2025-26 Season

SHARIFE COOPER

Washington Wizards | Guard | 6-0

2025-26 Season

SHARIFE COOPER

Washington Wizards | Guard | 6-0 | Yr 1

7.3 PPG

2.2 RPG

2.7 APG

16.6 MPG

-3.3 Impact

Cooper produces at an below average rate for a 17-minute workload.

NET IMPACT BREAKDOWN

Every stat, every credit, every cost — per game average

-3.3

Scoring +4.5

Points 7.3 PPG × +1.00 = +7.3

Missed 2PT 1.9/g × -0.78 = -1.5

Missed 3PT 1.1/g × -0.87 = -1.0

Missed FT 0.3/g × -1.00 = -0.3

Creation +2.2

Assists 2.7/g × +0.50 = +1.4

Off. Rebounds 0.6/g × +1.26 = +0.8

Turnovers -2.7

Turnovers 1.4/g × -1.95 = -2.7

Defense -0.6

Steals 0.3/g × +2.30 = +0.7

Blocks 0.1/g × +0.90 = +0.1

Def. Rebounds 1.7/g × +0.30 = +0.5

Fouls Committed 2.5/g × -0.75 = -1.9

Hustle & Effort +1.5

Contested Shots 1.1/g × +0.20 = +0.2

Deflections 0.7/g × +0.65 = +0.5

Charges Drawn 0.1/g × +2.70 = +0.3

Loose Balls 0.3/g × +0.60 = +0.2

Off. Fouls Drawn 0.1/g uncredited × +2.70 = +0.3

Raw Impact +4.9

Baseline (game-average expected) −8.2

Net Impact

-3.3

19th pctl vs Guards

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

#15

Impact

#16

Offense

#13

Hustle

#17

Defense

of 18 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)

Alex Sarr +6.4 Marvin Bagley III +5.5 Justin Champagnie +2.8 Tristan Vukcevic +2.5 Anthony Gill -0.0 Jamir Watkins -0.5 Cam Whitmore -0.6 Malaki Branham -0.7 Kyshawn George -1.2 Bilal Coulibaly -2.1 Corey Kispert -2.2 CJ McCollum -2.5 Khris Middleton -3.3 Will Riley -3.6 Sharife Cooper -4.2 Tre Johnson -4.4 Jaden Hardy -4.6 Bub Carrington -7.5

SKILL DNA

Percentile rank vs 235 Guards with 10+ games

Scoring 45th

8.7 PPG

Efficiency 61th

56.2% TS

Playmaking 60th

3.2 APG

Rebounding 45th

2.7 RPG

Rim Protection 2th

0.05/min

Hustle 38th

0.09/min

Shot Creation 50th

0% pullup

TO Discipline 18th

0.08/min

THE SEASON SO FAR

Empty-calorie scoring and catastrophic defensive bleeding defined a deeply frustrating stretch for Sharife Cooper. After spending the early winter as a bench-warming afterthought, he finally earned real rotational minutes in February but routinely gave back every point he generated. Look no further than his 18-point outing on 02/05 vs DET. Despite the shiny offensive numbers, he posted a disastrous -9.8 impact score because his constant bleeding of points in transition completely erased his scoring value. His point-of-attack liabilities were even more glaring during a 02/24 vs ATL matchup, where he managed just 7 points and dragged the second unit down with a brutal -11.6 impact score. Yet, just when his rotation spot seemed completely doomed, Cooper flipped the script on 03/02 vs HOU. He poured in 21 points on highly efficient 8-for-10 shooting and generated a massive +12.4 impact score, finally driving winning basketball by slicing through the defensive shell with elite burst and impeccable decision-making.

IMPACT TIMELINE

Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.

Best Game

21 PTS vs HOU

Mar 02 | +12.3 impact

Worst Game

3 PTS vs OKC

Mar 21 | -12.2 impact

PATTERNS

Struggling. Cooper has posted negative impact in 80% of games this season. The production rarely outweighs the cost.

Middle-of-the-road efficiency — shoots 45%+ from the field in 52% of games. Not automatic, but not a problem either.

Flat trajectory all season — first-half impact -3.8, second-half -2.9. No major shifts, which fits with the overall steadiness.

Tends to go on runs. Longest hot streak: 2 games. Longest cold streak: 9 games.

MATCHUP HISTORY

Based on 42 games with tracking data. Shows who guarded this player on offense and who he guarded on defense, with their shooting stats in those matchups.