Weekly Digest

STATE OF THE LEAGUE

The NBA week of May 18 through May 24, 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
SAS SAS
Victor Wembanyama
4 GP
+33.9
2
NYK NYK
Mikal Bridges
3 GP
+16.6
3
NYK NYK
Jalen Brunson
3 GP
+15.8
4
OKC OKC
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
4 GP
+15.3
5
OKC OKC
Alex Caruso
3 GP
+15.1
6
CLE CLE
Donovan Mitchell
3 GP
+13.9
7
CLE CLE
Jarrett Allen
3 GP
+11.6
8
CLE CLE
Evan Mobley
3 GP
+11.4
9
SAS SAS
De'Aaron Fox
2 GP
+10.9
10
SAS SAS
Devin Vassell
4 GP
+10.7

BIGGEST IMPROVERS

Week-over-week impact delta.

CLE
Jarrett Allen
9.3 → 11.6
+2.4
CLE
Dean Wade
0.2 → -3.6
-3.8
CLE
Dennis Schröder
-4.8 → -9.2
-4.4
CLE
Max Strus
3.7 → -3.7
-7.4
CLE
James Harden
8.2 → 0.8
-7.4

BIGGEST DECLINERS

Sharpest week-over-week drop.

CLE
Donovan Mitchell
30.9 → 13.9
-17.1
CLE
Sam Merrill
5.9 → -5.5
-11.5
CLE
Evan Mobley
22.9 → 11.4
-11.5
CLE
Max Strus
3.7 → -3.7
-7.4
CLE
James Harden
8.2 → 0.8
-7.4

BEST SINGLE-GAME IMPACTS

The five biggest individual performances by Net Impact this week.

1
SAS SAS
Victor Wembanyama
41 PTS · 24 REB · 3 AST · May 18
+56.7
2
SAS SAS
Victor Wembanyama
33 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST · May 24
+32.3
3
SAS SAS
Dylan Harper
24 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST · May 18
+29.0
4
NYK NYK
Jalen Brunson
38 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST · May 19
+27.4
5
SAS SAS
Victor Wembanyama
21 PTS · 17 REB · 6 AST · May 20
+27.3