2025-26 Season
COREY KISPERT
2025-26 Season
COREY KISPERT
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 16 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
Corey Kispert’s early season was defined by wild volatility, exposing the harsh reality of a shooting specialist who bleeds value the moment his jumper stops falling. Even when his raw scoring numbers looked respectable, a glaring lack of resistance often ruined his overall effectiveness. During the 10/28 vs PHI matchup, he tallied 13 points but posted a dismal -7.3 impact score because opponents ruthlessly hunted him in pick-and-roll actions to generate straight-line drives. He flipped the script entirely on 11/25 vs ATL. Stepping into the starting lineup, he earned a massive +11.0 impact mark by pouring in 19 points and tilting the floor with a barrage of perimeter daggers. Yet his utility didn't always require a scoring explosion. On 11/21 vs TOR, a modest 9-point outing still yielded a positive +0.5 impact because he supplied disciplined defensive rotations and reliable floor spacing. If he isn't moving off the ball or holding his own defensively, his minutes quickly become a liability.
A chaotic pendulum swing between lethal perimeter shooting and crippling defensive lapses defined this dizzying twenty-game stretch for Corey Kispert. Even when his shot was falling, hidden costs often dragged his overall value into the red, perfectly illustrated during 01/13 vs LAL. Despite dropping 19 points, severe defensive liabilities completely erased his scoring production and resulted in a dismal -7.3 impact score. The floor completely fell out during 02/07 vs CHA. In that appearance, defensive miscommunications and sluggish late closeouts allowed opposing shooters to feast, plummeting him to a brutal -14.8 impact score despite his 8 points. He simply gave away too many easy baskets. Yet, just when his rotation spot looked precarious, he erupted during 02/26 vs WAS. Operating as an absolute flamethrower from beyond the arc, he poured in 33 points and generated a massive +15.7 impact score by shattering the defense with elite shot-making.
IMPACT TIMELINE
Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.
Inconsistent. Kispert has clear good-night/bad-night splits, with scoring swinging ~6 points between games. You're never quite sure which version shows up.
Middle-of-the-road efficiency — shoots 45%+ from the field in 57% of games. Not automatic, but not a problem either.
Average defender. Kispert doesn't hurt you defensively, but he's not making opponents uncomfortable either.
Tends to go on runs. Longest hot streak: 3 games. Longest cold streak: 6 games.
MATCHUP HISTORY
Based on 56 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
58 games played
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