2025-26 Season
KHRIS MIDDLETON
2025-26 Season
KHRIS MIDDLETON
Middleton produces at an below average rate for a 23-minute workload.
Middleton produces at an below average rate for a 23-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 17 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
Khris Middleton’s first 21 games were defined by a steep athletic decline, transforming a former elite shot-maker into a heavily diminished role player struggling to stay afloat. He flashed his vintage midrange touch early on 10/22 vs MIL, dropping 23 points on 9-of-14 shooting to generate a +10.4 Impact score fueled by highly aggressive hustle plays. However, that opening-night spark quickly faded into a grueling slog of single-digit scoring nights and brutal inefficiency. He occasionally found alternative ways to contribute, like on 11/26 vs ATL. Despite scoring just 10 points in that contest, he still yielded a +3.9 Impact score because he pivoted to pure playmaking with 12 assists and highly engaged defensive rotations. Unfortunately, even his relatively high-scoring nights carried hidden costs. When he managed 12 points on an efficient 6-of-10 from the floor on 11/29 vs IND, his Impact score still slipped to -1.3 due to detrimental defensive lapses and empty overall box-score metrics. Father Time is clearly winning this matchup, leaving the veteran searching for answers on a rapidly shrinking margin for error.
This twenty-one-game stretch was defined by a brutal mid-winter shooting slump that briefly cost Khris Middleton his starting job before a late-February resurgence. He looked completely lost during an abysmal 01/12 vs PHX matchup. He posted a miserable -17.2 Impact score while clanking seven of his eight field goal attempts. That ghastly negative rating stemmed directly from forced, contested jumpers that killed offensive momentum and rendered his five assists completely hollow. Even when his shot started falling during a 17-point outing on 01/15 vs LAC, his -1.0 Impact score revealed a player bleeding value through poor transition defense and sloppy turnovers. After a brief two-game demotion to the bench, the veteran finally woke up. He erupted on 02/22 vs IND for 25 points, seven rebounds, and seven assists on blistering 11-for-15 shooting. His massive +17.7 Impact score in that contest was the direct result of surgical offensive efficiency and crisp half-court playmaking that kept the defense constantly scrambling.
This brutal late-season stretch was defined by a jarring demotion to the bench as Khris Middleton's offensive consistency completely evaporated. He opened March looking entirely lost in the starting lineup, posting a miserable -11.4 Impact score on 03/01 vs OKC due to poor shot selection that yielded just four points on an abysmal 2-of-10 from the floor. The coaching staff mercifully pulled him from the first unit shortly after, which briefly unlocked a bizarre, fleeting anomaly. Catching absolute fire on 03/12 vs MEM, Middleton poured in 35 points on 8-of-10 shooting from beyond the arc, generating a massive +34.8 Impact score purely through sheer, unadulterated shot-making efficiency. That explosive outburst was a complete mirage. He quickly reverted to being a heavy negative on the floor, bottoming out on 04/03 vs ORL with a staggering -21.3 Impact score. During that scoreless 12-minute disaster, his forced jumpers and total lack of defensive effort actively bled points for his team. Aside from one random night of vintage marksmanship, this was a grim stretch for a declining veteran struggling to find his footing.
IMPACT TIMELINE
Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.
Inconsistent. Middleton has clear good-night/bad-night splits, with scoring swinging ~6 points between games. You're never quite sure which version shows up.
Middle-of-the-road efficiency — shoots 45%+ from the field in 44% of games. Not automatic, but not a problem either.
Average defender. Middleton doesn't hurt you defensively, but he's not making opponents uncomfortable either.
Tends to go on runs. Longest hot streak: 4 games. Longest cold streak: 12 games.
MATCHUP HISTORY ⚠ Updated 46 days ago
Based on 63 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
63 games played
