Professional DNA
Jamal Shead: PURE PLAYMAKER
Playmaking · 2025-26 · 82 games
92
percentil

The question
What kind of player is Jamal Shead?
The evidence
Jamal Shead · Playmaking: 92th percentile (5.4 assists per game)
The read
What they are, the role they held and what sets them apart. Every line comes from a figure further down this same page.
- What they arePURE PLAYMAKER
- RoleFull rotation: 22.6 minutes per game across 82 games
- What sets them apartPlaymaking · 92th percentile
5.4 assists per game
The axes, one by one
Every axis with its percentile against 452 players with a sample in 2025-26. An axis without enough sample says «no data» and is not filled in.
- Scoring35th percentile
6.6 points per game
- Playmaking92th percentile
5.4 assists per game
- Outside shooting37th percentile
32.1 % from three · 262 attempts
- Defensive impact20th percentile
DBPM -0.9: defensive impact per 100 possessions compared with an average player
- Finishing at the rim6th percentile
56.8 % · 95 attempts
- Rebounding14th percentile
1.7 rebounds per game
Strengths
- Playmaking92th percentile
Elite · 5.4 assists per game
Limitations
- Outside shooting37th percentile
Low · 32.1 % from three · 262 attempts
- Scoring35th percentile
Low · 6.6 points per game
- Defensive impact20th percentile
Very low · DBPM -0.9: defensive impact per 100 possessions compared with an average player
- Rebounding14th percentile
Very low · 1.7 rebounds per game
- Finishing at the rim6th percentile
Very low · 56.8 % · 95 attempts
- Availability82/82
missed 0 of his team's games in 2025-26
Recent change
Scoring: 40th percentile → 35th percentile (-5) · Playmaking: 83th percentile → 92th percentile (+9) · Rebounding: 11th percentile → 14th percentile (+3)
- 2024-2583th percentile
75 games · 19.6 minutes per game
- Scoring
- 40th percentile
- Playmaking
- 83th percentile
- Rebounding
- 11th percentile
- 2025-2692th percentile
82 games · 22.6 minutes per game
- Scoring
- 35th percentile
- Playmaking
- 92th percentile
- Rebounding
- 14th percentile
Context
2025-26 · 82 games · 22.6 minutes per game · Percentile against 452 measured players in 2025-26 · SportiveWorld own data
FactDerivedAssumption
What this does not prove
- Percentiles compare inside the NBA. Outside it they do not mean the same thing.
- It portrays the 2025-26 season, already closed. It is not what comes next.
- This DNA profile does not include movement or touch data.
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Where it comes from
Source
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This answer
2026-10-12
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