2025-26 Season
TARI EASON
2025-26 Season
TARI EASON
Eason produces at an average rate for a 26-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 12 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)
SKILL DNA
Percentile rank vs 227 Forwards with 10+ games
THE SEASON SO FAR
Tari Eason’s first twenty games were defined by a volatile tug-of-war between game-breaking hustle and self-sabotaging chaos. When he harnessed his frenetic motor, he was an absolute terror. This peaked on 11/12 vs WAS, where a massive spike in perimeter efficiency fueled 20 points and an elite +13.0 impact score. Yet, that same aggression frequently morphed into reckless decision-making. During the 10/29 vs TOR matchup, he poured in a highly efficient 14 points but still posted a -2.9 impact because his chaotic energy resulted in a severe lack of control. Conversely, Eason found ways to salvage his value even when his jumper completely abandoned him. On 12/25 vs LAL, he suffered through a clunky shooting night to score just 13 points on 14 attempts, but his relentless effort on the glass and in the passing lanes drove a highly positive +6.2 impact. He is a brilliant two-way disruptor, provided he stops beating himself with erratic shot selection.
This midseason stretch was defined by a jarring identity crisis, as Eason devolved from a chaotic defensive disruptor into a wildly inefficient offensive black hole. Early on, he thrived by simply blowing up opposing actions without demanding the ball. During a brilliant outing on 01/28 vs SAS, he tallied just 10 points but posted a massive +9.1 impact score by wreaking havoc as a weak-side roamer and generating crucial deflections. However, that disciplined role quickly vanished. He began hijacking possessions with terrible shot selection, completely neutralizing his own offensive outputs. Look at his 26-point outburst on 02/07 vs OKC; despite the gaudy scoring total, his impact score sat at a meager +1.9 because a heavy diet of forced, late-clock jumpers severely capped his efficiency. The hidden costs of his hero ball were even more glaring on 02/11 vs LAC, where he managed 13 points but suffered a dreadful -7.4 impact after repeatedly forcing heavily contested threes early in the shot clock. When he sticks to relentless hustle, he changes games, but his sudden obsession with contested perimeter shooting actively harmed his team.
IMPACT TIMELINE
Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.
Boom-or-bust player. Eason's impact swings wildly relative to his average — some nights dominant, others invisible. Scoring varies by ~5 points per game.
Streaky shooter — only cracks 45% from the field in 35% of games. Efficiency is all over the place night-to-night.
Defensive difference-maker. Eason consistently forces tough shots and protects the rim — opponents shoot worse when he's guarding them.
Performance has dropped off. First-half impact: +1.5, second-half: -3.1. Worth watching whether it's fatigue, injury, or opponents adjusting.
Tends to go on runs. Longest hot streak: 4 games. Longest cold streak: 7 games.
MATCHUP HISTORY
Based on 58 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