2025-26 Season

LONZO BALL

Cleveland Cavaliers | Guard | 6-5

2025-26 Season

LONZO BALL

Cleveland Cavaliers | Guard | 6-5 | Yr 8

4.6 PPG

4.0 RPG

3.9 APG

20.8 MPG

-6.2 Impact

Ball produces at an poor rate for a 21-minute workload.

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NET IMPACT BREAKDOWN

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

-6.2

Scoring +2.9

Points 4.6 PPG = +1.7

Shot Making above expected FG% = +1.2

Creation +0.7

Creation 3.9 AST/g = +0.7

Turnovers -3.5

Turnovers 1.5/g = -3.5

Defense +1.9

Defense 1.3 STL, 0.3 BLK = +1.9

Hustle & Effort +2.6

Rebounds 4.0 RPG = +2.6

Raw Impact +4.6

Baseline (game-average expected) −10.8

Net Impact

-6.2

13th pctl vs Guards

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

#17

Impact

#13

Creation

#13

Hustle

Defense

of 18 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)

Donovan Mitchell +18.0 Jarrett Allen +12.6 Evan Mobley +12.4 James Harden +9.5 Jaylon Tyson +3.8 Darius Garland +1.7 Sam Merrill +1.5 De'Andre Hunter +1.3 Max Strus +0.1 Dean Wade -1.6 Keon Ellis -1.6 Craig Porter Jr. -2.4 Thomas Bryant -2.9 Tyrese Proctor -3.2 Nae'Qwan Tomlin -3.3 Larry Nance Jr. -4.7 Lonzo Ball -5.9 Dennis Schröder -5.9

Similar Players

Same position, closest production profile this season.

SKILL DNA

Percentile rank vs 245 Guards with 10+ games

Scoring 9th

4.6 PPG

Efficiency 3th

39.1% TS

Playmaking 73th

3.9 APG

Rebounding 76th

4.0 RPG

Defense 94th

+11.8/g

Hustle 48th

+8.9/g

Creation 30th

+2.13/g

Shot Making 11th

+3.84/g

TO Discipline 26th

0.07/min

THE SEASON SO FAR

A crippling lack of offensive aggression and frigid perimeter shooting defined Lonzo Ball's early season stretch, transforming him into a glaring half-court liability. During a disastrous outing on 11/05 vs PHI, he posted a brutal -11.0 impact score while going scoreless on just three shot attempts. Defenders aggressively sagged off him because he posed zero scoring threat, completely clogging the spacing for his teammates. Even when he finally let it fly on 11/24 vs TOR, the results were painful to watch. Despite racking up 8 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists in 34 minutes, his abysmal 2-for-12 mark from deep cratered his offensive execution and resulted in a -7.6 impact score, entirely erasing his elite defensive metrics. He only found genuine success when his outside jumper briefly cooperated. On 11/12 vs MIA, Ball drilled 4-of-7 from beyond the arc to rack up 15 points and 8 assists. That excellent shot selection maximized his offensive footprint and generated a +6.3 impact score, offering a fleeting glimpse of the connective playmaker he used to be.

IMPACT TIMELINE

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

Oct 22 | -16.9 impact

PATTERNS

Struggling. Ball has posted negative impact in 83% of games this season. The production rarely outweighs the cost.

Streaky shooter — only cracks 45% from the field in 22% of games. Efficiency is all over the place night-to-night.

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

In a rough stretch — 13 straight games with negative impact. Longest cold streak this season: 13 games.

MATCHUP HISTORY

Based on 47 games with tracking data. Shows who guarded this player on offense and who he guarded on defense, with their shooting stats in those matchups.