs GSW, Johnson still managed a positive +0.7 impact score because his excellent weak-side rotations fueled a robust +9.3 defensive rating. Conversely, his actual scoring outbursts frequently carried steep hidden costs. On 11/17 vs CHI, he poured in 19 points on blistering 5-for-7 shooting from deep, yet finished with a -1.2 impact due to costly defensive lapses and an inability to secure rebounds that entirely offset his offense. He finally put the pieces together on 11/28 vs SAS. Erupting for 28 points, he posted a massive +11.9 impact score. That rare dominant performance was driven by a lethal combination of high-volume perimeter shooting and excellent hustle that overwhelmed the opposition.
This stretch was defined by maddening volatility, swinging violently between lethal two-way spacing and absolute offensive craters. When his jumper was falling, he looked untouchable. During the 12/22 vs UTA game, he hit all six of his three-point attempts for 20 points, generating a +9.3 impact score purely through flawless perimeter shooting. Yet, that offensive brilliance sometimes masked hidden costs on the other end of the floor. Look at the 03/12 vs SAS matchup. He scored 15 points on an efficient 6-for-8 shooting night, but still registered a -4.4 impact because ill-timed defensive rotations bled points. Worse still were the nights his rhythm completely vanished. In the 03/01 vs MIN contest, he posted a brutal -10.1 impact score with zero points, actively sinking the offense by forcing contested jumpers that ignited opponent fast breaks.
IMPACT TIMELINE
Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.
Boom-or-bust player. Johnson's impact swings wildly relative to his average — some nights dominant, others invisible. Scoring varies by ~6 points per game.
Middle-of-the-road efficiency — shoots 45%+ from the field in 50% of games. Not automatic, but not a problem either.
Good defender on his best nights, but it comes and goes. Some games Johnson locks in defensively, others he gets picked apart.
Getting better as the season goes on. First-half impact: -0.3, second-half: +2.8. That's a significant jump — could be a role change, confidence, or development clicking.
Tends to go on runs. Longest hot streak: 5 games. Longest cold streak: 6 games.
MATCHUP HISTORY
Based on 49 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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