Andre Jackson Jr. spent the first 16 games of the 2025-26 season buried at the end of the bench, struggling to find any rhythm during sporadic, low-leverage minutes. He finally received a real opportunity on 11/23 vs DET, logging 29 minutes to post 6 points, 4 rebounds, and 5 assists. Even with his highest counting stats of the stretch, Jackson generated a -3.2 Impact score because of his erratic 2-for-6 shooting and failure to effectively anchor the second unit. His offensive limitations became glaringly obvious on 12/14 vs BKN. Given 15 minutes of run, he settled for terrible looks and bricked all five of his three-point attempts, tanking his Impact to an abysmal -9.7. He was even worse in microscopic stints, like his 4-minute appearance on 11/16 vs LAL where a missed shot and zero rebounds resulted in a catastrophic -15.2 Impact. When a fringe rotation piece consistently posts negative scores due to broken jumpers and empty floor time, their NBA survival becomes a massive question mark.

Andre Jackson Jr.'s mid-season stretch was defined by offensive futility and a rapidly shrinking role at the end of the rotation. The young guard was virtually unplayable. When given a rare eight-minute runway on 02/01 vs BOS, he hoisted wildly, going 0-for-5 from the floor to drag his overall impact down to a dismal -10.3. You simply cannot survive in this league when you offer zero scoring gravity and waste offensive possessions. The absolute bottom arrived on 02/04 vs NOP. During a brief five-minute stint, he missed both of his shots, failed to score, and posted a catastrophic -16.8 impact score. Even when he managed to facilitate slightly on 02/03 vs CHI with three assists in 12 minutes, his impact sat at a negative -5.9 because opposing defenses entirely ignored him as a scoring threat. Ultimately, his inability to hit shots or bend defenses turned him into an active liability who bled value the moment he checked into a game.