2025-26 Season
JAYLEN WELLS
2025-26 Season
JAYLEN WELLS
Wells produces at an average rate for a 26-minute workload.
Wells produces at an average rate for a 26-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 22 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)
Similar Players
Same position, closest production profile this season.
SKILL DNA
Percentile rank vs 235 Forwards with 10+ games
THE SEASON SO FAR
Jaylen Wells’s first 23 games of the 2025-26 season were defined by a stark evolution from a wildly inefficient chucker into a highly disciplined offensive weapon. Early on, his shot selection was actively harming his team. He bottomed out during a brutal 10/25 vs IND matchup, clanking all seven of his three-point attempts en route to five points and a dismal -11.6 Impact score. However, he slowly learned how to salvage his value on quiet offensive nights. On 10/30 vs PHX, he managed just nine points on 3-of-9 shooting but still posted a +1.9 Impact because he generated immense non-scoring value through relentless defensive rotations and sheer hustle. By late November, his offensive decision-making finally caught up to his energy. Wells caught fire on 11/25 vs DEN, pouring in 22 points on 8-of-13 shooting to generate a massive +16.3 Impact score because he entirely eliminated contested junk from his diet.
This mid-winter stretch was defined by a brutal, extended shooting slump that completely derailed Jaylen Wells's early-season momentum. He initially looked sharp during a 12/07 vs POR matchup, posting a stellar +14.4 Impact score on highly efficient 4-for-8 shooting to go with five rebounds. But as the calendar turned, his shot selection deteriorated into a mess of forced perimeter looks and empty possessions. The bottom fell out on 01/10 vs OKC, where a disastrous 3-for-13 shooting night dragged him down to a glaring -15.9 Impact score. Even when he reached double figures, his inefficiency severely hampered the offense. Take his 12/23 vs OKC performance, where he managed 12 points but needed 16 field goal attempts and completely whiffed on all six of his three-pointers, resulting in a -10.1 Impact score. When a starting wing is missing that many outside shots without generating a single assist to compensate, the lineup simply bleeds points.
Extreme volatility defined Jaylen Wells's midseason stretch, as he alternated between scorching offensive outbursts and deeply damaging shooting slumps. When his jumper was falling, he looked like an elite weapon. He torched the nets on 02/21 vs MIA, pouring in 25 points on 10-for-13 shooting to generate a massive +14.5 Impact score. Yet, his point totals occasionally masked hidden offensive costs. Despite a solid 15-point scoring night on 01/31 vs MIN, he dragged the team down with a -2.5 Impact because he needed 13 field goal attempts to get there, taking poor shots that stalled the offense. By the end of March, the bottom completely fell out. During an ugly outing on 03/21 vs CHA, Wells forced wild perimeter looks to finish 3-for-12 from the floor, resulting in a brutal -7.3 Impact that actively hurt the starting lineup.
IMPACT TIMELINE
Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.
Boom-or-bust player. Wells's impact swings wildly relative to his average — some nights dominant, others invisible. Scoring varies by ~6 points per game.
Middle-of-the-road efficiency — shoots 45%+ from the field in 46% of games. Not automatic, but not a problem either.
Good defender on his best nights, but it comes and goes. Some games Wells locks in defensively, others he gets picked apart.
Tends to go on runs. Longest hot streak: 10 games. Longest cold streak: 5 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
69 games played
