2025-26 Season

E.J. LIDDELL

Brooklyn Nets | Forward | 6-6

2025-26 Season

E.J. LIDDELL

Brooklyn Nets | Forward | 6-6 | Yr 2

2.6 PPG

1.9 RPG

0.7 APG

9.7 MPG

-1.6 Impact

Liddell produces at an below average rate for a 10-minute workload.

NET IMPACT BREAKDOWN

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

-1.6

Scoring +1.2

Points 2.6 PPG × +1.00 = +2.6

Missed 2PT 0.4/g × -0.78 = -0.3

Missed 3PT 1.2/g × -0.87 = -1.0

Missed FT 0.1/g × -1.00 = -0.1

Creation +0.9

Assists 0.7/g × +0.50 = +0.3

Off. Rebounds 0.5/g × +1.26 = +0.6

Turnovers -0.8

Turnovers 0.4/g × -1.95 = -0.8

Defense -0.9

Steals 0.1/g × +2.30 = +0.2

Blocks 0.4/g × +0.90 = +0.4

Def. Rebounds 1.4/g × +0.30 = +0.4

Fouls Committed 2.5/g × -0.75 = -1.9

Hustle & Effort +0.8

Contested Shots 1.9/g × +0.20 = +0.4

Deflections 0.3/g × +0.65 = +0.2

Screen Assists 0.2/g × +0.30 = +0.1

Off. Fouls Drawn 0.0/g uncredited × +2.70 = +0.1

Raw Impact +1.2

Baseline (game-average expected) −2.8

Net Impact

-1.6

26th pctl vs Forwards

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

Impact

Offense

Hustle

Defense

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

Day'Ron Sharpe +4.9 Nic Claxton +3.8 Michael Porter Jr. +3.2 Josh Minott +3.1 Chaney Johnson +1.5 Ziaire Williams +1.0 Ochai Agbaji -0.4 Tyson Etienne -0.5 Danny Wolf -1.4 Tyrese Martin -1.7 Noah Clowney -1.8 Terance Mann -3.2 Jalen Wilson -3.2 Egor Dëmin -3.2 Cam Thomas -3.8 Drake Powell -4.2 Ben Saraf -5.3 Nolan Traore -6.6

SKILL DNA

Percentile rank vs 227 Forwards with 10+ games

Scoring 5th

3.4 PPG

Efficiency 21th

51.7% TS

Playmaking 26th

1.1 APG

Rebounding 13th

2.4 RPG

Rim Protection 35th

0.12/min

Hustle 30th

0.09/min

Shot Creation 50th

0% pullup

TO Discipline 69th

0.04/min

THE SEASON SO FAR

E.J. Liddell’s first twenty games were defined by a brutal transition from fleeting micro-shifts into extended rotation minutes that completely exposed his offensive limitations. Early on, he managed to provide massive value without demanding the ball. On 01/25 vs LAC, he scored just 3 points but posted a stellar +4.5 impact score by executing flawlessly on a spot-up opportunity and making decisive reads during a tiny four-minute cameo. Unfortunately, heavier playing time revealed a stark reality. He actively harms his team's spacing. Look no further than his 28-minute marathon on 03/22 vs SAC, where he managed just 1 point and generated a disastrous -9.1 impact score by passing up open looks and missing all five of his shots. Even when he anchored the defense, like on 03/16 vs POR where he generated a +12.9 defensive score through stellar rim protection, his overall impact still plummeted to -5.8. You simply cannot survive as a modern forward when you brick four threes and allow opponents to completely ignore you on the perimeter.

IMPACT TIMELINE

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

PATTERNS

Below-average consistency. Liddell is negative impact in 62% of games, with scoring moving ~2 points game-to-game.

Streaky shooter — only cracks 45% from the field in 20% of games. Efficiency is all over the place night-to-night.

Average defender. Liddell doesn't hurt you defensively, but he's not making opponents uncomfortable either.

Performance has dropped off. First-half impact: +0.2, second-half: -3.2. Worth watching whether it's fatigue, injury, or opponents adjusting.

MATCHUP HISTORY

Based on 33 games with tracking data. Shows who guarded this player on offense and who he guarded on defense, with their shooting stats in those matchups.