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Ajay Mitchell
Thunder · G · 24
Ajay Mitchell
vs
2025-26
2
Warriors · G · 23
Brandin Podziemski
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Ajay Mitchell vs Brandin Podziemski

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Mitchell · Podziemski

Ajay Mitchell: Day-To-Day (Calf · Leg · Right).

Ajay Mitchell
Mitchell
Thunder
2025-26
Podziemski
Warriors
2
57
Games
availability
82
25.8
Minutes
per game
28.4
13.6
Points
per game
13.8
3.3
Rebounds
per game
5.1
3.6
Assists
per game
3.7
1.5
Steals + blocks
per game
1.3
1.4
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.6
48.5%
Field goal %
45.5%
34.7%
Three-point %
3.1 vs 5.0 attempts
37.1%
87.0%
Free throw %
79.7%
58.5%
True shooting
TS%
58.3%
21.0%
Usage
USG%
19.6%
19.4%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
19.8%
6.2%
Rebound %
of available
8.7%
+15.6
Net rating
on court
-0.1
11.6%
PIE
player impact estimate
11.4%
+8.8
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, 0.2 points a game apart (13.8 vs 13.6), on Mitchell's heavier usage (21.0% vs 19.6%).

Efficiency is a wash: true shooting within a point of each other (58.5% vs 58.3%).

Playmaking goes to Podziemski (3.7 vs 3.6 assists), the glass to Podziemski (5.1 vs 3.3 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Podziemski played 25 more games (82 vs 57 of 82).

With Mitchell on the floor his team outscored opponents by +15.6 per 100 possessions, against -0.1 for Podziemski; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Mitchell $2.9M through 2027-28, 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
Mitchell
2025-26
Podziemski
50-7
Record when playing
37-45
13.4
Points at home
14.4
13.8
Points on the road
13.2
13.7
Points in wins
14.2
13.0
Points in losses
13.5
26
Season high
30
0
30-point games
1
1
Double-doubles
5

Last games & contracts

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Mitchell · last 5
Fri, May 22 at SAS2 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Wed, May 20 vs SAS10 pts · 0 reb · 2 ast
Mon, May 18 vs SAS4 pts · 4 reb · 5 ast
Mon, May 11 at LAL28 pts · 3 reb · 4 ast
Sat, May 9 at LAL24 pts · 4 reb · 10 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
Mitchell · contract
2026-27$2.9M
2027-28team option$2.9M
Podziemski · contract
2026-27$5.7M

More comparisons

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Mitchell vs
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Podziemski vs
Aaron Nesmith · Jalen Suggs · Devin Vassell · Ajay Mitchell

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).