2025-26 Season

DRAKE POWELL

Brooklyn Nets | Guard-Forward | 6-5

2025-26 Season

DRAKE POWELL

Brooklyn Nets | Guard-Forward | 6-5 | Yr 0

6.5 PPG

1.8 RPG

1.4 APG

20.9 MPG

-6.3 Impact

Powell produces at an poor rate for a 21-minute workload.

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NET IMPACT BREAKDOWN

Every stat, every credit, every cost — per game average

-6.3

Scoring +5.2

Points 6.5 PPG = +3.8

Shot Making above expected FG% = +1.4

Creation +0.5

Creation 1.4 AST/g = +0.5

Turnovers -2.1

Turnovers 1.0/g = -2.1

Defense +0.1

Defense 0.6 STL, 0.2 BLK = +0.1

Hustle & Effort +1.0

Rebounds 1.8 RPG = +1.0

Raw Impact +4.7

Baseline (game-average expected) −11.0

Net Impact

-6.3

12th pctl vs Guards

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

#18

Impact

#13

Creation

#17

Hustle

Defense

of 20 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)

Michael Porter Jr. +15.9 Nic Claxton +6.3 Josh Minott +3.8 Chaney Johnson +2.3 Day'Ron Sharpe +1.8 Malachi Smith +1.1 Cam Thomas +0.9 Tyson Etienne -0.0 Noah Clowney -0.3 Ziaire Williams -0.4 Tyrese Martin -1.1 E.J. Liddell -1.3 Ochai Agbaji -1.9 Egor Dëmin -2.2 Danny Wolf -2.9 Terance Mann -3.4 Jalen Wilson -4.0 Drake Powell -5.7 Nolan Traore -6.3 Ben Saraf -6.6

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SKILL DNA

Percentile rank vs 245 Guards with 10+ games

Scoring 27th

6.9 PPG

Efficiency 37th

52.9% TS

Playmaking 22th

1.5 APG

Rebounding 12th

1.8 RPG

Defense 38th

+6.5/g

Hustle 10th

+4.7/g

Creation 27th

+1.94/g

Shot Making 21th

+4.58/g

TO Discipline 70th

0.04/min

THE SEASON SO FAR

Drake Powell’s early season was defined by maddening inconsistency and an extreme offensive passivity that constantly sabotaged his overall value. Even when his jump shot was falling, hidden costs dragged him down. During the 11/09 vs NYK matchup, he poured in 15 points but still posted a -0.7 impact score because underlying rotational issues routinely compromised the team's structure. Conversely, he occasionally found ways to tilt the floor without filling up the box score. On 11/21 vs BOS, Powell generated a stellar +6.9 impact score with just 9 points because his smothering perimeter defense consistently blew up the opponent's actions. Unfortunately, those flashes of two-way competence were heavily outweighed by disastrous decision-making. Promoted to the starting lineup on 01/01 vs HOU, Powell managed just 8 points and completely derailed the offensive flow by forcing bad shots out of isolation, yielding an abysmal -11.1 impact score. He simply bleeds too much value when he abandons sharp off-ball cutting and settles for low-quality attempts.

This stretch of the season was defined by a brutal offensive identity crisis, as Drake Powell vacillated wildly between extreme passivity and disastrous shot selection. A brief promotion to the starting lineup quickly unraveled during the 01/16 vs CHI matchup, where forced attempts in traffic cratered his impact score to a dismal -12.6. He occasionally found ways to contribute without filling it up, notably during the 01/23 vs BOS game. Despite taking only three shots for 6 points, Powell registered a +3.5 impact by picking his spots perfectly and executing sharp defensive rotations. Yet, even when his jumper actually fell, hidden mistakes often dragged him into the red. During the 02/09 vs CHI contest, he dropped 14 points on efficient shooting, but costly defensive gambles and poor transition spacing still yielded a -1.2 impact. Ultimately, whether he was forcing bad perimeter looks or vanishing completely from the offense, his inability to process the half-court game severely handicapped his team.

A mid-season promotion to the starting lineup exposed a brutal slump for Drake Powell, defined by extreme offensive hesitancy and costly defensive lapses. Even when he found the basket on Feb 09 vs CHI, scoring 14 points, his impact score sat at a negative -1.2. Reckless defensive gambles and poor transition spacing completely bled away his scoring value. The bottom fell out entirely on Mar 16 vs POR, where he posted a disastrous -10.5 impact mark. An abysmal shooting performance and a stubborn reliance on forced jumpers derailed the offense with empty trips that night. He had to find another way to survive on the floor. During a Mar 25 vs GSW matchup, Powell finally managed a positive +1.5 impact score despite tallying just 10 points. His massive +8.7 defensive rating carried the night, as he used his length to blow up dribble hand-offs and wreck the opponent's perimeter rhythm.

IMPACT TIMELINE

Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.

Apr 09 | -19.1 impact

PATTERNS

Struggling. Powell has posted negative impact in 79% of games this season. The production rarely outweighs the cost.

Streaky shooter — only cracks 45% from the field in 37% of games. Efficiency is all over the place night-to-night.

Good defender on his best nights, but it comes and goes. Some games Powell locks in defensively, others he gets picked apart.

Tends to go on runs. Longest hot streak: 2 games. Longest cold streak: 17 games.

MATCHUP HISTORY

Based on 63 games with tracking data. Shows who guarded this player on offense and who he guarded on defense, with their shooting stats in those matchups.