2025-26 Season

HAYWOOD HIGHSMITH

Phoenix Suns | Forward | 6-5

2025-26 Season

HAYWOOD HIGHSMITH

Phoenix Suns · Forward · 6-5 · Yr 5

4.2 PPG

1.9 RPG

1.0 APG

12.5 MPG

-4.8 Impact

Highsmith produces at an below average rate for a 12-minute workload.

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4.2PPG

1.9RPG

1.0APG

12.5MPG

-4.8 Impact

Highsmith produces at an below average rate for a 12-minute workload.

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IMPACT BREAKDOWN

Every stat, every credit, every cost — per game average

-4.8

Scoring +3.9

Points Scored 4.2 PPG = +4.2

Missed Shots difficulty-adjusted = -1.4

Shot Making above expected FG% = +1.1

Creation +0.2

Assists & Self-Creation 1.0 AST/g + self-creation = +0.2

Turnovers -0.2

Turnovers 0.2/g (live + dead blend) = -0.2

Defense +0.5

Steals 0.7/g = +1.6

Blocks 0.0/g = +0.0

Fouls + context committed fouls, matchup adj = -1.1

Hustle & Effort +1.4

Rebounds 1.9 RPG (OREB + DREB) = +0.1

Contested Shots 1.4/g = +0.3

Deflections 1.3/g = +0.9

Charges Drawn 0.0/g = +0.0

Loose Balls 0.0/g = +0.0

Screen Assists 0.3/g = +0.1

Raw Impact +5.8

Baseline (game-average expected) −10.6

Net Impact

-4.8

19th pctl vs Forwards

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

Impact

Creation

Hustle

Defense

of 16 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)

Devin Booker +11.5 Mark Williams +8.5 Dillon Brooks +8.3 Jalen Green +6.9 Grayson Allen +5.6 Collin Gillespie +4.5 Jordan Goodwin +3.3 Royce O'Neale +0.2 Jamaree Bouyea -0.9 Amir Coffey -2.0 Oso Ighodaro -2.1 Ryan Dunn -2.4 Khaman Maluach -2.6 Rasheer Fleming -3.9 Nick Richards -4.8 Isaiah Livers -5.3

Similar Players

Same position, closest production profile this season.

IMPACT TIMELINE

Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.

Best Game

16 PTS vs BOS

Mar 16 | +11.8 impact

Worst Game

5 PTS vs OKC

Apr 12 | -11.2 impact

PATTERNS

Struggling. Highsmith has posted negative impact in 78% of games this season. The production rarely outweighs the cost.

Good defender on his best nights, but it comes and goes. Some games Highsmith locks in defensively, others he gets picked apart.

Performance has dropped off. First-half impact: +0.4, second-half: -9.0. Worth watching whether it's fatigue, injury, or opponents adjusting.

In a rough stretch — 5 straight games with negative impact. Longest cold streak this season: 5 games.

MATCHUP HISTORY ⚠ Updated 46 days ago

Based on 9 games with tracking data. Shows who guarded this player on offense and who he guarded on defense, with their shooting stats in those matchups.