2025-26 Season
ZACH LAVINE
2025-26 Season
ZACH LAVINE
LaVine produces at an below average rate for a 31-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 17 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)
SKILL DNA
Percentile rank vs 235 Guards with 10+ games
THE SEASON SO FAR
Zach LaVine’s opening stretch of the 2025-26 campaign was defined by the maddening illusion of empty-calorie volume. He routinely filled the box score while actively hurting his team on the floor. On 10/26 vs LAL, LaVine poured in 32 points but still posted a -0.8 impact score because his isolation-heavy approach constantly stalled the offensive flow. He followed the exact same script on 11/28 vs UTA. A 34-point outburst masked a deeply flawed overall performance, ultimately yielding another negative net impact at -0.8. When the shots stopped falling entirely, his value completely cratered. Look no further than 11/26 vs PHX, where he managed just 13 points and generated a brutal -14.8 impact score by settling for deep, contested jumpers early in the shot clock. Instead of leveraging his elite athleticism to pressure the rim, the hidden costs of his erratic shot selection dragged down his team on a nightly basis.
IMPACT TIMELINE
Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.
Boom-or-bust player. LaVine's impact swings wildly relative to his average — some nights dominant, others invisible. Scoring varies by ~9 points per game.
Middle-of-the-road efficiency — shoots 45%+ from the field in 64% of games. Not automatic, but not a problem either.
Defensive difference-maker. LaVine consistently forces tough shots and protects the rim — opponents shoot worse when he's guarding them.
Slight upward trend. First-half impact: -3.3, second-half: -0.9. Modest improvement — possibly settling into a rhythm.
MATCHUP HISTORY
Based on 39 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
39 games played