2025-26 Season
JARRED VANDERBILT
2025-26 Season
JARRED VANDERBILT
Vanderbilt produces at an poor rate for a 17-minute workload.
Vanderbilt produces at an poor rate for a 17-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 15 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)
Similar Players
Same position, closest production profile this season.
SKILL DNA
Percentile rank vs 235 Forwards with 10+ games
THE SEASON SO FAR
Jarred Vanderbilt’s early 2025-26 campaign was defined by a frustrating tug-of-war between his relentless rebounding and complete offensive invisibility. When fully engaged on the glass, he looked like a genuine difference-maker. He crashed the boards violently during the 11/09 vs ATL matchup, racking up 18 rebounds and 12 points to earn a stellar +12.5 Impact score. But all too often, his inability to generate any scoring threat rendered him an active detriment. Take the 11/11 vs CHA contest, where he logged 16 minutes of pure cardio, posting zero points and a single rebound for a disastrous -17.6 Impact score. He even earned a brief promotion to the starting lineup earlier in the year, but a 10/30 vs MIN start exposed the hidden costs of his offensive limitations. Despite grabbing 12 rebounds in that game, his passive 1-for-3 shooting killed the floor spacing and dragged his overall Impact down to -4.7. Vanderbilt remains a situational wrecking ball, but his erratic minutes reflect a specialist who hurts his team’s half-court execution far more often than he helps it.
Jarred Vanderbilt spent the middle of the 2025-26 season trapped in an offensive wasteland, struggling to justify his rotation minutes as his jumper repeatedly betrayed him. As a bench energy big, his inability to stretch the floor made him an active liability on most nights. Look no further than his disastrous outing on 01/13 vs SAC. He posted a brutal -18.7 Impact score in that contest, largely because he offered absolutely nothing offensively while clanking all three of his field goal attempts. Yet, he occasionally found ways to tilt the math in his team's favor without scoring, like his gritty performance on 01/19 vs TOR. Despite managing just two points, Vanderbilt generated a +5.4 Impact score by relentlessly attacking the glass for nine rebounds and creating crucial extra possessions. When his shot actually fell, the overall picture looked significantly brighter. On 02/07 vs GSW, he knocked down a pair of three-pointers on his way to 13 points and eight rebounds, earning a +7.6 Impact score by finally forcing defenders to respect him on the perimeter.
Jarred Vanderbilt spent the back half of the season fighting just to stay relevant in the rotation, enduring a brutal stretch defined by invisible offense and crippling negative impact. His minutes frequently dwindled into the single digits, hitting rock bottom on 02/26 vs PHX when he posted a staggering -16.7 Impact score while recording just a single rebound and failing to attempt a shot in six minutes. When a forward refuses to look at the basket, the resulting four-on-five spacing issues severely drag down their overall value regardless of any defensive hustle. Even when given a longer leash to rack up peripheral stats, the hidden costs of his offensive limitations remained glaring. During a 26-minute shift on 04/09 vs GSW, Vanderbilt managed to grab six rebounds and dish five assists, yet still returned a dismal -12.9 Impact score because his passive 1-for-3 shooting completely stalled the half-court execution. He did manage a rare breakthrough on 04/10 vs PHX, generating a +5.8 Impact score despite scoring only six points. He created this positive value by relentlessly hitting the glass for seven rebounds and generating crucial extra possessions, though those aggressive moments were far too fleeting to salvage his season.
IMPACT TIMELINE
Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.
Struggling. Vanderbilt has posted negative impact in 76% of games this season. The production rarely outweighs the cost.
Middle-of-the-road efficiency — shoots 45%+ from the field in 50% of games. Not automatic, but not a problem either.
Good defender on his best nights, but it comes and goes. Some games Vanderbilt locks in defensively, others he gets picked apart.
Small downward trend. First-half impact: -4.3, second-half: -5.9. Not alarming yet, but trending the wrong direction.
Tends to go on runs. Longest hot streak: 2 games. Longest cold streak: 17 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
72 games played
