Weekly Digest

STATE OF THE LEAGUE

The NBA week of May 4 through May 10, 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
OKC OKC
Chet Holmgren
2 GP
+31.6
2
SAS SAS
Victor Wembanyama
3 GP
+25.0
3
NYK NYK
Jalen Brunson
4 GP
+21.7
4
LAL LAL
LeBron James
2 GP
+21.1
5
CLE CLE
Donovan Mitchell
3 GP
+19.4
6
NYK NYK
OG Anunoby
2 GP
+17.5
7
NYK NYK
Mikal Bridges
4 GP
+16.5
8
DET DET
Duncan Robinson
3 GP
+15.8
9
DET DET
Tobias Harris
3 GP
+15.0
10
OKC OKC
Isaiah Hartenstein
2 GP
+12.5

BIGGEST IMPROVERS

Week-over-week impact delta.

DET
Duncan Robinson
0.3 → 15.8
+15.5
CLE
Donovan Mitchell
4.9 → 19.4
+14.5
PHI
Kelly Oubre Jr.
-3.3 → 8.7
+11.9
LAL
Marcus Smart
-3.3 → 4.1
+7.3
LAL
LeBron James
14.3 → 21.1
+6.8

BIGGEST DECLINERS

Sharpest week-over-week drop.

PHI
Tyrese Maxey
26.6 → 5.2
-21.4
LAL
Deandre Ayton
18.2 → 2.5
-15.7
PHI
Joel Embiid
20.6 → 7.3
-13.2
NYK
OG Anunoby
30.2 → 17.5
-12.7
DET
Cade Cunningham
19.8 → 8.4
-11.4

BEST SINGLE-GAME IMPACTS

The five biggest individual performances by Net Impact this week.

1
SAS SAS
Victor Wembanyama
39 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST · May 9
+42.1
2
NYK NYK
Jalen Brunson
35 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST · May 4
+38.5
3
OKC OKC
Chet Holmgren
24 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST · May 5
+34.3
4
SAS SAS
Victor Wembanyama
19 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST · May 7
+30.5
5
OKC OKC
Chet Holmgren
22 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST · May 8
+28.9