2025-26 Season
CHRISTIAN BRAUN
2025-26 Season
CHRISTIAN BRAUN
Braun produces at an below average rate for a 32-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 13 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)
SKILL DNA
Percentile rank vs 235 Guards with 10+ games
THE SEASON SO FAR
Christian Braun’s first 20 games were defined by a maddening offensive passivity that constantly threatened to sabotage his undeniable athletic gifts. Even when he found his shooting stroke, hidden costs dragged him down. Take his performance on 02/09 vs CLE, where he dropped 20 points but still posted a -5.0 impact score because poor rotational discipline bled points on the defensive end. Sometimes, however, he salvaged his value without scoring. On 01/07 vs BOS, Braun managed a +3.5 impact score despite contributing just 5 points, keeping his head above water by maintaining high-level defensive pressure when his offensive aggression completely vanished. Far too often, his mental lapses compounded into outright disasters. Look no further than his nightmare outing on 10/31 vs POR, where blown defensive assignments and poor perimeter shot selection resulted in a catastrophic -25.0 impact score. If he wants to remain a reliable starter, he must stop passing up open catch-and-shoot looks and start imposing his will consistently.
This stretch was defined by maddening inconsistency and hidden costs that routinely sabotaged his box score production. Even when the ball went through the hoop, his actual value plummeted. Look at 02/27 vs OKC as a prime example. He poured in 23 points, but his overall impact slipped to a -3.0 because severe hidden costs and unseen errors dragged down his high-volume shooting. The bottom truly fell out during 03/09 vs OKC, where a brutal -20.3 impact score revealed an offensive disaster that completely erased the value of his 9 rebounds and elite perimeter defense. He did occasionally flip the script, notably posting a massive +16.0 impact mark during 03/17 vs PHI by pairing 22 highly efficient points with suffocating defense on both ends of the floor. Far too often, however, forced drives into heavy traffic and poor off-ball awareness ruined his overall effectiveness.
IMPACT TIMELINE
Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.
Boom-or-bust player. Braun's impact swings wildly relative to his average — some nights dominant, others invisible. Scoring varies by ~6 points per game.
Middle-of-the-road efficiency — shoots 45%+ from the field in 61% of games. Not automatic, but not a problem either.
Defensive difference-maker. Braun consistently forces tough shots and protects the rim — opponents shoot worse when he's guarding them.
Slight upward trend. First-half impact: -4.3, second-half: -1.5. Modest improvement — possibly settling into a rhythm.
Tends to go on runs. Longest hot streak: 3 games. Longest cold streak: 11 games.
MATCHUP HISTORY
Based on 41 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
40 games played