2025-26 Season
DILLON BROOKS
2025-26 Season
DILLON BROOKS
Brooks produces at an 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 15 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)
SKILL DNA
Percentile rank vs 235 Guards with 10+ games
THE SEASON SO FAR
Unapologetic volume shooting and wildly erratic efficiency defined Dillon Brooks’s opening stretch of the season. He routinely hijacked possessions to his own detriment, a flaw perfectly encapsulated on 12/01 vs LAL. Despite pouring in 33 points, the hidden costs of his 26 field goal attempts dragged him to a -0.2 impact score. Conversely, when he reined in his worst impulses, his value skyrocketed. On 11/08 vs LAC, he managed a modest 16 points but still generated a massive +7.9 impact through elite hustle and disciplined shot selection. When he combined that restraint with a hot hand, as seen in his 11/16 vs ATL masterclass, his 14-for-25 shooting and relentless two-way aggression yielded 34 points and a towering +13.0 impact. Brooks remains the ultimate double-edged sword, capable of single-handedly shooting his team into a blowout victory or completely shooting them out of the building.
A maddening rollercoaster of erratic shot-hunting defined Dillon Brooks's mid-season stretch, oscillating between brilliant two-way dominance and selfish offensive craters. Even when his point totals popped, his tunnel vision often hurt the team, perfectly illustrated on 01/13 vs MIA. Despite racking up 25 points, he posted a -4.3 impact score because a relentless diet of low-quality perimeter jumpers—including an atrocious 1-for-10 from beyond the arc—completely stalled the half-court offense. The chucking reached rock bottom on 01/20 vs PHI, where an abysmal 2-for-13 shooting performance derailed his value and left him with a brutal -14.1 impact score. Yet, just when you want to write him off, Brooks flips the script. He closed the stretch with an absolute masterpiece on 01/29 vs DET, hanging 40 points and 8 rebounds on the Pistons. By pairing that explosive, highly efficient scoring surge with suffocating perimeter defense, he generated a massive +24.5 impact score to remind everyone of his ceiling.
IMPACT TIMELINE
Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.
Boom-or-bust player. Brooks'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 46% of games. Not automatic, but not a problem either.
Defensive difference-maker. Brooks consistently forces tough shots and protects the rim — opponents shoot worse when he's guarding them.
Small downward trend. First-half impact: +1.6, second-half: -0.7. Not alarming yet, but trending the wrong direction.
MATCHUP HISTORY
Based on 53 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