2025-26 Season
ZEKE NNAJI
2025-26 Season
ZEKE NNAJI
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 13 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)
Similar Players
Same position, closest production profile this season.
SKILL DNA
Percentile rank vs 234 Forwards with 10+ games
THE SEASON SO FAR
Zeke Nnaji’s opening stretch of the season was defined by a maddening inability to string together a complete two-way performance. Even when he finally found his shooting touch, the defensive floor completely fell out from under him. Look at his 13-point performance on 01/02 vs CLE. Despite the scoring punch, he posted a -1.4 impact score because abysmal defensive positioning (-7.4 defense) bled points on the other end. Conversely, his most valuable outing required almost no offensive production at all. On 01/04 vs BKN, Nnaji scored just 4 points but generated a staggering +10.0 impact score by anchoring the interior with elite rim-deterrence (+6.6 defense) and active hustle (+2.1). Yet, when handed a rare starting assignment on 11/19 vs NOP, he vanished entirely. Playing 27 minutes, he missed all three of his shots, finishing with a -0.2 impact score as total offensive invisibility canceled out his otherwise excellent defensive effort.
A rapid descent from a high-impact rotation piece to an end-of-bench afterthought defined Zeke Nnaji's midseason stretch. Early on, he looked like a massive difference-maker, especially on 01/05 vs PHI where he dropped 21 points and generated a +12.6 impact score by contesting everything at the rim. He even managed a staggering +15.8 impact on 01/07 vs BOS despite shooting a rough 3-for-9 from the floor. That elite rating stemmed entirely from his ability to dominate the margins through sheer hustle (+7.2) and second-chance creation rather than scoring. But as his volume spiked, his actual value plummeted. When given a starting nod on 01/23 vs MIL, he grabbed 12 rebounds and scored 11 points, yet managed only a meager +1.3 impact score. Clanking a barrage of jumpers and forcing poor shots completely erased the value of his double-double. By March, his erratic focus and offensive invisibility relegated him to garbage-time irrelevance.
IMPACT TIMELINE
Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.
Struggling. Nnaji has posted negative impact in 90% of games this season. The production rarely outweighs the cost.
Middle-of-the-road efficiency — shoots 45%+ from the field in 62% of games. Not automatic, but not a problem either.
Good defender on his best nights, but it comes and goes. Some games Nnaji locks in defensively, others he gets picked apart.
Small downward trend. First-half impact: -6.0, second-half: -8.1. Not alarming yet, but trending the wrong direction.
In a rough stretch — 19 straight games with negative impact. Longest cold streak this season: 20 games.
MATCHUP HISTORY
Based on 75 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
52 games played
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