2025-26 Season
DE'ANDRE HUNTER
2025-26 Season
DE'ANDRE HUNTER
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 17 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
De'Andre Hunter's first twenty games of the 2025-26 campaign were defined by maddening inconsistency and empty-calorie scoring. Look no further than 10/31 vs TOR, where a 26-point outing was entirely undermined by a -4.7 impact score. That night, high-volume gunning from beyond the arc yielded diminishing returns, dragging down his overall value with a barrage of missed perimeter jumpers. He briefly flipped the script during a dominant +10.5 impact performance on 11/21 vs IND. Rather than settling for outside shots, Hunter leaned into physical wing defense and relentless transition hustle to drive massive two-way value. Unfortunately, those flashes of two-way brilliance were frequently swallowed up by nights like 11/30 vs BOS, where he posted a disastrous -13.9 impact score. By settling for heavily contested jumpers early in the shot clock, he severely damaged his team's offensive ceiling and rendered himself a glaring liability on the floor.
This stretch was defined by a swift demotion to the bench and a maddening inability to find consistent offensive rhythm. Even when Hunter managed to reach double digits, hidden defensive costs routinely destroyed his value on the floor. During the 12/19 vs CHI matchup, he tallied 11 points but posted a miserable -14.2 impact score because his sluggish lateral movement allowed opposing wings to consistently turn the corner and collapse the defense. He hit rock bottom shortly after during the 12/27 vs HOU contest. An abysmal 0-for-7 shooting performance completely derailed his night, resulting in a -11.1 impact score as he repeatedly clanked open catch-and-shoot opportunities. Yet, just when you thought he was entirely unplayable, he would suddenly erupt, as seen in the 12/22 vs CHA game. He poured in 27 points and generated a stellar +8.2 impact score by relying on lethal spot-up shooting and decisive straight-line drives rather than his usual forced jumpers. Unfortunately, those brilliant flashes were far too rare, leaving him as a highly volatile rotation piece who actively harmed the offense more often than he helped it.
IMPACT TIMELINE
Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.
Boom-or-bust player. Hunter's impact swings wildly relative to his average — some nights dominant, others invisible. Scoring varies by ~7 points per game.
Streaky shooter — only cracks 45% from the field in 40% of games. Efficiency is all over the place night-to-night.
Average defender. Hunter doesn't hurt you defensively, but he's not making opponents uncomfortable either.
Performance has dropped off. First-half impact: +3.2, second-half: -1.8. Worth watching whether it's fatigue, injury, or opponents adjusting.
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
45 games played
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