Haywood Highsmith stats, injury status and game log

PPG5.4

RPG1.9

APG1.0

FG%52.2

3P%57.1

TS%72.9

USG%12.1

MIN13.0

Season stats: 2025-26. Updated 45 d ago.

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Suns Waive Forward Haywood Highsmith

Phoenix waived Haywood Highsmith on October 17, according to John Gambadoro. The move came a day after he played zero minutes in a loss to Utah, capping a short, up-and-down stretch in the Suns' rotation. He was not on the injury report at the time of the move.

By the Hoops Nightly Desk · updated 4 d ago

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01The story of the nightA Fading Role Before the MoveHighsmith's minutes shrank fast before Phoenix let him go.

Highsmith's minutes shrank fast before Phoenix let him go. He logged 0.0 minutes on October 16 against Utah, 20.8 minutes with 7 points on October 14 against San Antonio, 12.0 minutes with 3 points in a win over San Antonio on October 10, 7.5 minutes with 1 rebound in a loss to Chicago on October 7, and 15.7 minutes with 4 rebounds in a loss to Detroit on October 5. The scoreless night against Utah was his last appearance before the waiver.

02Last Season's NumbersHighsmith played just seven games for Phoenix in 2025-26, averaging 5.4 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.0 assist in 13.0…

Highsmith played just seven games for Phoenix in 2025-26, averaging 5.4 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.0 assist in 13.0 minutes per game. He shot 52.2% from the field and 57.1% from three, with an 85.7% mark at the line, producing a 72.9% true shooting number on 12.1% usage. The 29-year-old forward, listed at 6-5 and 220 pounds out of Wheeling Jesuit, was in his sixth NBA season.

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Questions fans ask

Did the Suns waive Haywood Highsmith?

Yes. Phoenix waived him on October 17, 2026, according to a report from John Gambadoro.

What was Highsmith's role before he was waived?

He was a fringe piece in the rotation, with minutes ranging from 7.5 to 20.8 over his last four played games, then 0.0 minutes in his final appearance on October 16 against Utah.

How did Highsmith play for Phoenix last season?

In seven games in 2025-26 he averaged 5.4 points and 1.9 rebounds in 13.0 minutes, shooting 52.2% from the field and 57.1% from three-point range.

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Shot map

2025-26 · every field-goal attempt from the play-by-play

Filled = made, outline = missed · 25 attempts in 7 games · half-court view, basket at the bottom

48.0%

12/25

eFG

64.0%

threes count 1.5

From three

64.0%

of all attempts

Zone	FGA	Share	FG%	League	Δ
Restricted area	4	16%	50.0%	66.9%	—
Paint (non-RA)	5	20%	40.0%	44.3%	—
Mid-range	0	0%	—	41.6%	—
Corner 3	5	20%	40.0%	38.5%	—
Above the break 3	11	44%	54.5%	35.0%	+19.6

Zones from the shot coordinates: restricted area within 4 ft, paint inside the lane, mid-range for the other twos, corner threes below the break (22 ft), the rest above the break (23.75 ft). League column is every shot of 2025-26. Δ shown from 10 attempts.

Splits

2025-26 · 7 games · 4-3

Last 105.4pts · season 5.4 · steady

Last 10 minutes13.0season 13.0

Home / away1.5 / 7.0pts per game

In wins / losses3.5 / 8.0pts per game

Shooting52.2%FG · 57.1% 3P · 85.7% FT

Season highs16pts · 4 reb · 2 ast

Big nights020+ pts · 0 30+ · 0 double-doubles

Game log

last 10 · 2026-27

Date	Opp	Result	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	FG	3P	+/-
Fri, Oct 16	vs UTA	L 116-119	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0
Wed, Oct 14	at SAS	L 103-123	21	7	3	1	3-5	1-2	0
Sat, Oct 10	vs SAS	W 102-98	12	3	0	0	1-1	1-1	-8
Wed, Oct 7	at CHI	L 117-124	8	0	1	0	0-2	0-1	-5
Mon, Oct 5	at DET	L 107-109	16	2	4	0	1-1	0-0	-16
Sat, Apr 25	vs OKC	L 109-121	4	0	1	0	0-0	0-0	-12
Sun, Apr 19	at OKC	L 84-119	7	0	2	1	0-2	0-2	-11
Sun, Apr 12	at OKC	W 135-103	11	5	0	0	2-3	0-1	+2
Tue, Mar 17	at MIN	L 104-116	9	3	2	1	1-2	1-2	-8
Mon, Mar 16	at BOS	L 112-120	19	16	4	1	4-8	4-5	-1

Injury timeline

this season

Clean bill: no injury updates this season.

Rumors

No trade talk: the current feeds don't mention Highsmith.

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Bio

Born Dec 9, 1996 · 29 years

Before the NBA: Wheeling Jesuit

Career

2018–26 · regular season · stats.nba.com

Career5.4 · 3.1 · 1.1pts · reb · ast per game

Games2256 seasons · since 2018

Points1,209694 reb · 240 ast

Shooting45.0 · 37.9 · 62.0FG · 3P · FT, career

Playoffs3.3 ppg37 games · 1.6 reb · 0.6 ast

Season	Team	Age	GP	GS	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	Tov	FG%	3P%	FT%
2018-19	PHI	22	5	0	8.0	1.8	1.0	0.4	0.2	0.0	0.2	40.0	20.0	0.0
2021-22	MIA	25	19	1	8.6	2.3	1.4	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.2	34.8	32.1	40.0
2022-23	MIA	26	54	11	17.9	4.4	3.5	0.8	0.7	0.3	0.8	43.1	33.9	46.4
2023-24	MIA	27	66	26	20.7	6.1	3.2	1.1	0.8	0.5	0.5	46.5	39.6	63.9
2024-25	MIA	28	74	42	24.6	6.5	3.4	1.5	0.9	0.5	0.7	45.8	38.2	72.1
2025-26	PHX	29	7	0	13.0	5.4	1.9	1.0	0.6	0.0	0.0	52.2	57.1	85.7
Career	6 seasons	—	225	80	19.8	5.4	3.1	1.1	0.7	0.4	0.6	45.0	37.9	62.0

Playoffs 37 games · 3.3 · 1.6 · 0.6

Season	Team	Age	GP	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	Tov	FG%	3P%	FT%
2021-22	MIA	25	8	3.9	1.1	0.6	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.4	42.9	60.0	0.0
2022-23	MIA	26	18	8.9	3.3	1.3	0.3	0.6	0.1	0.1	61.5	50.0	80.0
2023-24	MIA	27	5	25.2	4.8	2.8	1.6	0.2	0.2	0.8	35.7	18.8	100.0
2024-25	MIA	28	4	21.0	7.3	3.3	1.0	0.8	0.5	1.0	57.9	46.7	0.0
2025-26	PHX	29	2	5.5	0.0	1.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Career	playoffs	—	37	11.1	3.3	1.6	0.6	0.4	0.1	0.4	50.5	38.9	83.3

Career highs

single game

18pointsvs DEN · Thursday, June 1

6reboundsvs CLE · Sunday, April 20

6reboundsvs NYK · Saturday, May 6

5assistsvs BOS · Saturday, April 27

2stealsvs CLE · Saturday, April 26

2stealsvs DEN · Thursday, June 1

2stealsvs BOS · Thursday, May 25

2stealsvs MIL · Wednesday, April 26

2stealsvs MIL · Wednesday, April 19

1blocksvs CLE · Monday, April 28

1blocksvs CLE · Sunday, April 20

1blocksvs BOS · Monday, April 29

1blocksvs DEN · Thursday, June 1

1blocksvs MIL · Wednesday, April 19

5threesvs CLE · Wednesday, April 23

Per-game averages by season; a season split between teams shows one row per team and a total row. Highsmith's current season is in bold. League ranks link to the full leaderboards.

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