2025-26 Season

KEVIN LOVE

Utah Jazz | Forward-Center | 6-10

2025-26 Season

KEVIN LOVE

Utah Jazz | Forward-Center | 6-10 | Yr 17

6.7 PPG

5.8 RPG

1.8 APG

16.6 MPG

-2.1 Impact

Love produces at an below average rate for a 17-minute workload.

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NET IMPACT BREAKDOWN

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

-2.1

Scoring +5.8

Points 6.7 PPG = +4.1

Shot Making above expected FG% = +1.7

Creation +0.6

Creation 1.8 AST/g = +0.6

Turnovers -1.9

Turnovers 0.8/g = -1.9

Defense -0.6

Defense 0.4 STL, 0.2 BLK = -0.6

Hustle & Effort +4.9

Rebounds 5.8 RPG = +4.9

Raw Impact +8.8

Baseline (game-average expected) −10.9

Net Impact

-2.1

39th 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

#11

Impact

#15

Creation

Hustle

#19

Defense

of 19 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)

Lauri Markkanen +18.2 Keyonte George +9.2 Jusuf Nurkić +3.5 Kyle Filipowski +2.8 Oscar Tshiebwe +2.6 John Konchar +1.1 Brice Sensabaugh +1.0 Blake Hinson +0.8 Ace Bailey -0.9 Kennedy Chandler -1.3 Kevin Love -1.9 Kyle Anderson -2.0 Svi Mykhailiuk -2.1 Bez Mbeng -2.7 Isaiah Collier -3.5 Cody Williams -4.0 Elijah Harkless -4.7 Taylor Hendricks -5.9 Walter Clayton Jr. -7.4

Similar Players

Same position, closest production profile this season.

SKILL DNA

Percentile rank vs 234 Forwards with 10+ games

Scoring 31th

6.9 PPG

Efficiency 51th

56.8% TS

Playmaking 59th

1.9 APG

Rebounding 81th

5.9 RPG

Defense 3th

+2.4/g

Hustle 91th

+18.4/g

Creation 28th

+1.81/g

Shot Making 44th

+5.41/g

TO Discipline 45th

0.05/min

THE SEASON SO FAR

Kevin Love’s early-season stretch was defined by extreme volatility, oscillating wildly between vintage floor-spacing masterclasses and brutal reminders of his waning foot speed. When deployed carefully off the bench, the veteran big man could still tilt a game without needing massive scoring totals. During an 11/28 vs SAC matchup, Love poured in just 9 points but generated a massive +10.5 impact score because his impeccable defensive positioning and savvy rebounding sparked a crucial second-unit surge. Unfortunately, those brilliant flashes were frequently offset by nights where sluggish lateral movement made him a glaring defensive target. Even when he stuffed the stat sheet with 10 points and 10 rebounds on 01/08 vs DAL, a brutal 1-for-6 shooting night from deep short-circuited the half-court offense and dragged him down to a -1.9 impact score. On nights when his outside shot vanished entirely, like his scoreless, -8.7 impact dud on 12/07 vs OKC, opponents ruthlessly hunted him in space to exploit his physical limitations.

IMPACT TIMELINE

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

Best Game

16 PTS vs ORL

Dec 21 | +19.8 impact

Worst Game

3 PTS vs ATL

Nov 14 | -14.4 impact

PATTERNS

Boom-or-bust player. Love's impact swings wildly relative to his average — some nights dominant, others invisible. Scoring varies by ~5 points per game.

Streaky shooter — only cracks 45% from the field in 30% of games. Efficiency is all over the place night-to-night.

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

Slight upward trend. First-half impact: -2.9, second-half: -1.3. Modest improvement — possibly settling into a rhythm.

Tends to go on runs. Longest hot streak: 2 games. Longest cold streak: 6 games.

MATCHUP HISTORY

Based on 64 games with tracking data. Shows who guarded this player on offense and who he guarded on defense, with their shooting stats in those matchups.