Kevin Durant, Alperen Sengun, Jabari Smith Jr., Amen Thompson, Reed Sheppard — HOU, 2025-26

How did this HOU lineup perform in 2025-26?

Over 1026 possessions together in 2025-26 this HOU five was −5.4 net points per 100, against +8.0 expected from the sum of its parts.

HOU lineup, 2025-26: measured against the sum of its parts

Measure	Value
Possessions together	1026
Net points per 100	−5.4
Expected from the parts	+8.0
Synergy per 100	−13.4

What this does not measure: lineup synergy does not persist out of sample, so it describes what happened rather than predicting what will. Treat it as description.

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