2025-26 Season
COLLIN GILLESPIE
2025-26 Season
COLLIN GILLESPIE
Gillespie produces at an above average rate for a 29-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 15 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)
SKILL DNA
Percentile rank vs 235 Guards with 10+ games
THE SEASON SO FAR
Collin Gillespie's first twenty games were defined by a gritty evolution from an erratic bench sparkplug into a highly productive starting guard. Early on, his value hinged entirely on relentless energy rather than shooting volume. During the 10/25 vs DEN matchup, he managed just 6 points but generated a stellar +5.8 impact score because his scrappy point-of-attack defense completely disrupted the opponent. Conversely, poor decision-making often neutralized his scoring outbursts. He put up 13 points on 11/08 vs LAC, but a barrage of missed perimeter looks and atrocious shot selection dragged him to a -1.3 impact score. Eventually, Gillespie found a lethal rhythm from beyond the arc that forced a promotion into the starting lineup. By 11/28 vs OKC, he erupted for 24 points on the strength of six triples, posting a +2.6 impact score by completely transforming the team's half-court spacing.
Gillespie’s sudden promotion to the starting lineup triggered a wildly volatile stretch of basketball where his nightly value lived and died by the three-point line. When his jumper was falling, he looked like a legitimate offensive engine, erupting for 28 points on 8-of-14 shooting from deep to post a +12.7 impact score on 12/01 vs LAL. That perimeter explosion completely warped the opponent's defensive shell and opened up the floor for his teammates. However, his shot selection often betrayed him when the outside touch vanished. On 12/20 vs GSW, he tallied an above-average 16 points, but his inefficient volume shooting neutralized his otherwise solid defensive contributions, dragging his impact down to -0.3. Still, he fought to survive on the margins when his offense completely abandoned him. During a brutal 0-for-6 shooting night on 01/11 vs WAS, he finished with just 2 points but applied a clinic in point-of-attack defense to rescue his net rating from the abyss, limiting the damage to a -2.1 impact score.
Extreme volatility and erratic decision-making defined Collin Gillespie's mid-season stretch, turning him into a wild card who could single-handedly swing momentum in either direction. When he found his rhythm, the results were spectacular. On 02/03 vs POR, he erupted for 30 points and 10 assists, generating a massive +23.1 impact score by burying eight three-pointers to shatter a recent slump. Yet, that brilliant floor general routine often vanished without warning. During the 01/25 vs MIA matchup, a staggering lack of playmaking vision yielded zero assists and a disastrous -11.8 impact score as he completely crippled the offensive flow. Even when his shot attempts piled up, hidden costs frequently dragged down his actual value. He poured in 19 points on 02/21 vs ORL, but his impact remained in the red at -1.4 because his heavy scoring volume was severely undercut by poor shooting efficiency. Gillespie remains a chaotic presence who must learn to manage the game when his initial offensive reads fail.
IMPACT TIMELINE
Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.
Boom-or-bust player. Gillespie's impact swings wildly relative to his average — some nights dominant, others invisible. Scoring varies by ~7 points per game.
Streaky shooter — only cracks 45% from the field in 39% of games. Efficiency is all over the place night-to-night.
Defensive difference-maker. Gillespie consistently forces tough shots and protects the rim — opponents shoot worse when he's guarding them.
Small downward trend. First-half impact: +2.1, second-half: +0.1. Not alarming yet, but trending the wrong direction.
Tends to go on runs. Longest hot streak: 5 games. Longest cold streak: 6 games.
MATCHUP HISTORY
Based on 76 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
76 games played