2025-26 Season
BEN SHEPPARD
2025-26 Season
BEN SHEPPARD
Sheppard produces at an below average rate for a 21-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 20 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)
SKILL DNA
Percentile rank vs 235 Guards with 10+ games
THE SEASON SO FAR
A brutal, extended perimeter slump defined Ben Sheppard's first twenty games, turning the swingman into a spacing liability who routinely bogged down the half-court offense. He occasionally salvaged his minutes by playing the ultimate low-usage glue guy, best seen on 10/25 vs MEM. Despite scoring a modest 9 points, Sheppard generated a +3.0 impact score in that contest by flawlessly executing defensive rotations and securing crucial loose balls. Unfortunately, those gritty efforts were largely buried under a mountain of outside bricks. On 10/26 vs MIN, an absolute offensive cratering resulted in a staggering -17.5 impact score because he failed to hit a single outside attempt. Even when he produced relatively high offensive totals, hidden mistakes often ruined his overall rating. During the 11/28 vs WAS matchup, he chipped in 9 points on highly efficient shooting alongside 5 assists, but mistimed defensive gambles completely unraveled his connective play and left him with a -1.5 impact score.
Extreme offensive passivity and erratic perimeter shooting defined this miserable twenty-game stretch for Ben Sheppard. He offered a fleeting glimpse of two-way brilliance on 12/03 vs DEN, posting a +11.1 impact score while starting and hitting all five of his field goal attempts for 14 points. That flawless performance quickly evaporated into a prolonged slump filled with empty minutes. During a brutal bench stint on 01/12 vs BOS, his -9.3 impact score was entirely earned through relentless perimeter bricklaying, as he shot a dismal 1-for-6 from deep while failing to convert drive-and-kick opportunities. Things bottomed out completely on 02/03 vs UTA. Handed 29 minutes as a starter, he dragged the rotation down with a disastrous -15.3 impact score. Even though he managed 8 points in that contest, his inability to navigate defensive screens and a frustrating refusal to assert himself offensively destroyed his overall value on the floor.
Extreme volatility defined Ben Sheppard’s mid-season stretch, as the wing vacillated wildly between lethal spot-up efficiency and damaging perimeter slumps. When his jumper was dialed in, he looked like an elite role player, earning a +9.1 impact score on 02/19 vs WAS. He poured in 15 points on a pristine 6-for-8 shooting clip in that start, using flawless spot-up execution to fuel a massive box score boost. Yet, when his shot abandoned him, his value cratered entirely, even when he managed to reach double figures. During an ugly -10.3 impact showing on 02/24 vs PHI, Sheppard scored 12 points but severely damaged the offensive flow by clanking a heavy volume of perimeter jumpers on 4-for-12 shooting. He did occasionally find ways to tilt the floor without forcing the issue, as seen on 03/17 vs NYK. Despite scoring just seven points off the bench, he posted a stellar +8.2 impact by utilizing relentless off-ball movement and perfect 3-for-3 shot selection to create high-value opportunities for the second unit.
IMPACT TIMELINE
Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.
Inconsistent. Sheppard has clear good-night/bad-night splits, with scoring swinging ~4 points between games. You're never quite sure which version shows up.
Middle-of-the-road efficiency — shoots 45%+ from the field in 51% of games. Not automatic, but not a problem either.
Good defender on his best nights, but it comes and goes. Some games Sheppard locks in defensively, others he gets picked apart.
Tends to go on runs. Longest hot streak: 3 games. Longest cold streak: 6 games.
MATCHUP HISTORY
Based on 64 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
65 games played