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Aaron Gordon
Nuggets · F · 30
Aaron Gordon
vs
2025-26
Matas Buzelis
Bulls · F · 21
Matas Buzelis
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Aaron Gordon vs Matas Buzelis

10-6categories
Gordon · Buzelis

Aaron Gordon: Day-To-Day (Calf · Leg · Left).

Aaron Gordon
Gordon
Nuggets
2025-26
Buzelis
Bulls
Matas Buzelis
36
Games
availability
77
27.9
Minutes
per game
29.2
16.2
Points
per game
16.3
5.8
Rebounds
per game
5.8
2.7
Assists
per game
2.1
0.9
Steals + blocks
per game
2.2
1.1
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.1
49.7%
Field goal %
46.3%
38.9%
Three-point %
4.4 vs 6.4 attempts
34.9%
76.7%
Free throw %
78.6%
62.0%
True shooting
TS%
58.6%
21.3%
Usage
USG%
22.3%
13.0%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
10.3%
10.2%
Rebound %
of available
9.4%
+12.7
Net rating
on court
-6.3
11.7%
PIE
player impact estimate
9.7%
+7.6
Plus-minus
per game
-4.0
Bars show each player's share of the pair's total; the better number is in the club's color (turnovers: fewer is better).

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Matas Buzelis scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (16.3 vs 16.2), on Buzelis's heavier usage (22.3% vs 21.3%).

Gordon is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 62.0% to 58.6%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Gordon (2.7 vs 2.1 assists), the glass to Buzelis (5.8 vs 5.8 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Buzelis played 41 more games (77 vs 36 of 82).

With Gordon on the floor his team outscored opponents by +12.7 per 100 possessions, against -6.3 for Buzelis; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Gordon $33.7M through 2028-29, Buzelis $5.7M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Gordon
2025-26
Buzelis
27-9
Record when playing
28-49
14.7
Points at home
15.8
17.8
Points on the road
16.8
14.4
Points in wins
17.3
21.4
Points in losses
15.7
50
Season high
41
1
30-point games
2
3
Double-doubles
4

Last games & contracts

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Gordon · last 5
Sat, Apr 25 at MIN9 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Apr 20 vs MIN8 pts · 7 reb · 4 ast
Sat, Apr 18 vs MIN17 pts · 8 reb · 3 ast
Wed, Apr 8 vs MEM6 pts · 2 reb · 6 ast
Mon, Apr 6 vs POR23 pts · 9 reb · 5 ast
Buzelis · last 5
Fri, Apr 10 vs ORL14 pts · 8 reb · 3 ast
Fri, Apr 3 at NYK11 pts · 6 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Apr 1 vs IND17 pts · 9 reb · 6 ast
Mon, Mar 30 at SAS12 pts · 6 reb · 2 ast
Sat, Mar 28 at MEM29 pts · 10 reb · 3 ast
Gordon · contract
2026-27$33.7M
2027-28player option$36.4M
2028-29$39.0M
Buzelis · contract
2026-27$5.7M
2027-28$7.6M

More comparisons

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Gordon vs
Matas Buzelis · Jabari Smith Jr. · Kristaps Porziņģis · OG Anunoby
Buzelis vs
Aaron Gordon · Kristaps Porziņģis · OG Anunoby · Jabari Smith Jr.

Per-game numbers and percentages are 2025-26 regular season from stats.nba.com; splits and last games from our own game logs; contract figures are cap hits from public salary data and can lag a signing by a day. Bold marks the better number in each row (turnovers: fewer is better).