2025-26 Season
JA MORANT
2025-26 Season
JA MORANT
Morant produces at an average rate for a 28-minute workload. 3.5 turnovers per game cost 6.8 points of value nightly.
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 22 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)
SKILL DNA
Percentile rank vs 236 Guards with 10+ games
THE SEASON SO FAR
A wildly erratic start to the season defined Ja Morant's first twenty games, revealing a frustrating tug-of-war between explosive downhill dominance and self-destructive shot selection. When he played with patience, he was completely unguardable. Look at his brilliant performance on 10/22 vs NOP, where a masterclass in relentless downhill attacking yielded 35 points and a massive +16.1 impact score. Yet, he too often fell in love with forcing wild attempts into heavy traffic. On 11/11 vs NYK, despite tallying 16 points and 10 assists, his insistence on chucking bad interior looks resulted in a disastrous -21.3 impact. Even when his shot actually fell, hidden costs frequently dragged him into the red. During the 12/28 vs WAS matchup, he scored an efficient 21 points, but careless high-leverage turnovers and lazy defensive lapses in transition wiped out that offensive production to leave him with a -2.6 impact. Morant remains an elite dual-threat weapon, but his refusal to stop forcing the issue against set defenses continues to sabotage his overall value.
IMPACT TIMELINE
Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.
Boom-or-bust player. Morant'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 37% of games. Efficiency is all over the place night-to-night.
Defensive difference-maker. Morant consistently forces tough shots and protects the rim — opponents shoot worse when he's guarding them.
Getting better as the season goes on. First-half impact: -2.3, second-half: +1.9. That's a significant jump — could be a role change, confidence, or development clicking.
Hot right now — 4 straight games with positive impact. Longest positive run this season: 4 games.
MATCHUP HISTORY
Based on 19 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
20 games played