2025-26 Season
NORMAN POWELL
2025-26 Season
NORMAN POWELL
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
of 14 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)
Similar Players
Same position, closest production profile this season.
SKILL DNA
Percentile rank vs 245 Guards with 10+ games
THE SEASON SO FAR
Norman Powell's first twenty games were defined by a volatile, high-volume scoring binge where his tunnel vision constantly warred with his elite shot-making. He frequently piled up points while hurting the team on the margins, a flaw glaringly obvious on 11/05 vs DEN. Despite dropping 23 points, Powell registered a dismal -7.7 impact score because forced drives into traffic cratered his efficiency inside the arc. Conversely, he occasionally found ways to drive winning basketball when his jumper abandoned him. During the 11/21 vs CHI matchup, he managed a highly positive +6.9 impact score despite a modest 19 points on 6-for-14 shooting, leaning entirely on gritty point-of-attack defense to mask his wild perimeter inconsistency. When his shot selection actually matched his supreme confidence, he was utterly unguardable. He torched the nets on 11/14 vs NYK for 38 points, burying eight triples to generate a massive +10.8 impact score through scorching perimeter execution.
Norman Powell's midseason stretch was defined by maddening volatility, swinging wildly between unguardable flamethrower and active detriment. When his jumper was falling, he was completely unstoppable, peaking on 01/04 vs NOP with 34 points on 9-of-12 shooting from deep to generate a massive +22.2 impact score. That absolute masterclass in perimeter shot-making broke the opponent's defensive scheme entirely. Yet Powell often sabotaged his own value even when filling up the scoring column, as seen on 01/19 vs GSW where he tallied 21 points but posted a -7.2 impact. Bleeding value on the defensive end completely negated his aggressive offensive output in that contest. His shot selection could be equally destructive when his touch vanished. During an ugly 12/19 vs BOS matchup, he launched a disastrous 1-of-11 from beyond the arc, forcing looks that acted as an anchor to drag his impact down to a brutal -15.1.
IMPACT TIMELINE
Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.
Very consistent. Powell posts positive impact in 85% of games — you almost always get a productive night. Scoring varies by ~7 points, but the overall contribution stays positive.
Middle-of-the-road efficiency — shoots 45%+ from the field in 56% of games. Not automatic, but not a problem either.
Good defender on his best nights, but it comes and goes. Some games Powell locks in defensively, others he gets picked apart.
Performance has dropped off. First-half impact: +11.9, second-half: +5.1. Worth watching whether it's fatigue, injury, or opponents adjusting.
Tends to go on runs. Longest hot streak: 14 games. Longest cold streak: 1 games.
MATCHUP HISTORY
Based on 73 games with tracking data. Shows who guarded this player on offense and who he guarded on defense, with their shooting stats in those matchups.
ON OFFENSE: WHO GUARDED HIM
His shooting stats against each primary defender this season
ON DEFENSE: WHO HE GUARDED
How opponents shot when he was the primary defender. Lower FG% = better defense.
SEASON STATS
GAME LOG
59 games played
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