2025-26 Season
NORMAN POWELL
2025-26 Season
NORMAN POWELL
Powell produces at an elite rate for a 29-minute workload.
Powell produces at an elite rate for a 29-minute workload.
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 14 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)
Similar Players
Same position, closest production profile this season.
SKILL DNA
Percentile rank vs 246 Guards with 10+ games
THE SEASON SO FAR
Norman Powell opened the 2025-26 season on a blistering offensive tear, embracing the heavy burden of a primary scoring engine. He was a walking bucket. His absolute peak arrived on 11/15 vs NYK, where he torched the nets for 38 points and eight three-pointers. That offensive explosion generated a massive +25.0 impact score because his ruthless perimeter shot-making completely warped the defense, easily offsetting his lack of playmaking. However, his effectiveness remained highly volatile when his engagement waned. During the 11/04 vs LAC matchup, Powell still managed an efficient 21 points, yet his impact score plummeted to a barely-there +0.6. That steep drop-off occurred because his scoring was hollowed out by a complete lack of defensive resistance and minimal rebounding effort. When the jumper finally abandoned him entirely on 11/27 vs MIL, his 11-point, 0-for-5 night from deep resulted in a -2.6 impact, revealing that his overall value is inextricably tied to his shooting rhythm.
Norman Powell’s second quarter of the season was defined by a volatile, high-octane scoring binge where his shot selection dictated everything. When he found his rhythm, he was utterly unguardable, erupting for 34 points during the 01/04 vs NOP matchup. His staggering +33.3 impact score that night stemmed directly from lethal efficiency, as he drained 9 of 12 attempts from beyond the arc rather than forcing bad looks. That same limitless green light occasionally burned his team. Despite scraping together 18 points in the 12/20 vs BOS contest, Powell posted a -3.1 impact score because he stubbornly chucked his way to a 1-for-11 disaster from deep, stalling out the offense with empty possessions. He hit an even harder wall during the 01/11 vs IND game, where a dismal 2-for-12 shooting night resulted in a brutal -14.2 impact. Powell remains a dangerous scorer, but his ultimate value hinges entirely on his willingness to stop shooting when the touch vanishes.
Norman Powell’s late-season stretch was defined by a jarring transition from a high-volume starter into an unpredictable sparkplug off the bench. His nightly value frequently divorced itself from his raw shooting percentages. This bizarre dynamic was obvious on 01/26 vs PHX. Despite clanking his way to 16 points on an abysmal 5-for-21 from the floor, Powell still managed a +5.7 impact score by crashing the glass for 10 rebounds and grinding out suffocating perimeter defense. Conversely, his scoring binges occasionally masked deep underlying flaws. During the 03/23 vs SAS tilt, he poured in 21 points but posted a -4.1 impact, bleeding value through inefficient 7-for-18 shooting and terrible defensive lapses. Yet when his shot selection normalized, he remained a lethal two-way weapon, erupting for 24 points on crisp 9-for-15 shooting on 02/06 vs BOS to generate a massive +19.6 impact score.
IMPACT TIMELINE
Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.
Very consistent. Powell posts positive impact in 85% of games — you almost always get a productive night. Scoring varies by ~7 points, but the overall contribution stays positive.
Middle-of-the-road efficiency — shoots 45%+ from the field in 56% of games. Not automatic, but not a problem either.
Good defender on his best nights, but it comes and goes. Some games Powell locks in defensively, others he gets picked apart.
Performance has dropped off. First-half impact: +11.9, second-half: +5.1. Worth watching whether it's fatigue, injury, or opponents adjusting.
Tends to go on runs. Longest hot streak: 14 games. Longest cold streak: 1 games.
MATCHUP HISTORY ⚠ Updated 46 days ago
Based on 73 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
59 games played
