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AJ Green
Bucks · G · 27
AJ Green
vs
2025-26
29
Kings · G-F · 28
Daeqwon Plowden
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

AJ Green vs Daeqwon Plowden

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Green · Plowden
AJ Green
Green
Bucks
2025-26
Plowden
Kings
29
78
Games
availability
32
29.1
Minutes
per game
26.4
10.4
Points
per game
10.8
2.7
Rebounds
per game
3.0
1.9
Assists
per game
1.3
0.6
Steals + blocks
per game
0.9
1.0
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.8
42.4%
Field goal %
43.0%
41.9%
Three-point %
7.1 vs 5.8 attempts
33.3%
85.5%
Free throw %
85.7%
62.7%
True shooting
TS%
57.2%
13.5%
Usage
USG%
15.7%
9.0%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
6.5%
4.6%
Rebound %
of available
5.7%
-3.6
Net rating
on court
-10.9
5.8%
PIE
player impact estimate
5.7%
-1.9
Plus-minus
per game
-6.4
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

Daeqwon Plowden scored more in 2025-26, 0.4 points a game apart (10.8 vs 10.4), on Plowden's heavier usage (15.7% vs 13.5%).

Green is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 62.7% to 57.2%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Green (1.9 vs 1.3 assists), the glass to Plowden (3.0 vs 2.7 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Green played 46 more games (78 vs 32 of 82).

With Green on the floor his team outscored opponents by -3.6 per 100 possessions, against -10.9 for Plowden; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Green — through —, Plowden $2.4M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Green
2025-26
Plowden
31-47
Record when playing
9-23
10.7
Points at home
11.3
10.1
Points on the road
10.3
11.5
Points in wins
15.2
9.6
Points in losses
9.0
35
Season high
23
1
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
0
Green · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at IND9 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 14 vs CHI0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Oct 11 at CHA6 pts · 2 reb · 4 ast
Wed, Oct 7 at OKC0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Oct 5 vs MIN6 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast
Plowden · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at SAS5 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Oct 13 vs POR10 pts · 5 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Oct 10 at GSW0 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at LAL15 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
Mon, Oct 5 vs LAL12 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Green · contract
No contract on file (free agent, two-way, or not yet signed).
Plowden · contract
2026-27$2.4M
2027-28$2.7M

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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).