2025-26 Season

MAX STRUS

Cleveland Cavaliers | Guard-Forward | 6-5

2025-26 Season

MAX STRUS

Cleveland Cavaliers | Guard-Forward | 6-5 | Yr 6

12.0 PPG

4.9 RPG

1.7 APG

24.3 MPG

+0.1 Impact

Strus produces at an average rate for a 24-minute workload. Defensive impact (-2.0/game) is a concern.

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NET IMPACT BREAKDOWN

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

+0.1

Scoring +11.3

Points 12.0 PPG = +8.1

Shot Making above expected FG% = +3.2

Creation +0.8

Creation 1.7 AST/g = +0.8

Turnovers -2.0

Turnovers 0.9/g = -2.0

Defense -2.0

Defense 0.3 STL, 0.1 BLK = -2.0

Hustle & Effort +3.6

Rebounds 4.9 RPG = +3.6

Raw Impact +11.7

Baseline (game-average expected) −11.6

Net Impact

+0.1

61st 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

Impact

#15

Creation

#11

Hustle

#17

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 63th

12.0 PPG

Efficiency 74th

57.9% TS

Playmaking 28th

1.7 APG

Rebounding 88th

4.9 RPG

Defense 10th

+4.4/g

Hustle 53th

+9.2/g

Creation 22th

+1.89/g

Shot Making 74th

+8.15/g

TO Discipline 81th

0.04/min

IMPACT TIMELINE

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

Best Game

29 PTS vs MIA

Mar 27 | +27.3 impact

Worst Game

4 PTS vs IND

Apr 05 | -13.1 impact

PATTERNS

Boom-or-bust player. Strus's impact swings wildly relative to his average — some nights dominant, others invisible. Scoring varies by ~9 points per game.

Streaky shooter — only cracks 45% from the field in 36% of games. Efficiency is all over the place night-to-night.

Defensive impact is minimal for a 24-minute player. Not generating enough contests, rim protection, or forced turnovers to move the needle.

Performance has dropped off. First-half impact: +3.0, second-half: -2.7. Worth watching whether it's fatigue, injury, or opponents adjusting.

MATCHUP HISTORY

Based on 8 games with tracking data. Shows who guarded this player on offense and who he guarded on defense, with their shooting stats in those matchups.