2025-26 Season
KEYONTE GEORGE
2025-26 Season
KEYONTE GEORGE
George produces at an average rate for a 33-minute workload. 3.1 turnovers per game cost 6.0 points of value nightly.
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 18 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)
SKILL DNA
Percentile rank vs 235 Guards with 10+ games
THE SEASON SO FAR
Keyonte George spent the first twenty games of the season trapped in a maddening cycle of high-volume shot creation and devastating hidden costs. Look no further than his 10/27 vs PHX performance, where he racked up 26 points and 10 assists but posted an abysmal -8.6 impact score because of poor perimeter shot selection. He consistently sabotaged his own box score numbers with defensive bleeding and reckless decision-making. Yet, he occasionally found ways to win on the margins. During his 10/31 vs PHX outing, a modest 17-point, 3-for-10 shooting night still yielded a +1.4 impact score because his high-level playmaking and relentless hustle plays generated crucial non-scoring value. Unfortunately, when his shot completely abandoned him, the results were apocalyptic. His 11/30 vs HOU appearance stands out as a true disaster class, where a scoreless 0-for-6 shooting night dragged his impact down to a catastrophic -29.1. Until he cleans up his erratic chucking and live-ball turnovers, his massive usage rate will continue to hurt his team just as often as it helps.
A maddening duality defined this midseason stretch for Keyonte George, where brilliant orchestration constantly collided with reckless shot selection. He could look completely unstoppable on nights like 12/30 vs BOS, pouring in 37 points and generating a +10.6 impact score through explosive shot-making from all three levels. Yet, his box score frequently lied. Take his performance on 01/07 vs OKC, where he racked up 25 points and 11 assists but posted a brutal -7.5 impact mark. Those seemingly gaudy traditional stats were completely torpedoed by inefficient volume shooting and poor perimeter execution. He fell into a similar trap on 01/03 vs GSW, tallying 22 points and 9 assists while dragging the lineup down to a -10.1 impact because of errant decision-making and forced attempts in traffic. When George dictates the tempo and attacks the rim, he is a lethal offensive engine, but his insistence on forcing bad shots remains a glaring hidden cost.
IMPACT TIMELINE
Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.
Boom-or-bust player. George's impact swings wildly relative to his average — some nights dominant, others invisible. Scoring varies by ~9 points per game.
Middle-of-the-road efficiency — shoots 45%+ from the field in 48% of games. Not automatic, but not a problem either.
Defensive difference-maker. George consistently forces tough shots and protects the rim — opponents shoot worse when he's guarding them.
Slight upward trend. First-half impact: -0.4, second-half: +1.8. Modest improvement — possibly settling into a rhythm.
MATCHUP HISTORY
Based on 56 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
54 games played