2025-26 Season

PAT CONNAUGHTON

Charlotte Hornets | Guard | 6-5

2025-26 Season

PAT CONNAUGHTON

Charlotte Hornets | Guard | 6-5 | Yr 10

2.8 PPG

1.5 RPG

0.5 APG

7.4 MPG

-0.0 Impact

Connaughton produces at an average rate for a 7-minute workload.

NET IMPACT BREAKDOWN

Every stat, every credit, every cost — per game average

-0.0

Scoring +1.6

Points 2.8 PPG × +1.00 = +2.8

Missed 2PT 0.4/g × -0.78 = -0.3

Missed 3PT 0.8/g × -0.87 = -0.7

Missed FT 0.2/g × -1.00 = -0.2

Creation +0.7

Assists 0.5/g × +0.50 = +0.2

Off. Rebounds 0.4/g × +1.26 = +0.5

Turnovers -0.6

Turnovers 0.3/g × -1.95 = -0.6

Defense -0.9

Steals 0.3/g × +2.30 = +0.7

Blocks 0.0/g × +0.90 = +0.0

Def. Rebounds 1.1/g × +0.30 = +0.3

Fouls Committed 2.5/g × -0.75 = -1.9

Hustle & Effort +0.6

Contested Shots 1.1/g × +0.20 = +0.2

Deflections 0.3/g × +0.65 = +0.2

Loose Balls 0.2/g × +0.60 = +0.1

Off. Fouls Drawn 0.1/g uncredited × +2.70 = +0.1

Raw Impact +1.4

Baseline (game-average expected) −1.4

Net Impact

-0.0

69th pctl vs Guards

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

#10

Impact

#12

Offense

#14

Hustle

#13

Defense

of 17 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)

Ryan Kalkbrenner +5.3 Moussa Diabaté +4.5 PJ Hall +2.4 Coby White +1.4 Kon Knueppel +1.4 LaMelo Ball +1.3 Brandon Miller +1.3 Miles Bridges +0.6 Collin Sexton +0.5 Pat Connaughton 0.0 Tidjane Salaün -0.7 Grant Williams -0.9 Josh Green -1.4 Liam McNeeley -1.7 KJ Simpson -3.3 Tre Mann -3.8 Sion James -4.0

SKILL DNA

Percentile rank vs 236 Guards with 10+ games

Scoring 7th

4.1 PPG

Efficiency 44th

54.2% TS

Playmaking 2th

0.6 APG

Rebounding 25th

2.2 RPG

Rim Protection 93th

0.19/min

Hustle 57th

0.11/min

Shot Creation 50th

0% pullup

TO Discipline 79th

0.04/min

THE SEASON SO FAR

Pat Connaughton’s early 2025-26 campaign was defined by a harsh reality: a relegation to the deep bench where he mostly served as a fleeting, unpredictable placeholder. Even when he managed to find the basket, hidden costs often ruined his minutes. On 11/02 vs UTA, he broke out of a severe scoring slump with 6 points in 14 minutes, yet suffered a dismal -5.3 impact score because glaring defensive vulnerabilities entirely negated his production. Conversely, he occasionally found the fountain of youth. He erupted during 11/19 vs IND, pouring in 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting to post a massive +7.3 impact by ruthlessly exploiting defensive breakdowns. He did not always need to fill the scoring column to swing a game, however. During a brief six-minute cameo on 01/18 vs DEN, Connaughton tallied just 3 points but generated a stellar +4.5 impact score by keeping the ball moving with 3 assists and providing a stout defensive lift.

IMPACT TIMELINE

Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.

Best Game

13 PTS vs IND

Nov 20 | +10.4 impact

Worst Game

5 PTS vs CLE

Feb 20 | -7.6 impact

PATTERNS

Boom-or-bust player. Connaughton's impact swings wildly relative to his average — some nights dominant, others invisible. Scoring varies by ~3 points per game.

Streaky shooter — only cracks 45% from the field in 40% of games. Efficiency is all over the place night-to-night.

Average defender. Connaughton doesn't hurt you defensively, but he's not making opponents uncomfortable either.

Flat trajectory all season — first-half impact +0.4, second-half -0.4. No major shifts, which fits with the overall steadiness.

MATCHUP HISTORY

Based on 62 games with tracking data. Shows who guarded this player on offense and who he guarded on defense, with their shooting stats in those matchups.