2025-26 Season
THOMAS BRYANT
2025-26 Season
THOMAS BRYANT
Bryant produces at an poor rate for a 12-minute workload.
Bryant produces at an poor rate for a 12-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 18 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)
Similar Players
Same position, closest production profile this season.
SKILL DNA
Percentile rank vs 93 Centers with 10+ games
THE SEASON SO FAR
Thomas Bryant’s opening stretch of the 2025-26 campaign was defined by a desperate struggle to survive as a deep-bench reserve. His playing time was highly erratic. This instability frequently resulted in damaging stints, bottoming out completely on 11/06 vs PHI. He recorded zero points, zero rebounds, and zero assists in a single minute of action that night, yielding a catastrophic -15.9 Impact score simply by occupying space on the floor. Beyond those empty minutes, his overall negative rating stemmed from poor shot selection and a bad habit of forcing missed three-pointers. A rare exception occurred on 12/04 vs POR when he tallied 14 points and six rebounds, earning a +0.9 Impact score by finally knocking down his outside looks. Yet, hidden costs ruined his value even when the ball actually went in. Despite posting an efficient 10 points and six rebounds on 12/14 vs CHA, he still registered a -1.2 Impact score because dismal defensive effort bled points on the other end.
Thomas Bryant spent the middle chunk of the season surviving as a volatile, matchup-dependent rotational big who vacillated wildly between hyper-efficient sparkplug and empty-calorie chucker. When he stayed within his role, the results were terrific. He peaked on 12/24 vs NOP with a +9.4 impact score by pairing ruthless efficiency—hitting six of eight shots, including both of his three-point attempts—with tough interior rebounding. However, his shot selection often betrayed him, as seen during a brutal -10.9 impact performance on 02/01 vs POR. Despite scratching out 10 points in that game, Bryant settled for bad perimeter looks and grabbed just a single rebound in 14 minutes, leaving his team completely exposed on the glass. He quickly course-corrected on 02/04 vs LAC, generating a massive +9.8 impact score despite tallying only eight points. Instead of hunting outside shots, he focused entirely on the dirty work, pulling down eight rebounds in just 16 minutes to single-handedly stabilize the second unit's frontcourt.
Thomas Bryant's mid-season stretch was defined by erratic swings between highly efficient interior play and actively harmful defensive lapses. Look no further than the 03/21 vs NOP matchup to see this frustrating duality. He tallied a respectable 11 points and 8 rebounds in just 15 minutes, but still finished with a -1.9 Impact score because his sluggish defensive rotations bled value on the other end of the floor. Conversely, his 03/13 vs DAL performance revealed exactly what he can offer when fully dialed in. He posted a massive +10.0 Impact score by scoring 11 points on an efficient 4-for-5 shooting night and playing disciplined, mistake-free basketball. The coaching staff finally rewarded his sporadic flashes of competence with a spot start on 04/05 vs IND. Bryant responded brilliantly with 14 points and 10 rebounds, generating a +10.1 Impact score by anchoring the glass and avoiding the careless three-point chucking that dragged down his worst outings.
IMPACT TIMELINE
Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.
Struggling. Bryant has posted negative impact in 79% of games this season. The production rarely outweighs the cost.
Middle-of-the-road efficiency — shoots 45%+ from the field in 65% of games. Not automatic, but not a problem either.
Good defender on his best nights, but it comes and goes. Some games Bryant locks in defensively, others he gets picked apart.
Slight upward trend. First-half impact: -6.4, second-half: -4.0. Modest improvement — possibly settling into a rhythm.
In a rough stretch — 6 straight games with negative impact. Longest cold streak this season: 15 games.
MATCHUP HISTORY ⚠ Updated 46 days ago
Based on 77 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
66 games played
