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STATE OF THE LEAGUE

The NBA week of January 12 through January 18, 2026 — top performers, biggest movers, and the single best impact games of the week.

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TOP PERFORMERS

Highest average Net Impact this week (minimum 2 games played).

1
LAC LAC
Kawhi Leonard
2 GP
+31.4
2
OKC OKC
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
3 GP
+24.1
3
MIA MIA
Bam Adebayo
3 GP
+23.7
4
SAS SAS
Victor Wembanyama
3 GP
+23.7
5
GSW GSW
Jimmy Butler III
2 GP
+22.4
6
DEN DEN
Jamal Murray
4 GP
+22.3
7
LAL LAL
Deandre Ayton
4 GP
+21.4
8
BOS BOS
Jaylen Brown
2 GP
+21.0
9
LAL LAL
Luka Dončić
4 GP
+20.8
10
PHI PHI
Tyrese Maxey
3 GP
+20.2

BIGGEST IMPROVERS

Week-over-week impact delta.

WAS
Kyshawn George
-9.9 → 15.8
+25.7
BOS
Jaylen Brown
1.3 → 21.0
+19.7
TOR
Gradey Dick
-2.3 → 17.2
+19.5
MIA
Norman Powell
-3.5 → 14.6
+18.0
MIA
Bam Adebayo
6.1 → 23.7
+17.6

BIGGEST DECLINERS

Sharpest week-over-week drop.

DET
Isaiah Stewart
17.7 → -4.3
-22.0
ATL
Jalen Johnson
16.7 → -3.4
-20.1
CLE
Jarrett Allen
15.3 → -0.8
-16.2
DEN
Zeke Nnaji
9.0 → -7.1
-16.0
ATL
Luke Kennard
7.8 → -6.8
-14.7

BEST SINGLE-GAME IMPACTS

The five biggest individual performances by Net Impact this week.

1
MIN MIN
Anthony Edwards
55 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST · Jan 17
+43.3
2
LAL LAL
Luka Dončić
42 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST · Jan 12
+43.0
3
UTA UTA
Brice Sensabaugh
43 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST · Jan 14
+42.1
4
CLE CLE
Donovan Mitchell
35 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST · Jan 14
+39.3
5
NOP NOP
Trey Murphy III
34 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST · Jan 14
+38.5