2025-26 Season
JALEN BRUNSON
2025-26 Season
JALEN BRUNSON
Brunson produces at an elite rate for a 35-minute workload.
Brunson produces at an elite rate for a 35-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 14 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)
Similar Players
Same position, closest production profile this season.
SKILL DNA
Percentile rank vs 246 Guards with 10+ games
ON / OFF COURT
NYK performance per 100 possessions with Brunson on vs off the floor · 4,374 poss on, 1,185 off
THE SEASON SO FAR
Jalen Brunson opened the 2025-26 campaign on an absolute offensive tear, shouldering a massive workload that forced him to alternate between ruthless scoring binges and gritty playmaking clinics. During the 10/26 vs MIA matchup, he torched the defense for 37 points and seven assists, generating a staggering +30.0 Impact score through highly efficient shot making and relentless offensive pressure. The sheer volume of his responsibilities occasionally caught up to him, though. Look no further than the 12/03 vs BOS tilt, where a brutal 6-for-21 shooting night and forced perimeter attempts dragged him down to a -7.2 Impact score, completely negating the 11 assists he handed out. Yet, even when his jumper abandoned him, Brunson usually found ways to tilt the floor in his team's favor. On 11/04 vs WAS, he salvaged a +4.4 Impact score despite scoring just 16 points on 6-for-17 shooting. Instead of forcing bad looks, he pivoted into a pure facilitator role to rack up nine assists while grinding out extra possessions with his defensive effort.
This midseason stretch was defined by Jalen Brunson's sheer offensive willpower, oscillating between molten-hot scoring binges and gritty playmaking when his jumper abandoned him. He opened this window by torching the defense on 12/21 vs MIA, pouring in 47 points on hyper-efficient 15-for-26 shooting to earn a massive +38.7 impact score. But his true value emerged when his shot stopped falling. Take the 02/01 vs LAL matchup, where he bricked his way to a dismal 4-for-15 shooting night and scored just 12 points. Despite the clunky offense, Brunson still managed a +5.7 impact score because he relentlessly crashed the glass for 7 rebounds and picked apart the defense with 13 assists. Three days later, the scoring returned with a vengeance. He logged a grueling 47 minutes on 02/04 vs DEN, racking up 42 points, 8 rebounds, and 9 assists. That relentless all-around effort yielded a +27.5 impact score, reflecting a point guard who simply refused to let his team lose.
This late-season stretch was defined by Jalen Brunson's stylistic flexibility, oscillating seamlessly between a relentless scoring machine and a pure, unselfish floor general. When his jumper completely abandoned him on 03/04 vs OKC, he still managed a +5.6 impact score despite a brutal 16-point, 5-for-18 shooting night. Rather than forcing bad shots, he leaned heavily into his playmaking, dishing out 15 assists and manipulating the Thunder defense to generate high-value looks for his teammates. Conversely, empty calories plagued him during the 03/08 vs LAL matchup. He poured in 24 points, but his -1.3 impact score exposed the hidden costs of a ball-dominant, 8-for-19 shooting effort that bogged down the offensive flow. Yet, when his shot selection was pristine, he was utterly unguardable. He carved up the defense on 04/10 vs TOR, posting a massive +25.2 impact score by dropping 29 points on a surgical 12-for-18 from the floor.
IMPACT TIMELINE
Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.
Very consistent. Brunson posts positive impact in 94% of games — you almost always get a productive night. Scoring varies by ~8 points, but the overall contribution stays positive.
Middle-of-the-road efficiency — shoots 45%+ from the field in 57% of games. Not automatic, but not a problem either.
Good defender on his best nights, but it comes and goes. Some games Brunson locks in defensively, others he gets picked apart.
Hot right now — 15 straight games with positive impact. Longest positive run this season: 18 games.
MATCHUP HISTORY ⚠ Updated 20 days ago
Based on 82 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
93 games played
