2025-26 Season
JORDAN HAWKINS
2025-26 Season
JORDAN HAWKINS
Hawkins produces at an below average rate for a 13-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 16 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)
SKILL DNA
Percentile rank vs 235 Guards with 10+ games
THE SEASON SO FAR
A brutal shooting slump and glaring defensive frailties defined Jordan Hawkins's early season, turning the supposed sharpshooter into a massive liability off the bench. Even when he found the bottom of the net, like his 10-point outing on 12/02 vs MIN, his -7.8 impact score reflected the hidden cost of opponents relentlessly targeting and exploiting him in isolation. Conversely, he managed to salvage a +1.6 impact mark on 10/29 vs DEN despite blanking from the field (0/5 FG) because he surprisingly held up on the other end with a +4.1 defensive score. His lone offensive peak arrived on 11/26 vs MEM, where lethal off-ball movement generated a barrage of open looks for 14 points and a season-high +5.4 impact. Those flashes of perimeter gravity were exceedingly rare. Too often, he completely vanished from the floor, bottoming out on 11/10 vs PHX with a disastrous -13.9 impact score after failing to bend the defense or hit a single field goal. If a movement shooter cannot hit shots or survive defensive switches, his utility evaporates entirely.
A catastrophic offensive freeze-out defined this brutal middle stretch of the season for Jordan Hawkins, as his perimeter touch completely vanished and his rotation spot evaporated. The nadir of this slump arrived on 01/02 vs POR, where he laid a goose egg in 17 minutes and posted a disastrous -16.5 impact score. Missing all four of his field goal attempts, his inability to space the floor paralyzed the second unit's offense. Even when he actually found the basket, hidden costs routinely dragged down his overall value. During the 12/23 vs CLE matchup, he scored a stretch-high 7 points in 22 minutes but bled value on the defensive end to finish with an ugly -8.3 impact score. He occasionally found ways to contribute without a hot hand, notably on 01/18 vs HOU. Despite scoring just 6 points, Hawkins generated a +3.4 impact score by relying on defensive tenacity and a strong +2.4 hustle rating to salvage a rough shooting night. Ultimately, you cannot play a perimeter specialist who cannot hit shots.
IMPACT TIMELINE
Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.
Struggling. Hawkins has posted negative impact in 87% of games this season. The production rarely outweighs the cost.
Streaky shooter — only cracks 45% from the field in 13% of games. Efficiency is all over the place night-to-night.
Average defender. Hawkins doesn't hurt you defensively, but he's not making opponents uncomfortable either.
Flat trajectory all season — first-half impact -4.1, second-half -3.4. No major shifts, which fits with the overall steadiness.
Tends to go on runs. Longest hot streak: 2 games. Longest cold streak: 16 games.
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
46 games played