Daeqwon Plowden's first eleven games of the 2025-26 campaign were defined by a brutal offensive slump that kept his overall impact deeply in the red. When you log 24 minutes and fail to score a single point, as he did on 02/01 vs WAS, the math is unforgiving. His abysmal -10.0 impact score that night was a direct result of empty offensive possessions and an 0-for-3 shooting night that killed his team's spacing. He finally found a rhythm during a rare spot start on 02/07 vs CLE. Playing a grueling 40 minutes, Plowden generated a +2.9 impact by pouring in 16 points, grabbing six rebounds, and dishing four assists to keep the offense moving. Yet, that momentum vanished immediately on 02/09 vs NOP. Despite logging 28 minutes, he dragged his team down with a disastrous -9.3 impact because of terrible shot selection, bricking six of his seven three-point attempts. Until he stops settling for bad perimeter looks, his minutes will continue to hurt more than they help.

Daeqwon Plowden's midseason run was defined by maddening, whiplash-inducing volatility. He opened this stretch on 02/26 vs DAL by playing a flawless offensive game, pouring in 19 points on perfect 7-for-7 shooting to generate a massive +12.6 Impact score. But that blistering touch vanished almost instantly. Just days later on 03/01 vs LAL, he threw up a total brickfest, missing all six of his field goal attempts to drag his Impact down to a dismal -10.4. This feast-or-famine approach frequently hurt his team, most glaringly on 03/15 vs UTA. Despite reaching double figures with 10 points in that contest, Plowden hijacked the offense by chucking up 11 three-pointers and hitting just two of them. That kind of reckless volume killed possessions and saddled him with a brutal -11.0 Impact score, revealing the hidden costs of a bench scorer who refuses to stop shooting when cold.