2025-26 Season

NIGEL HAYES-DAVIS

Phoenix Suns | Forward | 6-7

2025-26 Season

NIGEL HAYES-DAVIS

Phoenix Suns | Forward | 6-7 | Yr 1

1.3 PPG

1.2 RPG

0.3 APG

7.2 MPG

-2.0 Impact

Hayes-Davis produces at an below average rate for a 7-minute workload.

NET IMPACT BREAKDOWN

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

-2.0

Scoring +0.3

Points 1.3 PPG × +1.00 = +1.3

Missed 2PT 0.6/g × -0.78 = -0.5

Missed 3PT 0.5/g × -0.87 = -0.4

Missed FT 0.1/g × -1.00 = -0.1

Creation +0.5

Assists 0.3/g × +0.50 = +0.1

Off. Rebounds 0.3/g × +1.26 = +0.4

Turnovers -0.6

Turnovers 0.3/g × -1.95 = -0.6

Defense -0.8

Steals 0.3/g × +2.30 = +0.7

Blocks 0.1/g × +0.90 = +0.1

Def. Rebounds 0.9/g × +0.30 = +0.3

Fouls Committed 2.5/g × -0.75 = -1.9

Hustle & Effort +1.0

Contested Shots 0.8/g × +0.20 = +0.2

Deflections 0.7/g × +0.65 = +0.5

Loose Balls 0.2/g × +0.60 = +0.1

Screen Assists 0.2/g × +0.30 = +0.1

Off. Fouls Drawn 0.0/g uncredited × +2.70 = +0.1

Raw Impact +0.4

Baseline (game-average expected) −2.4

Net Impact

-2.0

20th pctl vs Forwards

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

Impact

Offense

Hustle

Defense

of 15 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)

Mark Williams +8.3 Devin Booker +2.7 Jordan Goodwin +2.6 Khaman Maluach +2.5 Oso Ighodaro +1.5 Collin Gillespie +1.1 Grayson Allen +0.6 Jamaree Bouyea +0.5 Jalen Green +0.5 Dillon Brooks +0.4 Ryan Dunn -0.6 Nick Richards -0.9 Rasheer Fleming -1.2 Isaiah Livers -1.8 Royce O'Neale -3.6

SKILL DNA

Percentile rank vs 227 Forwards with 10+ games

Scoring 0th

1.7 PPG

Efficiency 0th

26.1% TS

Playmaking 5th

0.5 APG

Rebounding 2th

1.6 RPG

Rim Protection 20th

0.10/min

Hustle 55th

0.11/min

Shot Creation 50th

0% pullup

TO Discipline 54th

0.05/min

THE SEASON SO FAR

Nigel Hayes-Davis spent the first twenty games of the 2025-26 season clinging to the fringes of the rotation, battling offensive invisibility and disastrous defensive lapses. His stint vs DEN on 11/29 epitomized these struggles, as he posted an abysmal -11.2 impact score while missing all three of his shots in 13 minutes. Disastrous offensive execution completely tanked his value that night, turning his minutes into a massive liability. Yet, when he simplified his game, the results flipped entirely. During his matchup vs LAC on 10/24, he logged a season-high 21 minutes and generated a stellar +5.8 impact score. Despite scoring just seven points, his elite defensive execution and highly efficient shot selection drove massive positive value for the second unit. He flashed this opportunistic scoring again vs CLE on 12/31, hunting quality looks to notch five points in just four minutes for a quick +2.9 impact. Unfortunately, those efficient sparks were too rare to offset the empty possessions that plagued his early campaign.

IMPACT TIMELINE

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

Nov 30 | -11.4 impact

PATTERNS

Below-average consistency. Hayes-Davis is negative impact in 74% of games, with scoring moving ~2 points game-to-game.

Flat trajectory all season — first-half impact -1.7, second-half -2.3. No major shifts, which fits with the overall steadiness.

MATCHUP HISTORY

Based on 51 games with tracking data. Shows who guarded this player on offense and who he guarded on defense, with their shooting stats in those matchups.