2025-26 Season

KRISTAPS PORZIŅĢIS

Golden State Warriors | Forward-Center | 7-2

2025-26 Season

KRISTAPS PORZIŅĢIS

Golden State Warriors | Forward-Center | 7-2 | Yr 10

16.3 PPG

5.0 RPG

2.5 APG

23.6 MPG

+5.4 Impact

Porziņģis produces at an elite rate for a 24-minute workload.

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NET IMPACT BREAKDOWN

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

+5.4

Scoring +14.1

Points 16.3 PPG = +11.0

Shot Making above expected FG% = +3.1

Creation +1.0

Creation 2.5 AST/g = +1.0

Turnovers -3.1

Turnovers 1.3/g = -3.1

Defense -0.6

Defense 0.5 STL, 1.1 BLK = -0.6

Hustle & Effort +4.3

Rebounds 5.0 RPG = +4.3

Raw Impact +15.7

Baseline (game-average expected) −10.3

Net Impact

+5.4

76th 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

Creation

#11

Hustle

#13

Defense

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

Jimmy Butler III +15.0 Stephen Curry +13.1 Brandin Podziemski +5.2 Kristaps Porziņģis +3.4 Moses Moody +3.0 De'Anthony Melton +1.4 Jonathan Kuminga +1.2 Gary Payton II +0.4 Gui Santos +0.2 Al Horford -0.1 Buddy Hield -0.8 Trayce Jackson-Davis -1.2 Quinten Post -1.7 Nate Williams -2.5 Pat Spencer -3.0 Will Richard -3.3 LJ Cryer -3.4 Malevy Leons -4.8 Draymond Green -5.2

Similar Players

Same position, closest production profile this season.

SKILL DNA

Percentile rank vs 234 Forwards with 10+ games

Scoring 80th

16.3 PPG

Efficiency 60th

58.0% TS

Playmaking 72th

2.5 APG

Rebounding 61th

5.0 RPG

Defense 28th

+5.4/g

Hustle 69th

+14.3/g

Creation 66th

+2.86/g

Shot Making 59th

+6.52/g

TO Discipline 34th

0.05/min

THE SEASON SO FAR

Kristaps Porziņģis spent the first twenty games of the season mastering the bizarre art of dominating basketball games while completely misplacing his jump shot. Early in the year, his sheer defensive terror masked some truly hideous offensive nights. Look exactly at the 11/04 vs ORL matchup, where he clanked his way to a 2/8 shooting line but still posted a massive +12.2 impact score. How does a guy shoot that poorly and still win his minutes by double digits? Dominant rim protection and elite hustle metrics completely overshadowed his broken jumper. He eventually shifted to a bench role, unleashing absolute hell in the 12/05 vs DEN contest with a staggering +22.4 impact score by raining deep transition threes and punishing smaller switches. However, his jumper-reliant diet eventually caught up to him. During the 01/05 vs TOR game, Porziņģis hoisted brick after brick from the perimeter on 2/12 shooting, dragging his impact down to a -3.5 because his misses allowed defenders to sag and ruin the team's driving lanes. When his interior defensive motor runs hot, he is a terrifying two-way force, but settling for contested jumpers remains his ultimate Achilles heel.

IMPACT TIMELINE

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

Best Game

28 PTS vs WAS

Mar 27 | +23.1 impact

Worst Game

4 PTS vs NYK

Jan 03 | -9.0 impact

PATTERNS

Volatile for his role. Porziņģis has noticeable ups and downs, with scoring moving ~7 points between games.

Middle-of-the-road efficiency — shoots 45%+ from the field in 44% of games. Not automatic, but not a problem either.

Defensive difference-maker. Porziņģis consistently forces tough shots and protects the rim — opponents shoot worse when he's guarding them.

Small downward trend. First-half impact: +6.6, second-half: +4.4. Not alarming yet, but trending the wrong direction.

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

MATCHUP HISTORY

Based on 52 games with tracking data. Shows who guarded this player on offense and who he guarded on defense, with their shooting stats in those matchups.