Joe Ingles spent the first nine games of the season as nothing more than an end-of-bench spectator. The veteran forward failed to score a single point or grab a single rebound during this entire stretch. His longest outing came on 11/08 vs UTA. During those nine minutes, he missed his only shot attempt and generated a dismal -10.6 impact score because he simply could not keep up with the pace of play. Even when he managed to distribute the ball, like his lone assist in seven minutes on 11/18 vs DAL, his -4.4 impact score reflected a player entirely devoid of offensive gravity. The floor completely caved in on 12/31 vs ATL. Ingles logged four empty minutes of pure cardio, posting a brutal -12.1 impact score due to his total invisibility on both ends of the court. Father Time is undefeated, and this aging wing looks completely out of gas.

Joe Ingles spent this stretch clinging to the absolute fringes of the rotation, functioning more as a locker-room mascot than a viable on-court threat. His steep physical decline was painfully obvious during the 01/14 vs MIL matchup. He logged eight empty minutes without attempting a single shot, generating a bleak -10.3 Impact score because his utter refusal to look at the rim allowed defenders to sag off and ruin the second unit's spacing. He managed a brief flicker of life on 01/10 vs CLE, hitting his lone shot attempt from beyond the arc to finish with five points and three assists. However, his complete lack of rebounding and low overall volume still left him with a -2.9 Impact score despite the perfect shooting. By the time the 01/29 vs OKC game arrived, Ingles was a complete ghost. He put up zeros across the board in four minutes, matching his worst Impact score of the stretch at -10.3 due to a sheer lack of any tangible production.