2025-26 Season

KESHAD JOHNSON

Miami Heat | Forward | 6-6

2025-26 Season

KESHAD JOHNSON

Miami Heat | Forward | 6-6 | Yr 1

4.2 PPG

1.9 RPG

0.2 APG

8.7 MPG

-5.0 Impact

Johnson produces at an poor rate for a 9-minute workload.

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NET IMPACT BREAKDOWN

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

-5.0

Scoring +3.8

Points 4.2 PPG = +3.0

Shot Making above expected FG% = +0.8

Creation +0.4

Creation 0.2 AST/g = +0.4

Turnovers -1.0

Turnovers 0.4/g = -1.0

Defense +0.4

Defense 0.5 STL, 0.2 BLK = +0.4

Hustle & Effort +1.8

Rebounds 1.9 RPG = +1.8

Raw Impact +5.4

Baseline (game-average expected) −10.4

Net Impact

-5.0

17th 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

Impact

#10

Creation

Hustle

#11

Defense

of 14 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)

Bam Adebayo +15.9 Kel'el Ware +9.0 Norman Powell +8.4 Tyler Herro +8.0 Andrew Wiggins +6.6 Jaime Jaquez Jr. +4.3 Keshad Johnson +0.7 Pelle Larsson -0.2 Myron Gardner -0.7 Simone Fontecchio -1.7 Davion Mitchell -2.7 Dru Smith -3.0 Kasparas Jakučionis -4.3 Nikola Jović -4.7

Similar Players

Same position, closest production profile this season.

SKILL DNA

Percentile rank vs 234 Forwards with 10+ games

Scoring 37th

7.4 PPG

Efficiency 48th

56.5% TS

Playmaking 3th

0.5 APG

Rebounding 31th

3.4 RPG

Defense 31th

+5.7/g

Hustle 40th

+11.1/g

Creation 38th

+2.03/g

Shot Making 24th

+3.95/g

TO Discipline 82th

0.03/min

THE SEASON SO FAR

Keshad Johnson’s early season was defined by pure, unrefined chaos, oscillating between game-changing defensive hustle and catastrophic rotational mistakes. When channeled correctly, his energy was terrifying. During 10/24 vs MEM, he scored just 5 points but still generated a massive +3.2 impact score. He achieved this by maximizing his brief eight-minute stint with chaotic, high-energy defense that completely disrupted the opposition. Yet his lack of polish often stalled the offense. On 11/23 vs PHI, his complete offensive invisibility severely hampered the second unit's spacing, resulting in a brutal -8.7 impact score despite logging 19 minutes. Mental lapses also ruined his value on decent rebounding nights, like on 12/06 vs SAC. Despite grabbing 5 rebounds in 14 minutes, he suffered a dismal -6.9 impact score because he repeatedly got caught out of position and bled easy backdoor cuts.

IMPACT TIMELINE

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

Best Game

14 PTS vs CHI

Nov 22 | +12.6 impact

Worst Game

0 PTS vs DEN

Nov 06 | -16.2 impact

PATTERNS

Struggling. Johnson has posted negative impact in 81% of games this season. The production rarely outweighs the cost.

Middle-of-the-road efficiency — shoots 45%+ from the field in 50% of games. Not automatic, but not a problem either.

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

Getting better as the season goes on. First-half impact: -6.6, second-half: -3.3. That's a significant jump — could be a role change, confidence, or development clicking.

Tends to go on runs. Longest hot streak: 2 games. Longest cold streak: 14 games.

MATCHUP HISTORY

Based on 68 games with tracking data. Shows who guarded this player on offense and who he guarded on defense, with their shooting stats in those matchups.