2025-26 Season
PATRICK WILLIAMS
2025-26 Season
PATRICK WILLIAMS
Williams produces at an below average rate for a 20-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 227 Forwards with 10+ games
THE SEASON SO FAR
A maddening cocktail of extreme offensive passivity and hesitation defined Patrick Williams’s first twenty games of the season. Even when he managed to find the bottom of the net, hidden costs routinely dragged him down. Take his 12-point outing on 10/27 vs ATL, where he posted a -1.6 impact score because he stubbornly settled for contested perimeter jumpers instead of attacking closeouts. The bottom fell out completely during his lone start on 11/24 vs NOP. Thrust into the opening lineup, Williams registered a catastrophic -15.1 impact score as brutal shot selection and clanked looks completely stalled the offense. He finally offered a glimmer of hope on 12/03 vs BKN, snapping his severe slump with a +4.1 impact score by simply capitalizing on high-quality spot-up opportunities.
This stretch was defined by a crippling offensive slump that left Patrick Williams looking utterly invisible on the floor for weeks at a time. During a disastrous 01/08 vs MIA outing, he forced heavily contested shots and looked completely lost within the flow of the offense, dragging his impact score down to a dismal -13.2. The hesitation reached its nadir on 01/13 vs HOU, where a 0-for-6 shooting nightmare generated a -11.6 impact mark. He occasionally managed to salvage his minutes without scoring, such as on 12/07 vs GSW where he tallied just three points but still posted a +1.2 impact because his smothering wing defense offset his broken jumper. When Williams actually played with decisive aggression, the results flipped entirely. He caught defenders completely off guard on 01/02 vs ORL, using a sudden resurgence in shot creation to pour in 15 points and post a +5.9 impact score. Unfortunately, those aggressive flashes were a rare exception to a deeply passive rule.
This stretch was defined by maddening passivity and erratic shot selection. Even when he poured in 17 points on 02/03 vs MIL, his negative -0.2 impact score revealed the hidden costs of his underlying efficiency issues. Conversely, he found actual utility on 02/07 vs DEN by accepting a low-usage role. He generated a stellar +7.3 impact score on just 8 points by knocking down timely, open looks to stabilize the offense. Unfortunately, those brief flashes of competence were quickly swallowed up by disastrous duds. Operating as an absolute offensive black hole on 03/13 vs LAC, he missed all seven of his shot attempts to earn a staggering -11.8 impact score. When a forward floats on the perimeter and refuses to attack closeouts, the resulting spacing issues make him a severe liability.
IMPACT TIMELINE
Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.
Struggling. Williams has posted negative impact in 79% of games this season. The production rarely outweighs the cost.
Streaky shooter — only cracks 45% from the field in 30% of games. Efficiency is all over the place night-to-night.
Defensive difference-maker. Williams consistently forces tough shots and protects the rim — opponents shoot worse when he's guarding them.
Small downward trend. First-half impact: -3.4, second-half: -5.3. Not alarming yet, but trending the wrong direction.
In a rough stretch — 14 straight games with negative impact. Longest cold streak this season: 14 games.
MATCHUP HISTORY
Based on 67 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
67 games played