2025-26 Season
JULIAN PHILLIPS
2025-26 Season
JULIAN PHILLIPS
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 13 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
Julian Phillips spent the first twenty games of the 2025-26 season oscillating wildly between defensive sparkplug and offensive black hole. His on-court value rarely tied to his scoring column. On 11/17 vs DEN, he tallied just 2 points but posted a massive +4.6 impact score because his smothering point-of-attack defense completely salvaged a rough shooting night. Yet, whenever he was asked to shoulder any real offensive burden, the results were disastrous. Look no further than 11/21 vs MIA, where a dreadful 1-for-5 shooting performance squandered all his energetic hustle, resulting in a brutal -5.4 impact score. Even when he managed a modest 5 points in a starting role on 12/03 vs BKN, inefficient finishing around the basket stalled out possessions and dragged him down to a -4.3 impact. Phillips clearly possesses the raw defensive chops to survive in this league. However, his aimless offensive wandering remains a glaring liability that keeps him on the fringes of the rotation.
Julian Phillips spent this mid-season stretch clinging to the fringes of the rotation, surviving purely as a chaotic, high-energy defensive specialist. His value rarely appeared in the scoring column, but his smothering perimeter defense on 01/03 vs CHA generated an impressive +3.1 impact score despite logging just three points. Extended minutes, however, exposed his offensive limitations. When given a 23-minute leash on 02/01 vs MIA, Phillips scored a stretch-high 10 points but managed a meager +0.2 impact. A brutal 3-for-11 shooting night severely dragged down his overall effectiveness, though he salvaged a neutral rating by relentlessly crashing the offensive glass for second-chance opportunities. The margin for error at the end of the bench is razor-thin. A disastrous three-minute appearance on 01/18 vs BKN perfectly illustrated this volatility, resulting in a -2.0 impact driven entirely by immediate defensive breakdowns and poorly timed fouls.
IMPACT TIMELINE
Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.
Struggling. Phillips has posted negative impact in 94% of games this season. The production rarely outweighs the cost.
Streaky shooter — only cracks 45% from the field in 33% of games. Efficiency is all over the place night-to-night.
Average defender. Phillips doesn't hurt you defensively, but he's not making opponents uncomfortable either.
Slight upward trend. First-half impact: -7.6, second-half: -6.0. Modest improvement — possibly settling into a rhythm.
In a rough stretch — 13 straight games with negative impact. Longest cold streak this season: 24 games.
MATCHUP HISTORY
Based on 71 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
48 games played
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