2025-26 Season
JARRED VANDERBILT
2025-26 Season
JARRED VANDERBILT
Vanderbilt produces at an below average rate for a 18-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 14 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)
SKILL DNA
Percentile rank vs 227 Forwards with 10+ games
THE SEASON SO FAR
Jarred Vanderbilt's opening stretch of the season was defined by a crippling offensive passivity that routinely sabotaged his elite defensive motor. Even when he crashed the boards, his inability to threaten the basket allowed opponents to completely ignore him. Look no further than his start on 10/29 vs MIN, where he pulled down 12 rebounds but still posted an abysmal -8.8 impact score because his offensive invisibility destroyed the team's half-court spacing. He occasionally managed to flip the script through sheer defensive will. On 10/24 vs MIN, he scored just 2 points but eked out a +0.9 impact by acting as a one-man wrecking crew who neutralized the opponent's primary weapons. When he actually moved with purpose off the ball, the results were staggering. During his start on 10/27 vs POR, Vanderbilt punished defenders for over-helping by cutting relentlessly, racking up 14 points and 8 rebounds for a massive +15.2 impact. Unfortunately, those hyper-active flashes were rare exceptions to a rule of spacing-killing stagnation.
This stretch was defined by a maddening tug-of-war between Vanderbilt's chaotic defensive energy and his crippling offensive limitations. When his outside shot refused to fall, opponents blatantly ignored him on the perimeter, suffocating the team's half-court geometry. The absolute nadir arrived on 01/12 vs SAC. He failed to register a single point, bricked all his attempts, and dragged the lineup down to a catastrophic -16.9 impact score. Yet, Vanderbilt can still completely hijack a basketball game without filling the scoring column. On 01/22 vs LAC, he tallied just seven points but posted a massive +11.1 impact score because his elite motor (+8.1 hustle rating) wrecked the opposition's rhythm.
Jarred Vanderbilt’s mid-season stretch was defined by a maddening tug-of-war between his elite defensive disruption and the severe floor-spacing bottlenecks he created on offense. He briefly looked like a two-way menace on 02/07 vs GSW, posting 13 points and 8 rebounds in 19 minutes off the bench. His highly uncharacteristic shooting efficiency and suffocating perimeter defense fueled a stellar +8.7 impact score. That offensive mirage vanished almost immediately. Just two days later on 02/09 vs OKC, his complete offensive invisibility allowed defenders to roam as free safeties, creating a spacing nightmare that tanked his overall rating to a disastrous -8.8 impact score. Time and again, opponents blatantly ignored him on the perimeter to crowd primary playmakers, turning his minutes into an absolute slog. He finally flipped the script on 04/02 vs OKC, completely changing the game's complexion in just 12 minutes of action. Even with a modest 9 points, his relentless defensive pressure and chaotic energy generated a massive +11.5 impact score, reminding everyone why his hustle remains an intoxicating, if heavily flawed, asset.
IMPACT TIMELINE
Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.
Boom-or-bust player. Vanderbilt's impact swings wildly relative to his average — some nights dominant, others invisible. Scoring varies by ~3 points per game.
Middle-of-the-road efficiency — shoots 45%+ from the field in 50% of games. Not automatic, but not a problem either.
Defensive difference-maker. Vanderbilt consistently forces tough shots and protects the rim — opponents shoot worse when he's guarding them.
Tends to go on runs. Longest hot streak: 2 games. Longest cold streak: 8 games.
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
60 games played