2025-26 Season
JOSH GIDDEY
2025-26 Season
JOSH GIDDEY
Giddey produces at an average rate for a 32-minute workload. 3.6 turnovers per game cost 7.0 points of value nightly.
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 235 Guards with 10+ games
THE SEASON SO FAR
Josh Giddey’s opening stretch of the season was defined by a maddening tug-of-war between brilliant offensive orchestration and reckless, self-sabotaging decisions. When he dialed in his pace-pushing and elite passing vision, he was unstoppable, dismantling the defense on 10/31 vs NYK for 32 points, 10 rebounds, and 9 assists to post a massive +11.9 impact score. Yet, he routinely bled value despite filling up the box score. During the 11/24 vs NOP matchup, Giddey poured in 21 points but dragged his impact down to an abysmal -10.5 because he kept pounding the ball into traffic and forcing risky interior passes. Conversely, he found ways to drive winning basketball on nights when his scoring volume dipped. On 11/22 vs WAS, he scored a modest 18 points but generated a stellar +9.8 impact by dominating the glass from the guard position and executing elite connective passes. Until he cures his chronic live-ball turnover habit, his nightly value will remain a total coin flip.
A maddening inconsistency defined this middle stretch of the season for Josh Giddey, as flashes of brilliant tempo control were repeatedly sabotaged by a broken jumper and sloppy ball security. His passing vision remains elite, but it often comes with hidden costs. Look at his 12/23 vs ATL performance. He stuffed the box score with 19 points, 11 rebounds, and 15 assists, yet still dragged his team down to a -3.3 impact score because a string of costly live-ball turnovers ignited opponent transition runs. Conversely, when his outside shot actually falls, he transforms into a dangerous offensive engine. During a massive 23-point triple-double on 12/17 vs CLE, Giddey drilled five three-pointers to post a stellar +10.9 impact score, completely altering the opponent's scouting report. Sadly, those shooting outbursts were rare anomalies. Too often, defenses simply sagged off him, a strategy that peaked on 01/24 vs BOS when his disastrous 1-for-6 shooting and complete inability to threaten the rim cratered his overall impact to a brutal -11.5.
IMPACT TIMELINE
Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.
Boom-or-bust player. Giddey's impact swings wildly relative to his average — some nights dominant, others invisible. Scoring varies by ~7 points per game.
Middle-of-the-road efficiency — shoots 45%+ from the field in 46% of games. Not automatic, but not a problem either.
Defensive difference-maker. Giddey consistently forces tough shots and protects the rim — opponents shoot worse when he's guarding them.
Performance has dropped off. First-half impact: +1.1, second-half: -2.6. Worth watching whether it's fatigue, injury, or opponents adjusting.
MATCHUP HISTORY
Based on 59 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