2025-26 Season
ANDREW NEMBHARD
2025-26 Season
ANDREW NEMBHARD
Nembhard 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 20 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)
SKILL DNA
Percentile rank vs 235 Guards with 10+ games
THE SEASON SO FAR
Andrew Nembhard's first twenty games were defined by a maddening tug-of-war between brilliant pick-and-roll orchestration and destructive shot-hunting. When he read the floor instead of forcing the issue, he looked like an elite offensive engine. Look no further than 11/21 vs CLE. He aggressively attacked drop coverage to rack up 32 points and 8 assists, generating a massive +18.1 impact score. Too often, however, his desire for scoring volume actively sabotaged his team. During the 11/08 vs DEN matchup, he poured in 22 points but posted a disastrous -6.8 impact score because he repeatedly bailed out the defense with early, ill-advised jumpers. This empty-calorie production reared its head again on 12/22 vs BOS, where his 20 points were entirely negated by severe defensive lapses at the point of attack that dragged him to a -5.5 impact score. If he wants to be a reliable lead guard, he must stop letting poor efficiency and defensive breakdowns bleed away his actual value.
This stretch was defined by a maddening inconsistency where brilliant facilitation constantly fought a losing battle against brutal shot selection. Look at 01/19 vs PHI. Nembhard dropped 25 points, but his -2.2 impact score reveals the hidden costs of defensive containment issues and turnover leakage that dragged down his overall value. Conversely, when he actually dialed in his offensive orchestration, he was utterly dominant. He posted a massive +21.5 impact on 01/10 vs MIA behind 29 points and lethal shot-making. Yet, he frequently gave those analytical gains right back. On 12/27 vs MIA, a staggering 16 assists couldn't save him from a -9.2 impact, as poor perimeter shooting and defensive bleed completely offset his elite distribution. Until he stops letting forced jumpers and defensive passivity ruin his bottom line, his net influence will remain frustratingly hollow.
IMPACT TIMELINE
Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.
Boom-or-bust player. Nembhard's impact swings wildly relative to his average — some nights dominant, others invisible. Scoring varies by ~7 points per game.
Middle-of-the-road efficiency — shoots 45%+ from the field in 49% of games. Not automatic, but not a problem either.
Good defender on his best nights, but it comes and goes. Some games Nembhard locks in defensively, others he gets picked apart.
In a rough stretch — 4 straight games with negative impact. Longest cold streak this season: 6 games.
MATCHUP HISTORY
Based on 64 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
57 games played