2025-26 Season
JOSH GREEN
2025-26 Season
JOSH GREEN
Green produces at an poor rate for a 16-minute workload.
Green produces at an poor rate for a 16-minute workload.
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
of 17 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)
Similar Players
Same position, closest production profile this season.
SKILL DNA
Percentile rank vs 246 Guards with 10+ games
THE SEASON SO FAR
Josh Green’s early 2025-26 campaign was defined by maddening offensive passivity that routinely anchored his team's second unit. He spent most nights floating aimlessly along the perimeter. This ghost act culminated in an abysmal -18.9 Impact score on 01/18 vs GSW, where he failed to attempt a single field goal in 15 minutes of action. Even when he managed to reach double figures, as he did on 12/30 vs MIL with 10 points, his inefficient 4-for-10 shooting and lack of playmaking resulted in a detrimental -4.6 Impact. Green occasionally found ways to tilt the floor without hunting shots, though. On 01/22 vs CLE, he posted a stellar +9.9 Impact despite scoring just seven points. He crashed the glass relentlessly that night, grabbing nine rebounds in 19 minutes to generate crucial extra possessions. If he wants to survive in this rotation, he has to bring that exact brand of blue-collar energy every night.
Josh Green spent the middle of the season battling a severe crisis of confidence, floating through games as an offensive ghost off the bench. When he actually looked at the rim, he generated real value through flawless shot selection, perfectly illustrated on 02/05 vs HOU when he hit all four of his attempts for 14 points and a massive +14.8 Impact. But those aggressive flashes were buried under a mountain of passive cardio sessions. Take his brutal outing on 01/28 vs MEM, where he bricked all four of his shots to post a disastrous -17.8 Impact. Even worse were the nights he simply refused to participate in the action. During 20 minutes of floor time on 02/26 vs IND, Green attempted zero shots and grabbed zero rebounds, dragging his team down with a -12.7 Impact. You cannot survive in a modern NBA rotation while actively hiding from the basketball. His steep negative impact scores throughout this stretch stem directly from this refusal to generate any tangible offensive gravity, leaving his teammates to essentially play four-on-five.
Josh Green became an absolute ghost on the floor during this late-season stretch, drifting aimlessly through empty bench minutes. He routinely logged pure cardio sessions that actively hurt his team. Look no further than his outing on 04/14 vs MIA. Green vanished entirely in five minutes of action, grabbing a single rebound while posting a catastrophic -16.1 Impact score because he offered zero offensive gravity or defensive resistance. Even when the coaching staff extended his leash, the overall production stayed incredibly flat. During a 24-minute shift on 04/03 vs IND, he managed just six points and two assists. Despite hitting a pair of threes in that contest, his passive shot selection and lack of secondary playmaking dragged his Impact down to -4.6. When a rotational wing consistently fails to leave a dent in the box score, the hidden cost is a bleeding second unit.
IMPACT TIMELINE
Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.
Struggling. Green has posted negative impact in 84% of games this season. The production rarely outweighs the cost.
Middle-of-the-road efficiency — shoots 45%+ from the field in 54% of games. Not automatic, but not a problem either.
Good defender on his best nights, but it comes and goes. Some games Green locks in defensively, others he gets picked apart.
In a rough stretch — 22 straight games with negative impact. Longest cold streak this season: 22 games.
MATCHUP HISTORY ⚠ Updated 46 days ago
Based on 55 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
61 games played
