THE TRUTH THE BOX SCORE HIDES

33.8% of all NBA minutes are played by negative-impact players. Here's who's creating real value — and who isn't.

HIDDEN GEMS BY POSITION

Impact far exceeds what their PPG predicts. Separated by position to prevent center dominance.

Guards

1 Dyson Daniels ATL 11.5 PPG +7.3 +5.7 2 Ausar Thompson DET 9.6 PPG +5.4 +5.7 3 Jordan Goodwin PHX 8.8 PPG +2.7 +3.9 4 John Konchar UTA 4.4 PPG -1.8 +3.6 5 Mikal Bridges NYK 14.2 PPG +7.6 +3.3 6 Josh Hart NYK 11.8 PPG +4.9 +3.0 7 Cason Wallace OKC 8.4 PPG +1.5 +3.0 8 Justin Champagnie WAS 8.7 PPG +1.5 +2.7 9 Chaney Johnson BKN 8.2 PPG +0.6 +2.4 10 Matisse Thybulle POR 5.3 PPG -2.4 +2.2

Forwards

1 Moussa Diabaté CHA 7.8 PPG +6.5 +8.6 2 Precious Achiuwa SAC 10.1 PPG +3.9 +3.8 3 Bobby Portis MIL 13.7 PPG +6.8 +3.2 4 Oscar Tshiebwe UTA 7.8 PPG +0.9 +3.0 5 Collin Murray-Boyles TOR 9.1 PPG +2.0 +2.8 6 Domantas Sabonis SAC 15.8 PPG +8.4 +2.6 7 Daniel Gafford DAL 9.5 PPG +2.1 +2.6 8 Jeremiah Robinson-Earl DAL 4.6 PPG -2.7 +2.6 9 Sandro Mamukelashvili TOR 10.7 PPG +3.4 +2.6 10 Josh Minott BOS 7.4 PPG +0.0 +2.5

Centers

1 Rudy Gobert MIN 10.5 PPG +11.2 +10.6 2 Donovan Clingan POR 11.7 PPG +11.5 +9.7 3 Mitchell Robinson NYK 5.7 PPG +4.3 +8.6 4 Jarrett Allen CLE 14.8 PPG +11.9 +7.0 5 Mark Williams PHX 11.5 PPG +8.5 +6.9 6 Kel'el Ware MIA 11.1 PPG +7.9 +6.8 7 Steven Adams OKC 6.0 PPG +2.8 +6.7 8 Deandre Ayton LAL 12.2 PPG +8.9 +6.7 9 Robert Williams III POR 6.9 PPG +3.6 +6.6 10 Isaiah Hartenstein OKC 9.2 PPG +5.7 +6.5

EMPTY STATS ALL-STARS

High PPG, low impact. Their scoring comes at a cost — turnovers, bad shots, defensive lapses.

1 Ja Morant MEM 19.4 PPG +2.7 -6.7 2 Bub Carrington WAS 10.7 PPG -5.7 -6.4 3 Walter Clayton Jr. UTA 7.8 PPG -8.1 -6.0 4 Tre Johnson WAS 12.2 PPG -3.5 -5.8 5 Coby White CHA 17.1 PPG +1.5 -5.7 6 Jordan Poole NOP 13.4 PPG -2.2 -5.6 7 Jaden Hardy DAL 9.1 PPG -6.4 -5.5 8 Nolan Traore BKN 8.9 PPG -6.5 -5.5 9 Darius Garland LAC 18.7 PPG +3.4 -5.3 10 Isaiah Collier UTA 11.7 PPG -3.6 -5.3 11 Trae Young WAS 17.9 PPG +2.7 -5.2 12 Russell Westbrook OKC 15.4 PPG +0.3 -5.1 13 Malik Monk SAC 12.5 PPG -2.3 -4.8 14 Ace Bailey UTA 13.8 PPG -0.9 -4.7 15 Jeremiah Fears NOP 14.3 PPG -0.4 -4.7 16 Devin Booker PHX 25.6 PPG +11.0 -4.6 17 Keyonte George UTA 23.6 PPG +9.2 -4.4 18 Brice Sensabaugh UTA 14.9 PPG +0.5 -4.4 19 Zach LaVine SAC 19.2 PPG +4.9 -4.3 20 D'Angelo Russell DAL 10.2 PPG -4.1 -4.3 21 Dennis Schröder CLE 10.3 PPG -3.9 -4.2 22 Cam Thomas MIL 13.5 PPG -0.7 -4.2 23 Scoot Henderson POR 14.2 PPG +0.1 -4.2 24 Ben Saraf BKN 7.5 PPG -6.5 -4.2 25 Khris Middleton DAL 10.2 PPG -3.7 -3.9

CONSISTENCY KINGS

The most reliable positive-impact players. High floor, never a disaster.

1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKC +26.5 floor -3.5 99% 2 Kawhi Leonard LAC +23.3 floor -4.9 98% 3 Nikola Jokić DEN +28.0 floor -8.2 99% 4 Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL +20.1 floor -7.0 97% 5 Jayson Tatum BOS +12.9 floor -3.7 87% 6 Lauri Markkanen UTA +18.2 floor -0.6 98% 7 Tyrese Maxey PHI +18.3 floor -6.8 93% 8 Joel Embiid PHI +15.8 floor -9.8 96% 9 Victor Wembanyama SAS +23.1 floor -11.1 93% 10 Luka Dončić DAL +23.8 floor -10.3 94% 11 Donovan Mitchell CLE +17.7 floor -7.0 92% 12 Kevin Durant HOU +15.8 floor -5.8 91% 13 Jimmy Butler III GSW +14.7 floor -9.2 95% 14 Chet Holmgren OKC +13.9 floor -3.5 94% 15 Jalen Brunson NYK +14.1 floor -7.5 93% 16 Amen Thompson HOU +12.7 floor -8.8 91% 17 Jamal Murray DEN +15.8 floor -9.0 91% 18 Michael Porter Jr. BKN +15.9 floor -10.6 90% 19 Jaylen Brown BOS +15.1 floor -7.8 87% 20 Jalen Johnson ATL +15.2 floor -10.1 95% 21 Karl-Anthony Towns NYK +15.1 floor -17.8 93% 22 Pascal Siakam IND +13.9 floor -14.5 90% 23 Evan Mobley CLE +12.4 floor -10.5 88% 24 Anthony Edwards MIN +16.9 floor -9.0 87% 25 Bam Adebayo MIA +15.5 floor -12.3 92%

INVISIBLE VALUE

Wings and guards whose teams dramatically outperform their individual impact score. Spacing, switching, help defense.

1 Josh Green CHA -6.6 +3.2 +/- +9.8 2 Alex Caruso OKC -1.3 +7.2 +/- +8.5 3 Jaylin Williams OKC -3.1 +4.6 +/- +7.8 4 Jamal Shead TOR -4.9 +2.7 +/- +7.6 5 Grant Williams CHA -2.3 +5.0 +/- +7.3 6 Luguentz Dort OKC -3.0 +4.3 +/- +7.2 7 Jordan Clarkson NYK -4.2 +2.3 +/- +6.5 8 Kasparas Jakučionis MIA -5.0 +1.4 +/- +6.4 9 Jared McCain OKC -3.9 +2.1 +/- +6.0 10 Baylor Scheierman BOS -3.6 +2.3 +/- +5.9 11 Miles McBride NYK +0.8 +6.6 +/- +5.8 12 Davion Mitchell MIA -2.7 +2.8 +/- +5.4 13 Aaron Wiggins OKC -2.7 +2.5 +/- +5.3 14 Landry Shamet NYK -1.5 +3.7 +/- +5.2 15 Cason Wallace OKC +1.5 +6.7 +/- +5.2 16 Craig Porter Jr. CLE -3.8 +1.4 +/- +5.2 17 Bones Hyland MIN -3.8 +1.3 +/- +5.1 18 Marcus Smart LAL -1.8 +3.2 +/- +5.0 19 Dean Wade CLE -2.1 +2.9 +/- +5.0 20 Simone Fontecchio MIA -3.7 +1.3 +/- +5.0

IMPACT PER MINUTE LEADERS

Who dominates their minutes? The highest value creation rate in basketball.

1 Nikola Jokić DEN 35.2 MPG +28.0 +0.794/m 2 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKC 33.6 MPG +26.5 +0.788/m 3 Victor Wembanyama SAS 29.4 MPG +23.1 +0.786/m 4 Kawhi Leonard LAC 32.2 MPG +23.3 +0.723/m 5 Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL 28.9 MPG +20.1 +0.695/m 6 Luka Dončić DAL 35.9 MPG +23.8 +0.663/m 7 Jalen Duren DET 28.6 MPG +15.9 +0.557/m 8 Lauri Markkanen UTA 34.4 MPG +18.2 +0.528/m 9 Donovan Mitchell CLE 33.8 MPG +17.7 +0.523/m 10 Anthony Davis DAL 31.3 MPG +16.1 +0.516/m 11 Joel Embiid PHI 31.9 MPG +15.8 +0.496/m 12 Karl-Anthony Towns NYK 30.7 MPG +15.1 +0.492/m 13 Michael Porter Jr. BKN 32.5 MPG +15.9 +0.489/m 14 Anthony Edwards MIN 34.6 MPG +16.9 +0.487/m 15 Bam Adebayo MIA 32.1 MPG +15.5 +0.483/m 16 Tyrese Maxey PHI 38.3 MPG +18.3 +0.479/m 17 Jimmy Butler III GSW 31.1 MPG +14.7 +0.473/m 18 Chet Holmgren OKC 29.3 MPG +13.9 +0.473/m 19 Jamal Murray DEN 35.7 MPG +15.8 +0.443/m 20 Jarrett Allen CLE 27.2 MPG +11.9 +0.437/m 21 Jaylen Brown BOS 34.6 MPG +15.1 +0.436/m 22 Kevin Durant HOU 36.5 MPG +15.8 +0.434/m 23 Jalen Johnson ATL 35.2 MPG +15.2 +0.432/m 24 Stephen Curry GSW 31.1 MPG +13.4 +0.431/m 25 Donovan Clingan POR 26.9 MPG +11.5 +0.427/m