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2025-26

Performance Trend

Last 15 games — PTS per game

Contract Value

Salary

$1.2M

VFM

37.7

Salary Rank

#228

Value

Great Value

CourtVision Scouting Report

Sharife Cooper is a limited contributor for WAS — BIS 37 ranks below league average

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Executive Summary

Sharife Cooper is a player for the Wizards, ranking in the 35th percentile league-wide by Baseline Impact Score (37). In 16 minutes per game across 31 starts, Sharife produces 7.2/2.3/2.6 (pts/reb/ast). His season baseline is limited (BIS 37), but recent form has been dramatically better (LFI 99) — either a breakout is happening or this is a hot stretch that will cool.

Current Form & Trajectory

Live Form Index: 99 — elite recent performance, ranking top 5% of the league. Recent surge (+27.2 LFI) correlates heavily with opponent quality — production spiked against weaker defenses. The numbers look great on paper but discount for schedule strength before projecting this forward. If this form sustains for another 10+ games, his BIS projects to rise from 37 into the 49-55 range.

Scoring & Shot Profile

The three-point shot at 33.9% is functional but inconsistent. Defenses will go under screens and sag off, limiting his ability to collapse the defense as a primary ballhandler.

Defensive Scouting Report

Defensive Reality Score (DRS 37) ranks below league average among players. Defensive effort and ability are below average for a wing (DRS 37). Gets caught on screens, struggles in isolation against quicker guards, and provides minimal weak-side help. Improving lateral quickness and defensive effort would have an outsized impact on his overall value.

Off-Ball Value

Gravity & Off-Ball Impact (GOI 57) ranks right around league average among players.

Key Matchup Insight

Against elite defenses (DRS 75+), Sharife's scoring typically drops 15-20% from his baseline because his defensive weakness (DRS 37) forces coaches into net-negative lineup math. In those matchups, he's a high-volume scorer who gets hunted on the other end — his team must outscore the problem.

The Verdict

Sharife fills a limited niche for the Wizards (BIS 37, below league average). His value is real but narrow — a developing piece who needs measurable improvement to hold a rotation spot on a contending team.

Generated by CourtVision Intelligence Engine — based on current season metrics and game logs

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