2025-26 Season
KEATON WALLACE
2025-26 Season
KEATON WALLACE
Wallace produces at an below average rate for a 10-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 16 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)
SKILL DNA
Percentile rank vs 235 Guards with 10+ games
THE SEASON SO FAR
Keaton Wallace’s first twenty games were defined by maddening volatility, oscillating wildly between flawless bench execution and complete offensive invisibility. Sometimes, he found ways to tilt the floor without filling up the stat sheet. On 11/12 vs SAC, Wallace scored just 4 points but generated a +3.8 impact score by turning into an absolute terror on the defensive end, using elite lateral quickness to suffocate opposing ball-handlers. Yet, when handed heavier minutes, the hidden costs of his game quickly bled through. During a rare start on 11/08 vs LAL, he logged 14 points and 7 assists, but his rating plummeted to a disastrous -8.4 impact. That surprising scoring surge was completely hollowed out by atrocious defensive positioning and poor ball security. He looked far more comfortable in a limited sparkplug role, like when he punished defensive lapses with perfect shooting for a +8.5 impact on 10/31 vs IND. Ultimately, his passive approach and frequent inability to control the tempo kept him firmly tethered to the fringes of the rotation.
Keaton Wallace spent this twenty-game stretch battling the harsh reality of life at the end of the bench, alternating between brief flashes of competence and disastrous micro-stints. He occasionally provided a massive jolt of scoring off the pine. On 01/09 vs DEN, he dropped 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting to post a stellar +6.8 impact score. That high rating stemmed directly from capitalizing on brief rotational minutes with ruthless efficiency rather than forcing the issue. Far too often, however, his appearances actively harmed the overall unit. During a brutal showing on 02/26 vs WAS, Wallace logged 13 minutes of complete offensive invisibility, missing all three of his shots and cratering to a disastrous -8.2 impact score. Failing to threaten the rim or connect on spot-up opportunities allowed defenders to aggressively trap his teammates. Even when he managed to find the basket, hidden costs dragged him down; on 12/03 vs LAC, he scored 8 points but still recorded a -3.1 impact because his miserable finishing inside the arc completely negated his perimeter shot-making.
IMPACT TIMELINE
Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.
Boom-or-bust player. Wallace's impact swings wildly relative to his average — some nights dominant, others invisible. Scoring varies by ~4 points per game.
Streaky shooter — only cracks 45% from the field in 31% of games. Efficiency is all over the place night-to-night.
Average defender. Wallace doesn't hurt you defensively, but he's not making opponents uncomfortable either.
Slight upward trend. First-half impact: -2.4, second-half: -0.3. Modest improvement — possibly settling into a rhythm.
MATCHUP HISTORY
Based on 74 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
51 games played