2025-26 Season
VINCE WILLIAMS JR.
2025-26 Season
VINCE WILLIAMS JR.
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 19 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
An erratic transition from bench sparkplug to starting lineup liability defined Vince Williams Jr.'s opening stretch of the season. His promotion to the starting unit revealed a bizarre statistical profile where high-volume playmaking was completely undermined by his scoring ineptitude. On 11/26 vs NOP, he dished out a staggering 17 assists but still posted a dismal -10.6 impact because his refusal to shoot allowed defenders to ruthlessly jump the passing lanes. Even when he aggressively hunted his own shot on 11/28 vs LAC, his 16 points came with a negative -2.2 impact as a barrage of contested misses dragged down the overall offense. Occasionally, he found ways to contribute without the ball in his hands. He managed a positive +0.5 impact on 11/24 vs DEN despite scoring just six points, generating value entirely through tenacious on-ball defensive pressure. Ultimately, you simply cannot survive as a primary initiator in this league if you cannot keep the defense honest.
A maddeningly volatile slump defined Vince Williams Jr.’s mid-season stretch, characterized by erratic shot selection and defensive lapses that frequently crippled his team's second unit. He initially looked like a premier rotational wing during the 01/06 vs SAS matchup, where hyper-efficient perimeter execution and relentless off-ball movement fueled a massive +9.4 impact score. The magic did not last. Hidden costs quickly began dragging down his overall value, even on nights when his raw box score looked passable. Take the 01/30 vs NOP contest, where a seemingly decent 13-point outing actually yielded a harmful -5.2 impact. Rather than playing within the flow of the offense, he completely bogged down the unit by repeatedly holding the ball too long against zone coverages. His utility bottomed out entirely during the 02/20 vs MEM game, resulting in a catastrophic -12.1 impact score. Clunky offensive execution and a step-slow defensive rotation made him a massive liability that night, confirming that his ball-stopping habits must be corrected if he wants to survive in a modern rotation.
IMPACT TIMELINE
Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.
Inconsistent. Jr. has clear good-night/bad-night splits, with scoring swinging ~5 points between games. You're never quite sure which version shows up.
Streaky shooter — only cracks 45% from the field in 27% of games. Efficiency is all over the place night-to-night.
Good defender on his best nights, but it comes and goes. Some games Jr. locks in defensively, others he gets picked apart.
Tends to go on runs. Longest hot streak: 2 games. Longest cold streak: 6 games.
MATCHUP HISTORY
Based on 45 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
40 games played
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