Weekly Digest

STATE OF THE LEAGUE

The NBA week of May 11 through May 17, 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
CLE CLE
Donovan Mitchell
2 GP
+30.9
2
CLE CLE
Evan Mobley
2 GP
+22.9
3
DET DET
Caris LeVert
2 GP
+11.4
4
CLE CLE
Jarrett Allen
2 GP
+9.3
5
CLE CLE
James Harden
2 GP
+8.2
6
CLE CLE
Sam Merrill
2 GP
+5.9
7
DET DET
Tobias Harris
2 GP
+4.7
8
CLE CLE
Max Strus
2 GP
+3.7
9
CLE CLE
Dean Wade
2 GP
+0.2
10
DET DET
Cade Cunningham
2 GP
-1.7

BIGGEST IMPROVERS

Week-over-week impact delta.

CLE
Evan Mobley
5.4 → 22.9
+17.5
CLE
Donovan Mitchell
19.4 → 30.9
+11.6
CLE
Max Strus
-3.6 → 3.7
+7.3
CLE
James Harden
2.4 → 8.2
+5.8
CLE
Jarrett Allen
5.5 → 9.3
+3.8

BIGGEST DECLINERS

Sharpest week-over-week drop.

DET
Duncan Robinson
15.8 → -4.6
-20.4
DET
Ausar Thompson
6.4 → -9.0
-15.4
DET
Tobias Harris
15.0 → 4.7
-10.3
DET
Cade Cunningham
8.4 → -1.7
-10.1
DET
Jalen Duren
3.4 → -3.6
-7.1

BEST SINGLE-GAME IMPACTS

The five biggest individual performances by Net Impact this week.

1
CLE CLE
Donovan Mitchell
43 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST · May 11
+39.2
2
SAS SAS
Victor Wembanyama
27 PTS · 17 REB · 5 AST · May 12
+37.9
3
OKC OKC
Ajay Mitchell
28 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST · May 11
+27.3
4
CLE CLE
Evan Mobley
21 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST · May 17
+25.7
5
OKC OKC
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
35 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST · May 11
+25.7