2025-26 Season
GOGA BITADZE
2025-26 Season
GOGA BITADZE
Bitadze produces at an average rate for a 15-minute workload.
Bitadze produces at an average rate for a 15-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 16 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)
Similar Players
Same position, closest production profile this season.
SKILL DNA
Percentile rank vs 93 Centers with 10+ games
THE SEASON SO FAR
Goga Bitadze spent the first quarter of the season carving out a niche as an ultra-efficient, low-maintenance backup big who swung games through dirty work and flawless shot selection. His peak arrived on 11/01 vs WAS, where he poured in 15 points on 7-of-8 shooting to generate a massive +21.0 Impact score. Even when he wasn't looking at the rim, he found ways to tilt the floor. Take his performance on 10/22 vs MIA, where he logged a +10.2 Impact rating despite scoring just eight points. His value there came entirely from the margins, vacuuming up eight rebounds and dishing four assists to keep the second-unit offense humming. However, when he failed to control the glass against physical frontcourts, his utility vanished. Look no further than 10/27 vs PHI, where a meager three rebounds in 14 minutes resulted in a brutal -12.9 Impact score. He remains the ultimate matchup-dependent luxury off the bench, thriving as a bruising connector but sinking quickly when bullied in the paint.
Wild inconsistency and fluctuating engagement levels defined Goga Bitadze's midseason stretch as a backup big. When given the runway to start on 01/11 vs NOP, he was a revelation, racking up 14 points and 13 rebounds in 32 minutes to fuel a massive +23.5 Impact score through relentless glass-cleaning. He did not even need a heavy offensive workload to swing momentum. On 01/08 vs BKN, Bitadze tallied just six points but generated a +10.7 Impact score because he swallowed up 10 rebounds in a mere 14 minutes of pure physical effort. Yet, those flashes of brute force were frequently offset by nights where he completely vanished. During the 01/04 vs IND matchup, he floated aimlessly through 16 minutes, managing just two points and two boards for a brutal -15.2 Impact score. To shed his label as a volatile rotation piece, he must bring that same physical edge every single night.
Goga Bitadze’s late-season run was defined by weeks of profound irrelevance abruptly shattered by a massive, out-of-nowhere rebounding eruption. For much of March, the big man was a distinct negative whenever he stepped on the floor, bottoming out completely on 03/12 vs WAS. Despite playing just four minutes in that contest, he posted an abysmal -11.2 Impact score because he bricked both of his shots and generated absolutely nothing of value during a completely empty stint. Then, everything changed. Bitadze flipped the script entirely on 04/08 vs MIN, bullying his way to 14 points, 15 rebounds, and six assists in just 22 minutes. That relentless glass-cleaning and interior hustle earned him a staggering +18.6 Impact score. He even found ways to be highly effective without heavy volume late in the year, like on 04/17 vs CHA. Though he scored just seven points in that matchup, his flawless shooting and active defensive rotations drove a robust +4.5 Impact score to close out the stretch.
IMPACT TIMELINE
Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.
Boom-or-bust player. Bitadze's impact swings wildly relative to his average — some nights dominant, others invisible. Scoring varies by ~4 points per game.
Reliable shooter — hits 45%+ from the field in 80% of games. You can count on efficient nights more often than not.
Defensive difference-maker. Bitadze consistently forces tough shots and protects the rim — opponents shoot worse when he's guarding them.
Small downward trend. First-half impact: +0.5, second-half: -2.3. Not alarming yet, but trending the wrong direction.
Tends to go on runs. Longest hot streak: 4 games. Longest cold streak: 7 games.
MATCHUP HISTORY ⚠ Updated 46 days ago
Based on 72 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
