2025-26 Season
HERBERT JONES
2025-26 Season
HERBERT JONES
Jones produces at an below average rate for a 29-minute workload. Elite defensive value (+3.1/game) is a major strength.
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 16 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)
SKILL DNA
Percentile rank vs 227 Forwards with 10+ games
THE SEASON SO FAR
A brutal offensive slump defined the start of Herbert Jones’s season, frequently dragging his elite point-of-attack defense into the red. An uncharacteristically disastrous offensive showing completely tanked his value on 10/24 vs SAS, where he missed all eight of his shots to finish with a dismal -18.5 impact score. Opponents quickly realized they could simply ignore him on the perimeter. This strategy yielded a -11.4 impact score on 11/14 vs LAL, where his horrific 1-for-8 shooting from deep allowed defenders to aggressively sag off him and clog the paint. Even though he managed 13 points in that contest, those hidden spacing costs completely ruined his overall footprint. Yet, when his offensive execution finally stabilized, his trademark defensive devastation took over. He delivered an absolute two-way masterclass on 12/18 vs HOU, generating a towering +14.8 impact score. While his 18 points were certainly helpful, it was his suffocating coverage and relentless disruptions that truly drove that massive net positive.
An agonizing offensive slump and erratic perimeter shooting defined Herbert Jones’s mid-season stretch, turning one of the league's premier stoppers into a frequent overall liability. Even when his shot occasionally fell, hidden costs dragged him down, as seen on 02/28 vs UTA when underlying mistakes entirely erased a 17-point, 8-rebound outburst to leave him with a -1.1 impact score. Total offensive invisibility routinely punished his value. During a bleak outing on 01/23 vs MEM, he failed to score a single point or grab a rebound, cratering his net impact to -11.1. Yet, his elite defensive instincts occasionally salvaged his night when his jumper completely abandoned him. On 02/24 vs GSW, Jones shot an abysmal 1-for-8 from the floor for just 5 points, but still scraped together a +0.7 impact score by putting on an absolute masterclass in perimeter containment to erase primary creators. He remains a terror at the point of attack, but this stretch exposed how drastically his value collapses when he cannot hit an open three or punish closeouts.
IMPACT TIMELINE
Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.
Inconsistent. Jones has clear good-night/bad-night splits, with scoring swinging ~5 points between games. You're never quite sure which version shows up.
Streaky shooter — only cracks 45% from the field in 27% of games. Efficiency is all over the place night-to-night.
Defensive difference-maker. Jones consistently forces tough shots and protects the rim — opponents shoot worse when he's guarding them.
In a rough stretch — 7 straight games with negative impact. Longest cold streak this season: 8 games.
MATCHUP HISTORY
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
54 games played