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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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9.2 PPG -2.7
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8.9 PPG -2.6

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

MATCHUP HISTORY ⚠ Updated 20 days ago

Based on 4 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

K. Brea 27.7 poss
FG% 100.0%
3P% 100.0%
PPP 0.47
PTS 13
J. Strawther 17.6 poss
FG% 66.7%
3P% 0.0%
PPP 0.23
PTS 4
J. Pickett 12.8 poss
FG% 0.0%
3P% 0.0%
PPP 0.0
PTS 0
D. Roddy 10.6 poss
FG% 0.0%
3P% 0.0%
PPP 0.09
PTS 1
J. Bouyea 10.2 poss
FG% 40.0%
3P% 25.0%
PPP 0.49
PTS 5
C. Jones 6.7 poss
FG% 0.0%
3P% 0.0%
PPP 0.0
PTS 0
R. Fleming 6.5 poss
FG% 100.0%
3P% 100.0%
PPP 0.46
PTS 3
A. Coffey 6.1 poss
FG% 0.0%
3P% 0.0%
PPP 0.0
PTS 0
T. Hardaway Jr. 5.3 poss
FG% 0.0%
3P% 0.0%
PPP 0.0
PTS 0
J. Minott 3.9 poss
FG% 100.0%
3P% 100.0%
PPP 0.77
PTS 3

ON DEFENSE: WHO HE GUARDED

How opponents shot when he was the primary defender. Lower FG% = better defense.

D. Roddy 23.8 poss
FG% 50.0%
3P% 0.0%
PPP 0.08
PTS 2
K. Brea 19.7 poss
FG% 66.7%
3P% 100.0%
PPP 0.3
PTS 6
C. Jones 12.7 poss
FG% 100.0%
3P% 100.0%
PPP 0.24
PTS 3
C. Huntley 9.2 poss
FG% 50.0%
3P% 0.0%
PPP 0.22
PTS 2
J. Bouyea 8.9 poss
FG% 33.3%
3P% 33.3%
PPP 0.34
PTS 3
J. Pickett 8.2 poss
FG% 0.0%
3P% 0.0%
PPP 0.0
PTS 0
K. Maluach 6.9 poss
FG% 100.0%
3P% 100.0%
PPP 1.01
PTS 7
J. Minott 6.6 poss
FG% 0.0%
3P% 0.0%
PPP 0.0
PTS 0
J. Strawther 5.7 poss
FG% 0.0%
3P% 0.0%
PPP 0.0
PTS 0
A. Coffey 5.1 poss
FG% 33.3%
3P% 50.0%
PPP 0.59
PTS 3

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