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Aaron Nesmith
Pacers · G-F · 26
Aaron Nesmith
vs
2025-26
2
Warriors · G · 23
Brandin Podziemski
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Aaron Nesmith vs Brandin Podziemski

4-12categories
Nesmith · Podziemski
Aaron Nesmith
Nesmith
Pacers
2025-26
Podziemski
Warriors
2
45
Games
availability
82
29.7
Minutes
per game
28.4
13.8
Points
per game
13.8
4.2
Rebounds
per game
5.1
1.9
Assists
per game
3.7
1.1
Steals + blocks
per game
1.3
1.4
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.6
41.4%
Field goal %
45.5%
37.9%
Three-point %
6.2 vs 5.0 attempts
37.1%
82.9%
Free throw %
79.7%
55.4%
True shooting
TS%
58.3%
19.0%
Usage
USG%
19.6%
9.1%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
19.8%
6.7%
Rebound %
of available
8.7%
-7.3
Net rating
on court
-0.1
6.7%
PIE
player impact estimate
11.4%
-4.5
Plus-minus
per game
+0.2
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

Brandin Podziemski scored more in 2025-26, 0.0 points a game apart (13.8 vs 13.8), on Podziemski's heavier usage (19.6% vs 19.0%).

Podziemski is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 58.3% to 55.4%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Podziemski (3.7 vs 1.9 assists), the glass to Podziemski (5.1 vs 4.2 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Podziemski played 37 more games (82 vs 45 of 82).

With Podziemski on the floor his team outscored opponents by -0.1 per 100 possessions, against -7.3 for Nesmith; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Nesmith $11.0M through 2028-29, Podziemski $5.7M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Nesmith
2025-26
Podziemski
10-35
Record when playing
37-45
14.2
Points at home
14.4
13.5
Points on the road
13.2
16.1
Points in wins
14.2
13.1
Points in losses
13.5
32
Season high
30
2
30-point games
1
0
Double-doubles
5

Last games & contracts

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Nesmith · last 5
Fri, Mar 27 vs LAC26 pts · 7 reb · 2 ast
Wed, Mar 25 vs LAL14 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Mon, Mar 23 at ORL19 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Sat, Mar 21 at SAS5 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Mar 18 vs POR15 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Podziemski · last 5
Sun, Apr 12 at LAC10 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast
Fri, Apr 10 at SAC30 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Thu, Apr 9 vs LAL17 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Apr 7 vs SAC20 pts · 1 reb · 3 ast
Sun, Apr 5 vs HOU18 pts · 2 reb · 3 ast
Nesmith · contract
2026-27$11.0M
2027-28$19.4M
2028-29$21.0M
Podziemski · contract
2026-27$5.7M

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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).