2025-26 Season
DANISS JENKINS
2025-26 Season
DANISS JENKINS
Jenkins produces at an below average rate for a 20-minute workload.
Jenkins produces at an below average rate for a 20-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 15 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
Daniss Jenkins's early season was defined by a violent pendulum swing between deep-bench obscurity and a sudden, explosive stint as a high-usage scorer. The absolute peak arrived on 11/11 vs WAS, where he erupted off the bench for 24 points and eight rebounds. He generated a massive +22.7 Impact score in that contest through aggressive perimeter shooting and relentless hustle. The magic quickly faded, however, once he was thrust into the starting lineup and opposing defenses adjusted. During a brutal spot start on 12/02 vs ATL, Jenkins grabbed eight rebounds and dished six assists but still posted a dismal -12.1 Impact score. That severe negative grade stemmed entirely from catastrophic shot selection, as he derailed the offense with a 3-for-16 shooting night while missing all eight of his three-point attempts. He is actually far more effective when abandoning hero ball entirely, much like his early outing on 10/27 vs CLE. Despite scoring just nine points, he managed a +0.5 Impact score that night by focusing on crisp ball movement and gritty defensive execution rather than forcing bad looks.
This mid-season stretch was defined by maddening volatility, oscillating wildly between blistering scoring bursts and offensive black holes. On 01/04 vs CLE, Jenkins caught absolute fire off the bench, drilling 6 of 7 triples for 25 points to post a massive +13.6 Impact score driven entirely by spectacular shot-making. Just four days later on 01/08 vs CHI, his floor game completely inverted. Despite dishing out a staggering 15 assists, he registered a -5.2 Impact score because his brutal 1-for-8 shooting allowed defenders to ignore him entirely. He faced a similar problem during his lone start on 01/22 vs NOP. Jenkins managed 17 points in that contest, but his -2.7 Impact score exposed the hidden tax of his inefficient 5-for-12 shooting that frequently stalled out half-court sets. He is the ultimate boom-or-bust gamble. When his jumper is falling, he looks like a brilliant spark plug, but his inability to generate positive value on cold nights makes him a dangerous rotation piece.
A mid-season promotion to the starting lineup defined Daniss Jenkins's late-season stretch, transforming him from a struggling reserve into a wildly volatile offensive engine. Given the keys to the offense, he caught fire on 03/23 vs LAL. He torched the defense for 30 points and eight assists on highly efficient 11-for-18 shooting, generating a stellar +20.3 Impact. Yet, raw box score numbers were sometimes deceiving. During a grueling 45-minute shift on 03/25 vs ATL, Jenkins tallied 19 points and 10 assists but still dragged the team down with a -6.9 Impact. This negative mark despite a double-double stemmed from hidden costs, specifically his erratic 1-for-6 perimeter shooting and defensive liabilities that bled points the other way. He eventually learned to manipulate defenses without dominating the shot clock. On 04/04 vs PHI, he prioritized distribution over volume scoring, tallying 16 points but dishing out a massive 14 assists to drive a +13.5 Impact through relentless ball movement.
IMPACT TIMELINE
Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.
Boom-or-bust player. Jenkins's impact swings wildly relative to his average — some nights dominant, others invisible. Scoring varies by ~7 points per game.
Streaky shooter — only cracks 45% from the field in 35% of games. Efficiency is all over the place night-to-night.
Good defender on his best nights, but it comes and goes. Some games Jenkins locks in defensively, others he gets picked apart.
Tends to go on runs. Longest hot streak: 5 games. Longest cold streak: 12 games.
MATCHUP HISTORY ⚠ Updated 46 days ago
Based on 76 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
84 games played
