2025-26 Season
CLINT CAPELA
2025-26 Season
CLINT CAPELA
Capela produces at an below average rate for a 12-minute workload.
Capela produces at an below average rate for a 12-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 12 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)
Similar Players
Same position, closest production profile this season.
SKILL DNA
Percentile rank vs 93 Centers with 10+ games
THE SEASON SO FAR
Clint Capela's first 26 games of the season were defined by a jarring demotion to the deep bench. He occasionally flashed his old interior dominance, like on 11/27 vs GSW when he grabbed 12 rebounds and posted a +9.6 impact score despite scoring just six points. That stellar mark stemmed entirely from his sheer hustle to swallow up misses and extend possessions. Far more often, he was completely invisible. During a brutal stint on 11/22 vs DEN, Capela logged zero points and zero rebounds in four minutes, resulting in a disastrous -12.6 impact score. Even when granted a rare start and 30 minutes of run on 12/07 vs DAL, his season-high eight points could not mask his decline. His -0.8 impact score that night revealed a sluggish big man who clogged the floor offensively and offered zero rim deterrence on the other end. The veteran center is simply running on fumes.
This midseason stretch marked Clint Capela’s grim transition from a reliable rotation big to a fading bench afterthought. He offered a fleeting glimpse of his old self on 01/04 vs DAL, logging 27 minutes to grind out 8 points and 8 rebounds. That gritty interior dirty work earned him a stellar +11.2 Impact, as his physical screen-setting and rebounding generated crucial extra possessions despite his modest scoring output. Unfortunately, those throwback nights are now the exception. Look no further than his disastrous outings on 02/07 vs OKC and 02/10 vs LAC, where he went entirely scoreless. Against Oklahoma City, he posted a brutal -13.6 Impact in just eight minutes because his total inability to secure the glass or finish at the rim crippled the second unit's offensive flow. When a traditional center stops finishing plays and becomes an offensive black hole, his minutes simply evaporate.
This late-season stretch was defined by a steep decline into deep-bench irrelevance for Clint Capela, interrupted only by a handful of bizarrely dominant flashes. His brutal -15.6 Impact score on 04/07 vs PHX captured his baseline struggles perfectly. He forced up five shots in ten minutes, bricking four of them, and his inability to secure more than three rebounds made him a massive negative on the floor. Yet, he occasionally found ways to tilt the game without scoring, as seen during a +7.5 Impact performance on 03/29 vs NOP. Despite managing just six points, Capela dominated the glass by hoovering up 14 rebounds in a mere 16 minutes to create crucial second-chance opportunities. Then came an absolute anomaly on 04/12 vs MEM. Thrust into the starting lineup, he exploded for 23 points and 13 boards—even hitting a rare three-pointer—to generate a staggering +26.8 Impact score by completely overwhelming the interior defense. Outside of those fleeting moments of vintage production, the veteran big man mostly looked like a player aging out of a nightly rotation.
IMPACT TIMELINE
Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.
Struggling. Capela has posted negative impact in 77% of games this season. The production rarely outweighs the cost.
Middle-of-the-road efficiency — shoots 45%+ from the field in 57% of games. Not automatic, but not a problem either.
Defensive difference-maker. Capela consistently forces tough shots and protects the rim — opponents shoot worse when he's guarding them.
Tends to go on runs. Longest hot streak: 4 games. Longest cold streak: 14 games.
MATCHUP HISTORY ⚠ Updated 46 days ago
Based on 75 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
79 games played
