Pacôme Dadiet spent the first twenty games of the season trapped in the purgatory of garbage-time cardio. For weeks, he simply floated around the perimeter, rarely logging enough minutes to break a sweat before the final buzzer sounded. When he finally received an extended look on 12/23 vs MIN, the results were disastrous. He bled value across 11 scoreless minutes, posting a brutal -7.0 impact score driven entirely by blown defensive assignments and empty offensive possessions. Yet, he occasionally found ways to contribute without filling up the stat sheet. During a brief four-minute stint on 12/18 vs IND, Dadiet recorded a +2.1 impact despite scoring zero points because he locked in on defensive positioning and high-energy hustle plays. His raw scoring potential only truly erupted on 03/06 vs DEN, where he unleashed a lethal perimeter barrage to hit all three of his deep attempts, racking up 11 points and a +6.8 impact score that genuinely shifted the game's momentum.