Weekly Digest
STATE OF THE LEAGUE
The NBA week of January 19 through January 25, 2026 — top performers, biggest movers, and the single best impact games of the week.
TOP PERFORMERS
Highest average Net Impact this week (minimum 2 games played).
1
OKC
OKC
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
4 GP
+36.6
2
LAL
LAL
Luka Dončić
3 GP
+28.9
3
ATL
ATL
Jalen Johnson
3 GP
+27.6
4
PHI
PHI
Joel Embiid
3 GP
+27.6
5
TOR
TOR
Immanuel Quickley
4 GP
+24.9
6
NOP
NOP
Saddiq Bey
3 GP
+24.3
7
DEN
DEN
Peyton Watson
2 GP
+22.6
8
NOP
NOP
Zion Williamson
2 GP
+22.4
9
BOS
BOS
Jaylen Brown
4 GP
+20.8
10
SAS
SAS
Victor Wembanyama
4 GP
+20.5
BIGGEST IMPROVERS
Week-over-week impact delta.
BIGGEST DECLINERS
Sharpest week-over-week drop.
BEST SINGLE-GAME IMPACTS
The five biggest individual performances by Net Impact this week.
1
OKC
OKC
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
40 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST · Jan 21
+50.2
2
OKC
OKC
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
47 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST · Jan 23
+48.1
3
TOR
TOR
Immanuel Quickley
40 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST · Jan 20
+39.4
4
DEN
DEN
Peyton Watson
35 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST · Jan 22
+39.3
5
SAS
SAS
Victor Wembanyama
33 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST · Jan 19
+38.5