2025-26 Season

ISAIAH LIVERS

Phoenix Suns | Forward | 6-6

2025-26 Season

ISAIAH LIVERS

Phoenix Suns | Forward | 6-6 | Yr 3

1.8 PPG

1.7 RPG

0.6 APG

9.6 MPG

-7.4 Impact

Livers produces at an poor rate for a 10-minute workload.

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NET IMPACT BREAKDOWN

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

-7.4

Scoring +1.3

Points 1.8 PPG = +0.9

Shot Making above expected FG% = +0.4

Creation +0.1

Creation 0.6 AST/g = +0.1

Turnovers -0.8

Turnovers 0.3/g = -0.8

Hustle & Effort +1.6

Rebounds 1.7 RPG = +1.6

Raw Impact +2.2

Baseline (game-average expected) −9.6

Net Impact

-7.4

3th 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

TEAM COMPARISON

#16

Impact

#13

Creation

#13

Hustle

#12

Defense

of 16 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)

Devin Booker +12.0 Mark Williams +8.5 Dillon Brooks +8.0 Jalen Green +7.0 Grayson Allen +5.9 Collin Gillespie +4.6 Jordan Goodwin +3.3 Royce O'Neale +0.2 Jamaree Bouyea -0.9 Khaman Maluach -1.5 Amir Coffey -2.0 Oso Ighodaro -2.1 Ryan Dunn -2.2 Rasheer Fleming -3.9 Nick Richards -4.8 Isaiah Livers -5.3

Similar Players

Same position, closest production profile this season.

SKILL DNA

Percentile rank vs 234 Forwards with 10+ games

Scoring 1th

2.2 PPG

Efficiency 1th

38.5% TS

Playmaking 7th

0.7 APG

Rebounding 8th

2.2 RPG

Defense 31th

+5.7/g

Hustle 18th

+7.9/g

Creation 4th

+0.97/g

Shot Making 5th

+2.04/g

TO Discipline 91th

0.03/min

THE SEASON SO FAR

Isaiah Livers spent the first twenty games of the season battling basketball irrelevance, largely drifting through his minutes as an offensive ghost. His nadir arrived on 11/24 vs HOU, where he logged 23 scoreless minutes on 0-for-3 shooting and posted a brutal -10.0 impact score. That abysmal rating stemmed directly from his failure to convert spot-up opportunities, which severely shrank the floor for his teammates. When he finally decided to pull the trigger, the results were often worse. On 01/02 vs SAC, Livers derailed the offensive flow by forcing contested shots early in the clock, finishing with zero points and a -6.6 impact rating. He did manage one brilliant outlier on 01/11 vs WAS, instantly sparking the bench with a perfect 3-for-3 shooting night to earn a +6.0 impact score in just seven minutes. Ultimately, those fleeting moments of competence were buried under a mountain of defensive breakdowns and crippling passivity.

IMPACT TIMELINE

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

Best Game

9 PTS vs MIA

Jan 26 | +12.7 impact

Worst Game

0 PTS vs POR

Feb 03 | -14.4 impact

PATTERNS

Struggling. Livers has posted negative impact in 94% of games this season. The production rarely outweighs the cost.

Average defender. Livers doesn't hurt you defensively, but he's not making opponents uncomfortable either.

In a rough stretch — 12 straight games with negative impact. Longest cold streak this season: 19 games.

MATCHUP HISTORY

Based on 43 games with tracking data. Shows who guarded this player on offense and who he guarded on defense, with their shooting stats in those matchups.