2025-26 Season

TAELON PETER

Indiana Pacers | Guard | 6-3

2025-26 Season

TAELON PETER

Indiana Pacers | Guard | 6-3 | Yr 0

4.5 PPG

1.6 RPG

1.1 APG

13.0 MPG

-6.1 Impact

Peter produces at an poor rate for a 13-minute workload.

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NET IMPACT BREAKDOWN

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

-6.1

Scoring +3.8

Points 4.5 PPG = +2.5

Shot Making above expected FG% = +1.3

Creation +0.3

Creation 1.1 AST/g = +0.3

Turnovers -1.8

Turnovers 0.7/g = -1.8

Defense +0.5

Defense 0.7 STL, 0.1 BLK = +0.5

Hustle & Effort +0.9

Rebounds 1.6 RPG = +0.9

Raw Impact +3.7

Baseline (game-average expected) −9.8

Net Impact

-6.1

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

#19

Impact

#18

Creation

#21

Hustle

Defense

of 21 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)

Pascal Siakam +13.9 Bennedict Mathurin +4.4 Andrew Nembhard +3.3 Obi Toppin +1.8 Aaron Nesmith +1.5 Micah Potter +1.5 Isaiah Jackson +1.4 T.J. McConnell +0.1 Jarace Walker -0.5 Kobe Brown -0.8 Jay Huff -1.0 Jeremiah Robinson-Earl -1.1 Quenton Jackson -1.1 Garrison Mathews -1.3 Jalen Slawson -1.7 Tony Bradley -2.4 Ethan Thompson -2.6 Johnny Furphy -3.2 Taelon Peter -4.3 Ben Sheppard -5.2 Kam Jones -6.7

Similar Players

Same position, closest production profile this season.

SKILL DNA

Percentile rank vs 245 Guards with 10+ games

Scoring 24th

6.6 PPG

Efficiency 50th

54.7% TS

Playmaking 23th

1.5 APG

Rebounding 25th

2.2 RPG

Defense 47th

+7.1/g

Hustle 12th

+5.1/g

Creation 14th

+1.56/g

Shot Making 23th

+4.69/g

TO Discipline 57th

0.05/min

THE SEASON SO FAR

Taelon Peter spent the first twenty games of the season battling for rotational relevance, enduring a frustrating stretch defined by offensive passivity and disjointed cameos. During a disastrous 11/09 vs GSW appearance, he recorded a dismal -5.6 impact score in just six minutes by abandoning his offensive discipline and bricking all three of his attempts. When a fringe rotation player cannot hit shots, they have to find other ways to survive. Peter finally figured out that exact math on 01/17 vs DET. Despite a clunky 2-for-6 shooting night, he posted a +3.8 impact score by playing smothering point-of-attack defense and grabbing four rebounds to salvage his overall value. He also flashed his ceiling as an offensive spark plug on 12/29 vs HOU, where a flawless 2-for-2 mark from three-point range yielded a massive +7.2 impact score in a four-minute burst. He simply needs more consistency. If Peter wants to escape the end of the bench, he must bring that exact blend of defensive grit and decisive shooting every single night.

IMPACT TIMELINE

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

Dec 04 | -12.9 impact

PATTERNS

Struggling. Peter has posted negative impact in 92% of games this season. The production rarely outweighs the cost.

Streaky shooter — only cracks 45% from the field in 27% of games. Efficiency is all over the place night-to-night.

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

Getting better as the season goes on. First-half impact: -8.4, second-half: -3.8. That's a significant jump — could be a role change, confidence, or development clicking.

Tends to go on runs. Longest hot streak: 1 games. Longest cold streak: 19 games.

MATCHUP HISTORY

Based on 44 games with tracking data. Shows who guarded this player on offense and who he guarded on defense, with their shooting stats in those matchups.