2025-26 Season

MAX STRUS

Cleveland Cavaliers | Guard-Forward | 6-5

2025-26 Season

MAX STRUS

Cleveland Cavaliers · Guard-Forward · 6-5 · Yr 6

10.4 PPG

4.9 RPG

2.0 APG

25.1 MPG

-0.0 Impact

Strus produces at an average rate for a 25-minute workload.

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10.4PPG

4.9RPG

2.0APG

25.1MPG

-0.0 Impact

Strus produces at an average rate for a 25-minute workload.

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IMPACT BREAKDOWN

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

-0.0

Scoring +9.3

Points Scored 10.4 PPG = +10.4

Missed Shots difficulty-adjusted = -3.7

Shot Making above expected FG% = +2.6

Creation +0.8

Assists & Self-Creation 2.0 AST/g + self-creation = +0.8

Turnovers -2.2

Turnovers 1.0/g (live + dead blend) = -2.2

Defense -0.9

Steals 0.6/g = +1.4

Blocks 0.2/g = +0.2

Fouls + context committed fouls, matchup adj = -2.5

Hustle & Effort +3.5

Rebounds 4.9 RPG (OREB + DREB) = +3.0

Contested Shots 1.1/g = +0.2

Deflections 0.3/g = +0.2

Charges Drawn 0.0/g = +0.0

Loose Balls 0.0/g = +0.0

Screen Assists 0.3/g = +0.1

Raw Impact +10.5

Baseline (game-average expected) −10.5

Net Impact

-0.0

60th pctl vs Guards

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

#15

Creation

#10

Hustle

#15

Defense

of 18 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)

Donovan Mitchell +17.7 Evan Mobley +12.4 Jarrett Allen +11.9 James Harden +8.3 Jaylon Tyson +2.9 Darius Garland +1.7 De'Andre Hunter +1.3 Sam Merrill +1.0 Max Strus -0.0 Dean Wade -1.7 Keon Ellis -1.8 Craig Porter Jr. -2.4 Thomas Bryant -2.9 Tyrese Proctor -3.2 Nae'Qwan Tomlin -3.3 Larry Nance Jr. -4.7 Dennis Schröder -5.8 Lonzo Ball -5.9

Similar Players

Same position, closest production profile this season.

SKILL DNA

Percentile rank vs 246 Guards with 10+ games

Scoring 57th

10.4 PPG

Efficiency 48th

54.4% TS

Playmaking 33th

2.0 APG

Rebounding 88th

4.9 RPG

Defense 21th

+5.0/g

Hustle 61th

+10.2/g

Creation 23th

+1.89/g

Shot Making 73th

+8.15/g

TO Discipline 75th

0.04/min

IMPACT TIMELINE

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

Best Game

29 PTS vs MIA

Mar 27 | +27.3 impact

Worst Game

4 PTS vs IND

Apr 05 | -13.1 impact

PATTERNS

Boom-or-bust player. Strus's impact swings wildly relative to his average — some nights dominant, others invisible. Scoring varies by ~8 points per game.

Streaky shooter — only cracks 45% from the field in 29% of games. Efficiency is all over the place night-to-night.

Defensive impact is minimal for a 25-minute player. Not generating enough contests, rim protection, or forced turnovers to move the needle.

MATCHUP HISTORY ⚠ Updated 46 days ago

Based on 8 games with tracking data. Shows who guarded this player on offense and who he guarded on defense, with their shooting stats in those matchups.