How we checked · verified public-data calculation
The raw change is real. The conclusion still needs a tougher check.
This 2025 WNBA game-record calculation shows the method—not a player evaluation, product result, or personnel recommendation.
+1.65 assists per 36
Maya Caldwell, Atlanta, 2025 regular season: 147 minutes / 10 assists in the early window; 272 minutes / 31 assists later. The source records retain date, opponent, phase, minutes, and source identity.
+0.75 assists per 36
70 minutes · 6 assists · 3.09 assists per 36 early; 122 minutes · 13 assists · 3.84 assists per 36 later. In the smaller shared-opponent sample, the original difference contracts.
- Evidence and limitsThe later window also has 125 more recorded minutes. Public box scores establish output and exposure, not why either changed.
- Next useful checkAcquire authorized possession/video and lineup context for a materially larger matched shared-opponent sample; compare ball-handling and initiation events against the earlier window. That evidence is not available in this public demonstration.