2025-26 Season
PAYTON PRITCHARD
2025-26 Season
PAYTON PRITCHARD
Pritchard produces at an average rate for a 32-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 13 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)
SKILL DNA
Percentile rank vs 235 Guards with 10+ games
THE SEASON SO FAR
Payton Pritchard’s opening stretch of the season was defined by a maddeningly volatile tug-of-war between his trigger-happy offensive habits and his point-of-attack tenacity. Traditional box scores frequently masked the true nature of his on-court value. Take his 10/26 vs DET matchup, where a massive 21-point, 10-rebound output was completely undone by hidden costs. A string of live-ball mistakes dragged his impact down to a flat -0.1, entirely erasing the value of his high-volume scoring. Conversely, he found ways to salvage his minutes when his jumper completely abandoned him during the 10/31 vs PHI game. Despite a brutal 1-for-9 shooting night from deep, relentless defensive pressure kept his impact firmly in the green at +3.5. When his outside shot actually fell, he was utterly devastating, pouring in 30 points on 11/16 vs LAC to earn a +9.9 impact score by ruthlessly torching drop coverages. Ultimately, he remains a chaotic spark plug whose aggressive shot selection can either break the opposing defense or stall his own team's momentum.
Payton Pritchard spent this twenty-game stretch riding a dizzying rollercoaster between nuclear offensive explosions and crippling perimeter freezes. He opened the window looking like an absolute superstar on 11/30 vs CLE, torching drop coverage with a lightning-quick release to pour in 42 points and generate a massive +18.0 impact score. That elite shotmaking frequently vanished. Even when his point totals looked respectable, hidden costs like poor shot selection often dragged him down. During a 12/30 vs UTA matchup, he scored 18 points but posted a -0.9 impact because heavy, inefficient volume from beyond the arc neutralized his offensive creation. Conversely, he occasionally found ways to generate non-scoring value when his jumper abandoned him. On 01/07 vs DEN, he scored a modest 17 points and shot a frigid 1-for-6 from deep, yet managed a +2.1 impact by applying relentless point-of-attack pressure to disrupt the opposing offense. Ultimately, this volatile stretch revealed a guard who can single-handedly win a quarter, but whose erratic consistency makes him a nightly gamble.
Whiplash-inducing volatility and a permanent move to the second unit defined Payton Pritchard’s turbulent midseason stretch. When his jumper was falling, he operated as a brilliant offensive engine, torching drop coverages with lethal pull-up shooting to post a massive +15.2 impact score on 01/30 vs SAC. His 29 points and eight assists in that contest reflected elite decision-making and precise pick-and-roll execution. Yet, those dizzying highs were routinely wiped out by brutal slumps where his poor shot selection actively hurt the offense. Look no further than 02/24 vs PHX, where a disastrous 2-for-13 shooting night cratered his overall footprint and saddled him with a -12.0 impact score. The bottom completely fell out shortly after on 03/04 vs CHA. He repeatedly forced heavily contested shots during that scoreless nightmare, dragging his value down to an abysmal -20.9 impact score. For a guard relying so heavily on perimeter spacing and creation, this run exposed how quickly his worth evaporates when the well runs dry.
IMPACT TIMELINE
Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.
Boom-or-bust player. Pritchard's impact swings wildly relative to his average — some nights dominant, others invisible. Scoring varies by ~9 points per game.
Middle-of-the-road efficiency — shoots 45%+ from the field in 57% of games. Not automatic, but not a problem either.
Defensive difference-maker. Pritchard consistently forces tough shots and protects the rim — opponents shoot worse when he's guarding them.
MATCHUP HISTORY
Based on 71 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
74 games played