2025-26 Season
DONTE DIVINCENZO
2025-26 Season
DONTE DIVINCENZO
DiVincenzo produces at an below average rate for a 31-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 13 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)
SKILL DNA
Percentile rank vs 235 Guards with 10+ games
THE SEASON SO FAR
An erratic, perimeter-reliant shot diet defined Donte DiVincenzo's opening stretch of the season, yielding a maddeningly inconsistent nightly impact. When his aggressive outside stroke actually connected, he was lethal. He torched the nets on 11/03 vs BKN, draining six triples for 25 points to post a massive +9.7 impact score as his relentless volume finally broke the game open. Yet, even highly productive nights couldn't always mask his hidden costs on the floor. On 11/29 vs BOS, he tallied 15 points and eight assists, but a -0.6 impact score revealed how getting caught out of position on back-door cuts dragged down his overall value. Conversely, DiVincenzo occasionally salvaged atrocious shooting nights through sheer grit. He threw up a miserable 0-for-7 brickfest from beyond the arc on 12/25 vs DEN, finishing with just six points, but still scraped out a +1.2 impact score by shifting his focus to elite defense (+5.5) and relentless hustle (+3.9).
A maddening reliance on the three-point shot defined this volatile stretch for Donte DiVincenzo, turning his nightly impact into a complete roll of the dice. When his jumper abandoned him, the results were catastrophic, peaking during a 12/08 vs PHX matchup where he missed all six of his three-point attempts. That disastrous shooting severely handicapped the offense and plummeted his impact score to a staggering -15.3. Even when he produced solid point totals, terrible shot selection frequently dragged him into the red. On 12/02 vs NOP, he tallied 15 points, but repeatedly bricking early-clock perimeter looks tanked his efficiency and resulted in a -2.6 impact. He finally found the right formula on 01/11 vs SAS, blending his outside stroke with relentless off-ball motion and elite effort. Crashing the glass for 9 rebounds and dishing 7 assists, DiVincenzo generated a robust +7.6 impact by ensuring his hustle matched his shooting volume. Unless he consistently pairs his jumper with that kind of connective grit, his floor-spacing role will remain a double-edged sword.
A maddeningly erratic shooting slump eventually gave way to a brilliant two-way resurgence for Donte DiVincenzo during this midseason stretch. Look no further than 01/24 vs GSW to understand his early frustrations. He poured in 22 points that night, but posted a detrimental -3.5 impact score because he actively shot his squad out of crucial runs by forcing heavily contested perimeter looks. Contrast that chaotic gunning with his 01/28 vs DAL performance. He managed just 8 points, yet generated a stellar +3.9 impact by leaning entirely into exceptional defensive activity that completely overshadowed his quiet scoring night. By early March, his offensive discipline finally caught up to his relentless motor. During the 03/01 vs DEN contest, DiVincenzo delivered a massive +10.6 impact score by spacing the floor flawlessly and burying catch-and-shoot daggers. When he stops forcing bad looks and trusts his defensive grit, he transforms from a volatile liability into an indispensable winning piece.
IMPACT TIMELINE
Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.
Boom-or-bust player. DiVincenzo's impact swings wildly relative to his average — some nights dominant, others invisible. Scoring varies by ~6 points per game.
Streaky shooter — only cracks 45% from the field in 39% of games. Efficiency is all over the place night-to-night.
Defensive difference-maker. DiVincenzo consistently forces tough shots and protects the rim — opponents shoot worse when he's guarding them.
MATCHUP HISTORY
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
77 games played