2025-26 Season
BEN SARAF
2025-26 Season
BEN SARAF
Saraf produces at an below average rate for a 20-minute workload.
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
TEAM COMPARISON
of 18 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)
SKILL DNA
Percentile rank vs 236 Guards with 10+ games
THE SEASON SO FAR
Ben Saraf’s opening stretch of the 2025-26 campaign was defined by a crippling offensive passivity that quickly forced a demotion to the bench. His hesitation peaked early on 10/24 vs CLE. During that disastrous start, an outright refusal to look for his own shot resulted in a catastrophic -14.2 impact score. Even when he managed to string together counting stats, hidden costs severely undercut his value. He tallied 10 points and seven assists on 11/29 vs MIL, yet finished with a miserable -7.8 impact because overly ambitious playmaking led to live-ball turnovers that fueled the opposition. Conversely, when his impact did occasionally land in the green, it was driven entirely by defensive grit rather than scoring gravity. During a rare successful outing on 12/04 vs UTA, he generated a +0.5 impact by navigating screens with relentless physicality to lock down his primary assignments. Unless he fixes his broken jumper and stops forcing contested shots, he will remain a distinct liability on an NBA floor.
Ben Saraf’s midseason stretch was defined by a maddening inconsistency where high-leverage mistakes routinely sabotaged his raw production. When he started on 03/25 vs GSW, he tallied 14 points and seven assists, yet still posted a -2.9 impact score because a flurry of live-ball turnovers completely neutralized his offensive volume. The floor completely collapsed on 03/09 vs MEM. During that brutal outing, a dismal 1-for-6 shooting night allowed defenders to aggressively sag off him, clogging passing lanes and plunging his impact to a catastrophic -14.7. He did occasionally salvage his shifts without filling the basket, notably on 03/05 vs MIA. Despite scoring just six points, Saraf scratched out a +1.2 impact score by hounding ball-handlers and blowing up screens on the defensive end. Unfortunately, those gritty defensive flashes were rare bright spots in a stretch otherwise derailed by careless ball security and poor shot selection.
IMPACT TIMELINE
Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.
Struggling. Saraf has posted negative impact in 75% of games this season. The production rarely outweighs the cost.
Streaky shooter — only cracks 45% from the field in 36% of games. Efficiency is all over the place night-to-night.
Good defender on his best nights, but it comes and goes. Some games Saraf locks in defensively, others he gets picked apart.
In a rough stretch — 6 straight games with negative impact. Longest cold streak this season: 8 games.
MATCHUP HISTORY
Based on 42 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
40 games played