Weekly Digest

STATE OF THE LEAGUE

The NBA week of April 13 through April 19, 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
POR POR
Deni Avdija
2 GP
+23.8
2
PHX PHX
Jalen Green
3 GP
+16.6
3
PHX PHX
Jordan Goodwin
2 GP
+16.2
4
ORL ORL
Wendell Carter Jr.
3 GP
+15.7
5
GSW GSW
Brandin Podziemski
2 GP
+10.5
6
ORL ORL
Desmond Bane
3 GP
+10.3
7
PHI PHI
Tyrese Maxey
2 GP
+10.3
8
CHA CHA
Miles Bridges
2 GP
+10.0
9
ORL ORL
Paolo Banchero
3 GP
+8.3
10
CHA CHA
LaMelo Ball
2 GP
+7.6

BIGGEST IMPROVERS

Week-over-week impact delta.

ORL
Wendell Carter Jr.
-0.7 → 15.7
+16.5
POR
Deni Avdija
11.5 → 23.8
+12.3
PHI
Paul George
0.2 → 6.9
+6.6
CHA
Miles Bridges
4.4 → 10.0
+5.7
CHA
Moussa Diabaté
-0.4 → 5.1
+5.5

BIGGEST DECLINERS

Sharpest week-over-week drop.

POR
Donovan Clingan
15.5 → -1.2
-16.7
PHX
Devin Booker
20.8 → 7.6
-13.2
GSW
Gary Payton II
7.0 → -5.5
-12.5
ORL
Goga Bitadze
9.5 → -0.9
-10.4
POR
Toumani Camara
8.8 → -0.7
-9.6

BEST SINGLE-GAME IMPACTS

The five biggest individual performances by Net Impact this week.

1
PHX PHX
Jalen Green
36 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST · Apr 17
+36.6
2
PHX PHX
Jordan Goodwin
19 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST · Apr 17
+34.0
3
DET DET
Cade Cunningham
39 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST · Apr 19
+27.3
4
POR POR
Deni Avdija
41 PTS · 7 REB · 12 AST · Apr 14
+25.0
5
CLE CLE
Donovan Mitchell
32 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST · Apr 18
+24.2