Anfernee Simons
What does Anfernee Simons actually supply on the floor?
Anfernee Simons's strongest evidenced functions are shooting, creation, passing; the weakest available areas are interior finishing, event creation, rim protection. These are full-season values across multiple teams, so team-specific fit is withheld.
Function profile
2025-26 — eleven separate readings on a league scale. They are not additive.* limited evidence for that function. A dash means the evidence was insufficient — not a zero. Use the separate function strengths to evaluate role and roster fit; do not treat them as one player-value score. POA or switch conclusions require lineup, matchup, and assignment evidence beyond this profile.
Season by season
Every governed season profile on record.| Season | Team | Role | Evidence | Creation | Rim pressure | Shooting | Passing | Screening | Interior finish | Point of attack | Switch coverage | Rim protection | Event creation | Rebounding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | — | Bench creator | High evidence | 54 | 41 | 65 | 46 | — | 18 | — | — | 32 | 21 | 45 |
| 2024-25 | POR | — | High evidence | 61 | 46 | 60 | 51 | — | 18 | 35 | 33 | 29 | 33 | 24 |
| 2023-24 | POR | — | High evidence | 71 | 49 | 67 | 65 | — | 20 | 50 | 48 | 30 | 21 | 44 |
| 2022-23 | POR | — | High evidence | 60 | 50 | 65 | 52 | — | 32 | 58 | 49 | 33 | 26 | 43 |
| 2021-22 | POR | — | High evidence | 59 | 42 | 74 | 56 | — | 29 | 41 | 38 | 29 | 28 | 37 |
| 2020-21 | POR | — | Mixed coverage | 58 | 37 | 73 | 51 | — | 18 | 43 | 48 | 46 | 27 | 56 |
| 2019-20 | POR | — | Mixed coverage | 45 | 49 | 46 | 42 | — | 28 | — | — | 42 | 21 | 40 |
| 2018-19 | POR | — | Mixed coverage | 41 | 56 | 51 | 41 | — | 47 | — | — | 45 | 33 | 50 |
What teams depended on him for
Seasons where a team's situation report named him a dependency case.BOS did not have enough reliable function-loss evidence to judge dependence on Anfernee Simons.
Replacement evidence
Jaylen Brown · Derrick White · Neemias Queta · Payton Pritchard · Sam Hauser
shrunk net 7.1320 over 381 possessions
on floor 2030 possessions · off floor 5319 possessions
CHI did not have enough reliable function-loss evidence to judge dependence on Anfernee Simons.
Replacement evidence
Nikola Vucevic · Coby White · Isaac Okoro · Josh Giddey · Matas Buzelis
shrunk net 0.2440 over 213 possessions
on floor 320 possessions · off floor 7162 possessions
POR did not have a sufficiently supported observed replacement lineup for Anfernee Simons. The database keeps the functional-loss evidence but does not invent a replacement plan.
Replacement evidence
No replacement lineup is supported by the available evidence.
on floor 4193 possessions · off floor 3049 possessions
POR had an observed replacement lineup for Anfernee Simons, but it came with a performance cost. The supported alternative was [Deandre Ayton, Scoot Henderson, Jabari Walker, Kris Murray, Rayan Rupert] at -3.4 adjusted net points per 100 possessions over 183 possessions.
Replacement evidence
Deandre Ayton · Scoot Henderson · Jabari Walker · Kris Murray · Rayan Rupert
shrunk net -3.3640 over 183 possessions
on floor 2814 possessions · off floor 4198 possessions
POR lineups performed 5.3 points per 100 possessions better with Anfernee Simons than without him. The best supported alternative was [Damian Lillard, Jerami Grant, Drew Eubanks, Cam Reddish, Matisse Thybulle] over 158 possessions.
Replacement evidence
Damian Lillard · Jerami Grant · Drew Eubanks · Cam Reddish · Matisse Thybulle
shrunk net 0.2160 over 158 possessions
on floor 3989 possessions · off floor 3266 possessions
POR did not have enough reliable function-loss evidence to judge dependence on Anfernee Simons.
Replacement evidence
Damian Lillard · CJ McCollum · Robert Covington · Jusuf Nurkic · Norman Powell
shrunk net -2.0210 over 539 possessions
on floor 2988 possessions · off floor 4209 possessions
POR did not have enough reliable function-loss evidence to judge dependence on Anfernee Simons.
Replacement evidence
Damian Lillard · CJ McCollum · Robert Covington · Jusuf Nurkic · Norman Powell
shrunk net 9.6040 over 900 possessions
on floor 2076 possessions · off floor 4667 possessions
POR had a supported lineup path without Anfernee Simons: [Carmelo Anthony, Trevor Ariza, Hassan Whiteside, Damian Lillard, CJ McCollum] at 2.9 adjusted net points per 100 possessions over 448 possessions. This is an observed option, not proof it is universally better.
Replacement evidence
Carmelo Anthony · Trevor Ariza · Hassan Whiteside · Damian Lillard · CJ McCollum
shrunk net 2.8670 over 448 possessions
on floor 2805 possessions · off floor 4273 possessions
POR did not have enough resolved lineup possessions involving Anfernee Simons for a dependable replacement conclusion.
Replacement evidence
Al-Farouq Aminu · Damian Lillard · CJ McCollum · Jusuf Nurkic · Jake Layman
shrunk net 8.2330 over 718 possessions
on floor 293 possessions · off floor 8525 possessions
Known contract calendar
Governed contract events naming this player — dates carry their honest quality.Anfernee Simons has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2026 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. The player is inside the two-season extension-review horizon, but exact eligibility and value are not certified.
Anfernee Simons has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2026 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. The player is inside the two-season extension-review horizon, but exact eligibility and value are not certified.
Anfernee Simons has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2026 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. No extension-review trigger is applied yet.
Function scores, roles, dependence records and contract events are separate evidence. No combined player value, trade value or ranking is computed from them, and none of them is a causal impact claim.