2025-26 Season
YANIC KONAN NIEDERHÄUSER
2025-26 Season
YANIC KONAN NIEDERHÄUSER
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 18 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)
Similar Players
Same position, closest production profile this season.
SKILL DNA
Percentile rank vs 93 Centers with 10+ games
THE SEASON SO FAR
Yanic Konan Niederhäuser spent the first twenty games of the season oscillating between invisible end-of-bench cameos and sudden flashes of hyper-efficient rim running. Even when he found the basket early on, hidden defensive costs often dragged him down. On 12/01 vs MIA, he chipped in 6 points on 3-of-4 shooting in 12 minutes, but registered a dismal -3.8 impact score because he repeatedly got lost in pick-and-roll coverage. Conversely, he occasionally found ways to swing momentum without scoring a single point. During a brief three-minute stint on 12/03 vs ATL, he posted a +1.7 impact score entirely through highly disruptive defensive activity around the rim. When his playing time finally expanded in January, his true value emerged. Given an extended 23-minute run on 01/14 vs WAS, he erupted for 16 points and 5 rebounds on perfect 7-for-7 shooting. That flawless interior finishing, paired with stout paint defense, earned him a massive +9.3 impact score to cap off the stretch.
A dramatic late-season defensive awakening defined Yanic Konan Niederhäuser’s mid-year stretch, transforming him from an easily exploited reserve into a terrifying rim deterrent. Early on, his box scores offered nothing but empty calories. Look at the 02/04 vs CLE matchup, where he tallied a seemingly robust 10 points and eight rebounds on perfect 4-for-4 shooting but posted a brutal -3.5 impact score because a severely flawed defensive performance dragged his overall value into the red. He soon realized his actual NBA survival depended on doing the dirty work without needing the basketball. Even when he failed to score a single point on 02/11 vs HOU, he generated a +2.4 impact simply by providing steady interior resistance and altering shots around the basket. That defensive discipline exploded into sheer dominance on 03/02 vs GSW. He anchored the paint with a towering presence that completely deterred rim attempts, driving a staggering +15.5 impact score alongside 11 points and nine boards.
IMPACT TIMELINE
Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.
Struggling. Niederhäuser has posted negative impact in 80% of games this season. The production rarely outweighs the cost.
Middle-of-the-road efficiency — shoots 45%+ from the field in 57% of games. Not automatic, but not a problem either.
Average defender. Niederhäuser doesn't hurt you defensively, but he's not making opponents uncomfortable either.
Slight upward trend. First-half impact: -5.9, second-half: -3.7. Modest improvement — possibly settling into a rhythm.
Tends to go on runs. Longest hot streak: 2 games. Longest cold streak: 15 games.
MATCHUP HISTORY
Based on 55 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
41 games played
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