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Adou Thiero vs Chris Youngblood

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Thiero · Youngblood
Adou Thiero
Thiero
Lakers
2025-26
Youngblood
Trail Blazers
3
25
Games
availability
34
6.0
Minutes
per game
5.4
1.9
Points
per game
2.1
1.1
Rebounds
per game
0.8
0.4
Assists
per game
0.4
0.4
Steals + blocks
per game
0.2
0.4
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.1
51.6%
Field goal %
34.9%
33.3%
Three-point %
0.1 vs 1.6 attempts
33.3%
63.6%
Free throw %
90.0%
57.8%
True shooting
TS%
52.7%
14.3%
Usage
USG%
16.2%
9.4%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
9.2%
10.4%
Rebound %
of available
7.0%
-13.2
Net rating
on court
+2.3
5.4%
PIE
player impact estimate
5.9%
-1.3
Plus-minus
per game
+0.3
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

Chris Youngblood scored more in 2025-26, 0.2 points a game apart (2.1 vs 1.9), on Youngblood's heavier usage (16.2% vs 14.3%).

Thiero is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 57.8% to 52.7%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Youngblood (0.4 vs 0.4 assists), the glass to Thiero (1.1 vs 0.8 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Youngblood played 9 more games (34 vs 25 of 82).

With Youngblood on the floor his team outscored opponents by +2.3 per 100 possessions, against -13.2 for Thiero; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Thiero $2.2M through 2027-28, Youngblood — through —. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Thiero
2025-26
Youngblood
15-10
Record when playing
29-5
2.0
Points at home
1.3
1.7
Points on the road
3.0
1.7
Points in wins
2.0
2.2
Points in losses
2.6
10
Season high
9
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
0
Thiero · last 5
Mon, May 11 vs OKC0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sat, May 9 vs OKC4 pts · 8 reb · 1 ast
Thu, May 7 at OKC0 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Tue, May 5 at OKC0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Fri, May 1 at HOU2 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Youngblood · last 5
Fri, Apr 10 vs LAC0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Mar 23 vs BKN6 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Feb 4 at SAS5 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Feb 3 vs ORL2 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Jan 29 at MIN5 pts · 0 reb · 2 ast
Thiero · contract
2026-27$2.2M
2027-28team option$2.5M
Youngblood · contract
No contract on file (free agent, two-way, or not yet signed).

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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).