OKC

2025-26 Season

PAYTON SANDFORT

Oklahoma City Thunder | Forward | 6-7
Payton Sandfort
8.8PPG
2.5RPG
0.0APG
15.8MPG
-3.5 Impact

Sandfort produces at an below average rate for a 16-minute workload. Defensive impact (-1.3/game) is a concern.

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IMPACT BREAKDOWN
Every stat, every credit, every cost — per game average
-3.5
Scoring +8.1
Points Scored 8.8 PPG = +8.8
Missed Shots difficulty-adjusted = -2.9
Shot Making above expected FG% = +2.2
Creation +0.1
Assists & Self-Creation 0.0 AST/g + self-creation = +0.1
Turnovers -0.3
Turnovers 0.2/g (live + dead blend) = -0.3
Defense -1.3
Steals 0.2/g = +0.5
Blocks 0.0/g = +0.0
Fouls + context committed fouls, matchup adj = -1.8
Hustle & Effort +1.0
Rebounds 2.5 RPG (OREB + DREB) = +0.7
Contested Shots 0.2/g = +0.1
Deflections 0.2/g = +0.2
Charges Drawn 0.0/g = +0.0
Loose Balls 0.0/g = +0.0
Screen Assists 0.0/g = +0.0
Raw Impact +7.6
Baseline (game-average expected) −11.1
Net Impact
-3.5

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

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IMPACT TIMELINE

Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.

Best Game
23 PTS vs PHX
Apr 12 | +14.2 impact
Worst Game
1 PTS vs CHI
Mar 28 | -10.5 impact

SEASON STATS

4
Games
8.8
PPG
2.5
RPG
0.0
APG
0.2
SPG
0.0
BPG
50.0
FG%
41.2
3P%
50.0
FT%
15.8
MPG

GAME LOG

4 games played

Apr 12 vs PHX L 103-135
+14.2
23pts 4r 0a 9/13 FG 5/9 3P
Apr 10 @ DEN L 107-127
-9.7
8pts 4r 0a 3/8 FG 1/4 3P
Mar 28 vs CHI W 131-113
-10.5
1pts 1r 0a 0/2 FG 0/2 3P
Mar 18 @ BKN W 121-92
-8.0
3pts 1r 0a 1/3 FG 1/2 3P