2025-26 Season
JORDAN WALSH
2025-26 Season
JORDAN WALSH
Walsh produces at an below average rate for a 17-minute workload.
Walsh produces at an below average rate for a 17-minute workload.
PBP Credit: Every play is analyzed from play-by-play data. Scorers get difficulty-adjusted credit, assisters get creation value based on the shot opportunity they created, and turnovers are classified by type. Shot difficulty is derived from 1M+ shots across 4 seasons. Full methodology
TEAM COMPARISON
of 14 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)
Similar Players
Same position, closest production profile this season.
SKILL DNA
Percentile rank vs 246 Guards with 10+ games
THE SEASON SO FAR
Jordan Walsh’s first 23 games were defined by a dramatic mid-November promotion that transformed him from an afterthought into an essential, highly efficient starter. Before finding his offensive rhythm, he relied entirely on raw energy to stay on the floor. He ground out a +7.6 Impact score on 11/12 vs PHI despite scoring just eight points because of his relentless rebounding and defensive effort. The transition to the starting unit wasn't completely seamless, however. During a brutal outing on 11/23 vs ORL, he managed just five points and posted a dismal -15.2 Impact, dragged down by passive shot selection and an inability to generate meaningful defensive stops. But once the game slowed down for him in December, Walsh became a lethal opportunistic scorer. He erupted on 12/05 vs WAS, pouring in 22 points and logging a massive +26.1 Impact by pairing a flawless 8-for-8 shooting night with seven rebounds and relentless hustle. This stretch revealed a player who no longer merely survives on an NBA court, but actively bends games to his will.
Jordan Walsh's midseason stretch was defined by a jarring demotion to the bench and a maddening inconsistency that made him a liability on most nights. He teased his absolute ceiling on 01/04 vs LAC, exploding for 13 points and 13 rebounds on highly efficient 5-for-7 shooting to generate a massive +16.5 impact score. That rare brilliance quickly evaporated. His trigger-happy shot selection heavily penalized him on 01/30 vs SAC, where a brutal 1-for-7 shooting night dragged him to a -5.0 impact score. When Walsh forces bad perimeter looks instead of doing the dirty work, his overall value plummets. However, he did manage to claw back some utility on 01/13 vs IND, scraping together a +1.5 impact score despite scoring a meager six points. That modest positive rating stemmed entirely from his relentless hustle on the boards, grabbing nine rebounds to salvage possessions when his jumper wasn't falling. Ultimately, this erratic run exposes a fringe rotation player who must crash the glass with pure ferocity just to survive.
Jordan Walsh’s late-season stretch was a frustrating exercise in offensive futility that occasionally gave way to gritty, blue-collar utility. He actually looked like a genuine two-way weapon on 02/11 vs CHI, pouring in 16 points and 6 rebounds on 7-of-12 shooting to generate a massive +14.9 Impact score. That brilliant performance was entirely driven by confident shot selection and relentless energy, but it quickly faded into a string of invisible bench shifts. When he was finally thrust into the starting lineup on 03/29 vs CHA, his jumper completely abandoned him. Despite scoring just 3 points on a brutal 1-for-7 from the floor, he somehow scraped together a +0.1 Impact score by grabbing 7 rebounds and grinding out stops over 34 exhausting minutes. By his 04/12 vs ORL start, however, the offensive limitations became too glaring to ignore. Even though he tied his second-highest scoring mark of the stretch with 9 points, he posted a dismal -4.0 Impact score because he needed nine field goal attempts to get there, clanking five threes and strangling the team's half-court spacing.
IMPACT TIMELINE
Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.
Inconsistent. Walsh has clear good-night/bad-night splits, with scoring swinging ~5 points between games. You're never quite sure which version shows up.
Middle-of-the-road efficiency — shoots 45%+ from the field in 50% of games. Not automatic, but not a problem either.
Defensive difference-maker. Walsh consistently forces tough shots and protects the rim — opponents shoot worse when he's guarding them.
Small downward trend. First-half impact: -1.5, second-half: -4.4. Not alarming yet, but trending the wrong direction.
Tends to go on runs. Longest hot streak: 6 games. Longest cold streak: 9 games.
MATCHUP HISTORY ⚠ Updated 46 days ago
Based on 72 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
75 games played
