Player Dossier

Devin Vassell

SAS · 2025-26Primary starterHigh evidence

Movement shooter · Secondary creator · Spot-up spacer · Chaser · Switch wing

What does Devin Vassell actually supply on the floor?

Devin Vassell's strongest evidenced functions are shooting, rebounding, passing; the weakest available areas are interior finishing, rim pressure, event creation. The profile is tied to SAS for 2025-26.

Function profile

2025-26 — eleven separate readings on a league scale. They are not additive.

Creation52

Rim pressure31

Shooting68

Passing54

Screening*—

Interior finish20

Point of attack*—

Switch coverage*—

Rim protection52

Event creation38

Rebounding58

* 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	SAS	Primary starter	High evidence	52	31	68	54	—	20	—	—	52	38	58
2024-25	SAS	—	High evidence	56	45	59	51	51	50	47	46	53	67	45
2023-24	SAS	—	High evidence	66	62	60	65	—	51	62	69	43	52	54
2022-23	SAS	—	Mixed coverage	51	49	58	53	—	36	43	41	47	60	47
2021-22	SAS	—	High evidence	44	52	58	45	—	36	51	57	59	64	61
2020-21	SAS	—	High evidence	35	50	49	40	—	41	45	50	56	67	55

What teams depended on him for

Seasons where a team's situation report named him a dependency case.

SAS · 2025-26Critical basketball and lineup dependence

SAS was highly dependent on Devin Vassell. Removing him cost about 27.5% of shooting production, and lineups with him performed 5.3 points per 100 possessions better than lineups without him. The best supported replacement group was [Harrison Barnes, De'Aaron Fox, Julian Champagnie, Victor Wembanyama, Stephon Castle] over 304 possessions.

rotation 56%loses 27.5% of shooting

Replacement evidence

Best observed five without him

Harrison Barnes · De'Aaron Fox · Julian Champagnie · Victor Wembanyama · Stephon Castle

shrunk net 4.6440 over 304 possessions

on floor 5257 possessions · off floor 4061 possessions

SAS · 2024-25Observed replacement lineup exists

SAS had a supported lineup path without Devin Vassell: [Chris Paul, Harrison Barnes, Julian Champagnie, Victor Wembanyama, Stephon Castle] at 4.7 adjusted net points per 100 possessions over 340 possessions. This is an observed option, not proof it is universally better.

rotation 50%loses 23.4% of event creation

Replacement evidence

Best observed five without him

Chris Paul · Harrison Barnes · Julian Champagnie · Victor Wembanyama · Stephon Castle

shrunk net 4.6580 over 340 possessions

on floor 3603 possessions · off floor 3595 possessions

SAS · 2023-24Replacement lineup exists, with a performance cost

SAS had an observed replacement lineup for Devin Vassell, but it came with a performance cost. The supported alternative was [Zach Collins, Keldon Johnson, Malaki Branham, Jeremy Sochan, Victor Wembanyama] at -2.3 adjusted net points per 100 possessions over 168 possessions.

rotation 57%loses 18.1% of creation

Replacement evidence

Best observed five without him

Zach Collins · Keldon Johnson · Malaki Branham · Jeremy Sochan · Victor Wembanyama

shrunk net -2.3030 over 168 possessions

on floor 4279 possessions · off floor 3265 possessions

SAS · 2022-23Replacement lineup exists, with a performance cost

SAS had an observed replacement lineup for Devin Vassell, but it came with a performance cost. The supported alternative was [Jakob Poeltl, Keldon Johnson, Romeo Langford, Tre Jones, Jeremy Sochan] at -1.5 adjusted net points per 100 possessions over 217 possessions.

rotation 30%loses 14.0% of event creation

Replacement evidence

Best observed five without him

Jakob Poeltl · Keldon Johnson · Romeo Langford · Tre Jones · Jeremy Sochan

shrunk net -1.4670 over 217 possessions

on floor 2236 possessions · off floor 5133 possessions

SAS · 2021-22Single-skill dependence

SAS did not have strong functional backup for Devin Vassell in event creation; removing him cost about 27.8% of the team's production in that area. The next observed option was Dejounte Murray.

rotation 49%loses 27.8% of event creation

Replacement evidence

Best observed five without him

Doug McDermott · Dejounte Murray · Jakob Poeltl · Derrick White · Keldon Johnson

shrunk net 2.6620 over 619 possessions

on floor 3618 possessions · off floor 3748 possessions

SAS · 2020-21Observed replacement lineup exists

SAS had a supported lineup path without Devin Vassell: [DeMar DeRozan, Dejounte Murray, Jakob Poeltl, Derrick White, Keldon Johnson] at 4.4 adjusted net points per 100 possessions over 646 possessions. This is an observed option, not proof it is universally better.

rotation 30%loses 17.1% of event creation

Replacement evidence

Best observed five without him

DeMar DeRozan · Dejounte Murray · Jakob Poeltl · Derrick White · Keldon Johnson

shrunk net 4.3780 over 646 possessions

on floor 1932 possessions · off floor 4470 possessions

Known contract calendar

Governed contract events naming this player — dates carry their honest quality.

SAS · 2025-26Contract control horizonJun 30, 2029

Devin Vassell has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2029 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.