2025-26 Season
JAKE LARAVIA
2025-26 Season
JAKE LARAVIA
LaRavia produces at an average rate for a 25-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 14 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)
SKILL DNA
Percentile rank vs 227 Forwards with 10+ games
THE SEASON SO FAR
Jake LaRavia’s opening stretch of the season was defined by maddening inconsistency, oscillating wildly between explosive efficiency and complete offensive invisibility. He looked like a legitimate weapon on 10/29 vs MIN, pouring in 27 points on 10-of-11 shooting to post a +10.8 impact score driven by flawless perimeter execution. He could also tilt the floor without filling the bucket. On 11/14 vs NOP, LaRavia scored just 6 points but generated a stellar +7.7 impact score by shifting the game's momentum through a relentless, high-motor mentality off the bench. Unfortunately, his erratic decision-making routinely sabotaged the offense even when he reached double figures. During his 10/26 vs SAC outing, he managed 11 points but posted a -3.7 impact score because he forced heavily contested looks early in the shot clock. If he wants to earn permanent trust, he must stop letting poor shot selection and extreme passivity dictate his nightly value.
A volatile promotion to the starting lineup defined this twenty-game stretch, marked by dizzying swings between spectacular offensive outbursts and catastrophic defensive breakdowns. He initially thrived as a gritty connector. On 12/20 vs LAC, LaRavia posted a +13.1 impact score despite missing all four of his three-point attempts, generating immense value through relentless rebounding and stellar defensive anchoring. That dirty work soon blossomed into genuine scoring punch, peaking on 01/04 vs MEM when he erupted for 26 points on 9-of-16 shooting to drive a massive +14.0 impact mark. Yet, his reliability completely vanished down the stretch as glaring fundamental flaws repeatedly sabotaged his box score numbers. During the 01/13 vs ATL matchup, a highly efficient 17-point effort was entirely undone by poor transition defense, resulting in a frustrating -2.3 impact. The bottom completely fell out just a week later on 01/20 vs DEN, where catastrophic defensive positioning yielded a disastrous -11.5 impact score.
A mid-season demotion to the bench defined this maddeningly inconsistent stretch for Jake LaRavia. During a 01/24 vs DAL start, he poured in a respectable 13 points but still posted a disastrous -11.5 impact score. Those buckets were entirely negated by brutal defensive lapses and poor spacing decisions that actively clogged the half-court offense. Conversely, he heavily influenced winning without scoring during a 01/22 vs LAC matchup, posting a brilliant +9.5 impact mark despite tallying just seven points. Elite defensive positioning and relentless hustle metrics drove that massive positive rating. Moving to the second unit didn't fix his volatility, though. During a 02/28 vs GSW tilt, he dropped 15 points on efficient shooting but still finished with a -0.1 impact because a fundamentally flawed floor game eroded all of his scoring gains.
IMPACT TIMELINE
Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.
Boom-or-bust player. LaRavia'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 50% of games. Not automatic, but not a problem either.
Defensive difference-maker. LaRavia consistently forces tough shots and protects the rim — opponents shoot worse when he's guarding them.
MATCHUP HISTORY
Based on 77 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
77 games played