2025-26 Season
NORMAN POWELL
2025-26 Season
NORMAN POWELL
Powell produces at an above average rate for a 30-minute workload.
About this model: Net Impact can't measure floor spacing, help defense rotations, or playmaking gravity — so wings and guards are slightly undervalued vs bigs. How Net Impact works
TEAM COMPARISON
of 13 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)
SKILL DNA
Percentile rank vs 235 Guards with 10+ games
THE SEASON SO FAR
Norman Powell's first twenty games were defined by a volatile, high-volume scoring binge where his tunnel vision constantly warred with his elite shot-making. He frequently piled up points while hurting the team on the margins, a flaw glaringly obvious on 11/05 vs DEN. Despite dropping 23 points, Powell registered a dismal -7.7 impact score because forced drives into traffic cratered his efficiency inside the arc. Conversely, he occasionally found ways to drive winning basketball when his jumper abandoned him. During the 11/21 vs CHI matchup, he managed a highly positive +6.9 impact score despite a modest 19 points on 6-for-14 shooting, leaning entirely on gritty point-of-attack defense to mask his wild perimeter inconsistency. When his shot selection actually matched his supreme confidence, he was utterly unguardable. He torched the nets on 11/14 vs NYK for 38 points, burying eight triples to generate a massive +10.8 impact score through scorching perimeter execution.
Norman Powell's midseason stretch was defined by maddening volatility, swinging wildly between unguardable flamethrower and active detriment. When his jumper was falling, he was completely unstoppable, peaking on 01/04 vs NOP with 34 points on 9-of-12 shooting from deep to generate a massive +22.2 impact score. That absolute masterclass in perimeter shot-making broke the opponent's defensive scheme entirely. Yet Powell often sabotaged his own value even when filling up the scoring column, as seen on 01/19 vs GSW where he tallied 21 points but posted a -7.2 impact. Bleeding value on the defensive end completely negated his aggressive offensive output in that contest. His shot selection could be equally destructive when his touch vanished. During an ugly 12/19 vs BOS matchup, he launched a disastrous 1-of-11 from beyond the arc, forcing looks that acted as an anchor to drag his impact down to a brutal -15.1.
IMPACT TIMELINE
Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.
Boom-or-bust player. Powell's impact swings wildly relative to his average — some nights dominant, others invisible. Scoring varies by ~7 points per game.
Middle-of-the-road efficiency — shoots 45%+ from the field in 56% of games. Not automatic, but not a problem either.
Defensive difference-maker. Powell consistently forces tough shots and protects the rim — opponents shoot worse when he's guarding them.
Small downward trend. First-half impact: +2.6, second-half: -0.4. Not alarming yet, but trending the wrong direction.
Tends to go on runs. Longest hot streak: 6 games. Longest cold streak: 8 games.
MATCHUP HISTORY
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
55 games played