NOP

2025-26 Season

MICAH PEAVY

New Orleans Pelicans | Guard-Forward | 6-7
Micah Peavy
3.9 PPG
1.8 RPG
1.0 APG
13.5 MPG
-1.9 Impact

Peavy produces at an below average rate for a 14-minute workload.

NET IMPACT BREAKDOWN
Every stat, every credit, every cost — per game average
-1.9
Scoring +1.7
Points 3.9 PPG × +1.00 = +3.9
Missed 2PT 1.4/g × -0.78 = -1.1
Missed 3PT 1.2/g × -0.87 = -1.0
Missed FT 0.1/g × -1.00 = -0.1
Creation +1.1
Assists 1.0/g × +0.50 = +0.5
Off. Rebounds 0.5/g × +1.26 = +0.6
Turnovers -0.6
Turnovers 0.3/g × -1.95 = -0.6
Defense +0.2
Steals 0.7/g × +2.30 = +1.6
Blocks 0.1/g × +0.90 = +0.1
Def. Rebounds 1.4/g × +0.30 = +0.4
Fouls Committed 2.5/g × -0.75 = -1.9
Hustle & Effort +1.3
Contested Shots 1.5/g × +0.20 = +0.3
Deflections 1.2/g × +0.65 = +0.8
Loose Balls 0.2/g × +0.60 = +0.1
Off. Fouls Drawn 0.0/g uncredited × +2.70 = +0.1
Raw Impact +3.7
Baseline (game-average expected) −5.6
Net Impact
-1.9
39th pctl vs Guards

About this model: Net Impact can't measure floor spacing, help defense rotations, or playmaking gravity — so wings and guards are slightly undervalued vs bigs. How Net Impact works

SKILL DNA

Percentile rank vs 235 Guards with 10+ games

Scoring 12th
4.8 PPG
Efficiency 4th
39.8% TS
Playmaking 14th
1.2 APG
Rebounding 26th
2.2 RPG
Rim Protection 55th
0.12/min
Hustle 52th
0.10/min
Shot Creation 50th
0% pullup
TO Discipline 98th
0.02/min

THE SEASON SO FAR

Micah Peavy’s first twenty games were defined by maddening offensive invisibility that constantly threatened to sabotage his rotation spot. When granted a rare start on 11/22 vs ATL, he completely unraveled. He posted a disastrous -13.4 impact score in that contest, driven by poor defensive awareness and catastrophic offensive execution. He occasionally found a rhythm, like his massive scoring eruption on 11/17 vs OKC where he dropped 16 points and earned a +6.6 impact by punishing defensive breakdowns. Yet even when the shots fell, his underlying value often cratered. During the 11/26 vs MEM matchup, Peavy tallied 11 points but still dragged his team into the red with a -1.1 impact score because his miserable perimeter spacing and missed threes heavily mitigated his scoring surge. Conversely, he occasionally salvaged his floor time without filling the stat sheet, scraping out a +1.3 impact on 11/12 vs POR with just 2 points by providing a stabilizing, low-mistake presence on the defensive wing. Unless he stops bricking wide-open looks and bleeding value through rushed attempts, Peavy will struggle to survive as a reliable NBA bench piece.

Micah Peavy’s midseason stretch was defined by a brutal, confidence-draining shooting slump that routinely sabotaged his team's offensive flow. He spent most nights building brick houses, perfectly encapsulated on 01/02 vs POR when he bricked multiple wide-open perimeter looks and shot a miserable 1-for-9 to post a dismal -11.0 impact score. Even when his shots actually fell, hidden costs often dragged down his overall value. During the 01/09 vs WAS matchup, he tallied an unexpected 9 points, but an otherwise negative footprint across the floor still resulted in a -4.3 impact score. Conversely, Peavy occasionally found ways to be highly effective without filling up the basket. On 12/23 vs CLE, he scored just 5 points but earned a +1.7 impact score because his aggressive point-of-attack defense completely disrupted the opponent. Ultimately, his persistent inability to hit open spot-up jumpers or navigate screens made him a frustrating liability on most nights.

IMPACT TIMELINE

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

PATTERNS

Inconsistent. Peavy has clear good-night/bad-night splits, with scoring swinging ~4 points between games. You're never quite sure which version shows up.

Streaky shooter — only cracks 45% from the field in 26% of games. Efficiency is all over the place night-to-night.

Good defender on his best nights, but it comes and goes. Some games Peavy locks in defensively, others he gets picked apart.

Tends to go on runs. Longest hot streak: 2 games. Longest cold streak: 6 games.

MATCHUP HISTORY

Based on 73 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

N. Reid 35.3 poss
FG% 0.0%
3P% 0.0%
PPP 0.0
PTS 0
D. Avdija 25.0 poss
FG% 33.3%
3P% 100.0%
PPP 0.12
PTS 3
L. Dončić 24.9 poss
FG% 60.0%
3P% 66.7%
PPP 0.32
PTS 8
D. DeRozan 20.9 poss
FG% 0.0%
3P% 0.0%
PPP 0.1
PTS 2
K. Porziņģis 20.5 poss
FG% 20.0%
3P% 0.0%
PPP 0.1
PTS 2
J. Murray 20.2 poss
FG% 25.0%
3P% 0.0%
PPP 0.2
PTS 4
J. Johnson 20.0 poss
FG% 66.7%
3P% 0.0%
PPP 0.2
PTS 4
C. Spencer 19.8 poss
FG% 57.1%
3P% 0.0%
PPP 0.45
PTS 9
D. Knecht 18.5 poss
FG% 0.0%
3P% 0.0%
PPP 0.0
PTS 0
C. Coward 18.4 poss
FG% 33.3%
3P% 33.3%
PPP 0.16
PTS 3

ON DEFENSE: WHO HE GUARDED

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

L. Dončić 38.1 poss
FG% 30.0%
3P% 25.0%
PPP 0.39
PTS 15
D. Avdija 32.7 poss
FG% 80.0%
3P% 100.0%
PPP 0.46
PTS 15
J. Johnson 30.1 poss
FG% 66.7%
3P% 0.0%
PPP 0.13
PTS 4
N. Reid 24.2 poss
FG% 0.0%
3P% 0.0%
PPP 0.0
PTS 0
FG% 0.0%
3P% 0.0%
PPP 0.09
PTS 2
N. Clifford 21.7 poss
FG% 0.0%
3P% 0.0%
PPP 0.0
PTS 0
V. Wembanyama 20.9 poss
FG% 50.0%
3P% 0.0%
PPP 0.1
PTS 2
J. Murray 20.5 poss
FG% 25.0%
3P% 50.0%
PPP 0.15
PTS 3
FG% 0.0%
3P% 0.0%
PPP 0.1
PTS 2
S. Sharpe 20.3 poss
FG% 66.7%
3P% 100.0%
PPP 0.34
PTS 7

SEASON STATS

56
Games
3.9
PPG
1.8
RPG
1.0
APG
0.7
SPG
0.1
BPG
37.7
FG%
24.7
3P%
71.4
FT%
13.5
MPG

GAME LOG

56 games played