2025-26 Season
VICTOR WEMBANYAMA
2025-26 Season
VICTOR WEMBANYAMA
Wembanyama produces at an elite rate for a 29-minute workload. Elite defensive value (+5.8/game) is a major strength.
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 227 Forwards with 10+ games
THE SEASON SO FAR
A terrifying blend of absolute paint dominance and erratic offensive discipline defined the opening stretch of Victor Wembanyama's season. He started the campaign looking like an unstoppable force of nature on 10/22 vs DAL. In that contest, he dropped 40 points and 15 rebounds to post an astronomical +35.0 impact score entirely dictated by his physical supremacy around the rim. Yet, that overwhelming influence occasionally vanished when he settled for bad shots and got careless with the basketball. Look no further than 11/07 vs HOU, where a seemingly productive 22-point night actually yielded a -2.3 impact score because a string of live-ball turnovers and eight missed field goals actively fueled the opposition. He quickly corrected course. During the 11/14 vs GSW matchup, Wembanyama completely altered the geometry of the floor, generating a massive +18.6 impact score purely through terrifying rim deterrence that forced opponents to abandon the paint entirely. When he stops forcing the issue and simply exists as a two-way interior monster, the rest of the league has absolutely no answer for him.
This twenty-game stretch marked a terrifying evolution in Victor Wembanyama's game, as he seamlessly transitioned from a lethal bench weapon into a completely unguardable starting anchor. His absolute peak arrived on 02/10 vs LAL, where he erupted for 40 points and 12 rebounds to generate a staggering +26.9 impact score. He warped the geometry of the floor offensively while completely suffocating the Lakers at the rim to earn that massive rating. However, his alien confidence occasionally bled into hubris, most notably on 01/20 vs HOU. He posted a miserable -6.4 impact score in that contest because of catastrophic shot selection, bricking all seven of his three-point attempts during a 5-for-21 shooting disaster that actively harmed his team's offense. Yet even when his jumper abandoned him, his sheer physical dimensions allowed him to wreck opposing game plans without needing to fill the basket. On 02/19 vs PHX, Wembanyama scored a modest 17 points but still posted a massive +20.4 impact score because he functioned as a one-man defensive scheme, erasing every drive in the paint to rack up a +8.2 defensive rating.
Victor Wembanyama’s mid-season stretch was defined by an impenetrable defensive gravity that completely broke opposing offensive schemes. Even when his jumper vanished, his sheer size and rim deterrence salvaged his overall value on the floor. During the 02/25 vs TOR matchup, horrendous perimeter shot selection resulted in a meager 12 points on 3-for-12 shooting, yet he still squeezed out a +0.8 impact score simply by terrifying drivers away from the paint. He repeated this bizarre magic on 03/03 vs PHI. Despite his offensive volume plummeting to just 10 points, overwhelming defensive metrics and a +5.3 hustle score anchored a brilliant +14.9 impact rating. When his hyper-efficient finishing finally aligned with that massive defensive footprint, the numbers became genuinely terrifying. He utterly dismantled the opposition on 03/30 vs CHI, pairing 41 points with relentless two-way effort to post an astronomical +35.6 impact score. Opponents simply have no structural answer for a center who dictates the terms of engagement on every single possession.
IMPACT TIMELINE
Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.
Very consistent. Wembanyama posts positive impact in 89% of games — you almost always get a productive night. Scoring varies by ~8 points, but the overall contribution stays positive.
Reliable shooter — hits 45%+ from the field in 74% of games. You can count on efficient nights more often than not.
Defensive difference-maker. Wembanyama consistently forces tough shots and protects the rim — opponents shoot worse when he's guarding them.
Getting better as the season goes on. First-half impact: +11.9, second-half: +16.6. That's a significant jump — could be a role change, confidence, or development clicking.
Hot right now — 27 straight games with positive impact. Longest positive run this season: 27 games.
MATCHUP HISTORY
Based on 61 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
61 games played