PHX

2025-26 Season

HAYWOOD HIGHSMITH

Phoenix Suns | Forward | 6-5
Haywood Highsmith
5.4 PPG
2.0 RPG
1.1 APG
14.4 MPG
-3.4 Impact

Highsmith produces at an below average rate for a 14-minute workload.

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NET IMPACT BREAKDOWN
Every stat, every credit, every cost — per game average
-3.4
Scoring +5.2
Points 5.4 PPG = +3.8
Shot Making above expected FG% = +1.4
Creation +0.3
Creation 1.1 AST/g = +0.3
Defense +0.7
Defense 0.9 STL, 0.0 BLK = +0.7
Hustle & Effort +1.6
Rebounds 2.0 RPG = +1.6
Raw Impact +7.8
Baseline (game-average expected) −11.2
Net Impact
-3.4
28th pctl vs Forwards

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

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IMPACT TIMELINE

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

Best Game
16 PTS vs BOS
Mar 16 | +11.8 impact
Worst Game
5 PTS vs OKC
Apr 12 | -11.2 impact
PATTERNS

Inconsistent. Highsmith has clear good-night/bad-night splits, with scoring swinging ~5 points between games. You're never quite sure which version shows up.

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

MATCHUP HISTORY

Based on 9 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

B. Ingram 17.1 poss
FG% 100.0%
3P% 0.0%
PPP 0.12
PTS 2
C. White 16.1 poss
FG% 33.3%
3P% 0.0%
PPP 0.19
PTS 3
J. Brown 11.5 poss
FG% 66.7%
3P% 100.0%
PPP 0.52
PTS 6
L. Ball 9.1 poss
FG% 0.0%
3P% 0.0%
PPP 0.0
PTS 0
G. Antetokounmpo 6.7 poss
FG% 0.0%
3P% 0.0%
PPP 0.0
PTS 0
J. Tatum 5.5 poss
FG% 0.0%
3P% 0.0%
PPP 0.0
PTS 0
A. Dosunmu 4.6 poss
FG% 0.0%
3P% 0.0%
PPP 0.0
PTS 0
P. Nance 4.6 poss
FG% 0.0%
3P% 0.0%
PPP 0.0
PTS 0
S. Hauser 4.0 poss
FG% 50.0%
3P% 100.0%
PPP 0.75
PTS 3
D. White 4.0 poss
FG% 0.0%
3P% 0.0%
PPP 0.0
PTS 0

ON DEFENSE: WHO HE GUARDED

How opponents shot when he was the primary defender. Lower FG% = better defense.

J. Brown 20.1 poss
FG% 66.7%
3P% 50.0%
PPP 0.55
PTS 11
C. White 12.3 poss
FG% 0.0%
3P% 0.0%
PPP 0.0
PTS 0
B. Ingram 12.0 poss
FG% 50.0%
3P% 0.0%
PPP 0.42
PTS 5
G. Antetokounmpo 8.4 poss
FG% 0.0%
3P% 0.0%
PPP 0.0
PTS 0
S. Barnes 5.5 poss
FG% 0.0%
3P% 0.0%
PPP 0.0
PTS 0
R. Barrett 5.3 poss
FG% 0.0%
3P% 0.0%
PPP 0.0
PTS 0
D. White 5.1 poss
FG% 40.0%
3P% 0.0%
PPP 0.78
PTS 4
K. Kuzma 4.8 poss
FG% 0.0%
3P% 0.0%
PPP 0.0
PTS 0
K. Knueppel 4.7 poss
FG% 100.0%
3P% 100.0%
PPP 0.64
PTS 3
L. Ball 4.6 poss
FG% 0.0%
3P% 0.0%
PPP 0.0
PTS 0

SEASON STATS

7
Games
5.4
PPG
2.0
RPG
1.1
APG
0.9
SPG
0.0
BPG
46.2
FG%
47.1
3P%
85.7
FT%
14.4
MPG

GAME LOG

7 games played

Apr 17 vs GSW
-8.6
0pts 1r 1a 0/3 FG 0/3 3P
Apr 12 vs OKC
-11.2
5pts 0r 0a 2/3 FG 0/1 3P
Mar 17 vs MIN
-5.6
3pts 2r 1a 1/2 FG 1/2 3P
Mar 16 vs BOS
+11.8
16pts 4r 1a 4/8 FG 4/5 3P
Mar 13 vs TOR
-6.8
5pts 1r 2a 2/3 FG 1/1 3P
Mar 10 vs MIL
+0.7
6pts 2r 1a 2/3 FG 2/3 3P
Mar 08 vs CHA
-4.2
3pts 4r 2a 1/4 FG 0/2 3P