2025-26 Season

SCOOT HENDERSON

Portland Trail Blazers | Guard | 6-3

2025-26 Season

SCOOT HENDERSON

Portland Trail Blazers | Guard | 6-3 | Yr 2

14.1 PPG

2.7 RPG

3.7 APG

24.7 MPG

-0.4 Impact

Henderson produces at an average rate for a 25-minute workload.

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NET IMPACT BREAKDOWN

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

-0.4

Scoring +12.1

Points 14.1 PPG = +9.0

Shot Making above expected FG% = +3.1

Creation +1.2

Creation 3.7 AST/g = +1.2

Turnovers -5.7

Turnovers 2.4/g = -5.7

Defense +0.1

Defense 0.9 STL, 0.3 BLK = +0.1

Hustle & Effort +2.0

Rebounds 2.7 RPG = +2.0

Raw Impact +9.7

Baseline (game-average expected) −10.1

Net Impact

-0.4

58th 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

Creation

#11

Hustle

Defense

of 17 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)

Donovan Clingan +12.2 Deni Avdija +11.0 Shaedon Sharpe +7.6 Jrue Holiday +5.0 Jerami Grant +4.5 Robert Williams III +4.0 Toumani Camara +2.9 Caleb Love -0.2 Scoot Henderson -0.4 Matisse Thybulle -1.6 Kris Murray -2.8 Vít Krejčí -3.6 Duop Reath -4.1 Blake Wesley -6.1 Rayan Rupert -6.8 Sidy Cissoko -7.6 Hansen Yang -9.2

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SKILL DNA

Percentile rank vs 245 Guards with 10+ games

Scoring 74th

14.1 PPG

Efficiency 61th

56.2% TS

Playmaking 69th

3.7 APG

Rebounding 45th

2.7 RPG

Defense 70th

+9.2/g

Hustle 34th

+7.6/g

Creation 80th

+4.01/g

Shot Making 44th

+6.13/g

TO Discipline 10th

0.10/min

THE SEASON SO FAR

A maddening cocktail of reckless shot selection and defensive inconsistency defined Scoot Henderson’s turbulent early-season stretch. Even when the ball found the bottom of the net, hidden costs dragged him down, like during the 02/24 vs MIN matchup where his 19 points were entirely offset by errant jumpers and a distinct lack of defensive resistance, resulting in a -5.4 impact score. He routinely cratered his own offensive value by forcing drives into heavy traffic, hitting a brutal low of a -14.4 impact score on 03/04 vs MEM while shooting a frigid 3-of-11 from the floor. Yet, just when you want to write him off, Henderson flips the script and plays like an absolute wrecking ball. His performance on 03/08 vs IND was a genuine offensive masterclass. By attacking downhill relentlessly and finishing at the rim instead of settling for bad threes, he racked up 28 points and a towering +19.8 impact score. If he can simply stop bailing out defenses with low-percentage perimeter heaves, that explosive rim pressure could finally translate into consistent winning basketball.

IMPACT TIMELINE

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

Best Game

28 PTS vs IND

Mar 08 | +24.9 impact

Worst Game

8 PTS vs MEM

Mar 04 | -16.2 impact

PATTERNS

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

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

Average defender. Henderson doesn't hurt you defensively, but he's not making opponents uncomfortable either.

Getting better as the season goes on. First-half impact: -2.8, second-half: +1.8. That's a significant jump — could be a role change, confidence, or development clicking.

MATCHUP HISTORY

Based on 51 games with tracking data. Shows who guarded this player on offense and who he guarded on defense, with their shooting stats in those matchups.