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Alperen Sengun
Rockets · C · 24
Alperen Sengun
vs
2025-26
Joel Embiid
76ers · C-F · 32
Joel Embiid
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Alperen Sengun vs Joel Embiid

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Sengun · Embiid
Alperen Sengun
Sengun
Rockets
2025-26
Embiid
76ers
Joel Embiid
72
Games
availability
38
33.3
Minutes
per game
31.6
20.4
Points
per game
26.9
8.9
Rebounds
per game
7.7
6.2
Assists
per game
3.9
2.3
Steals + blocks
per game
1.8
3.2
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.9
51.9%
Field goal %
48.9%
30.5%
Three-point %
1.8 vs 4.2 attempts
33.3%
69.1%
Free throw %
85.4%
56.9%
True shooting
TS%
60.5%
25.9%
Usage
USG%
33.6%
28.2%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
20.9%
13.3%
Rebound %
of available
11.8%
+3.4
Net rating
on court
+5.8
14.2%
PIE
player impact estimate
16.3%
+2.8
Plus-minus
per game
+4.1
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

Joel Embiid scored more in 2025-26, 6.5 points a game apart (26.9 vs 20.4), on Embiid's heavier usage (33.6% vs 25.9%).

Embiid is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 60.5% to 56.9%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Sengun (6.2 vs 3.9 assists), the glass to Sengun (8.9 vs 7.7 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Sengun played 34 more games (72 vs 38 of 82).

With Embiid on the floor his team outscored opponents by +5.8 per 100 possessions, against +3.4 for Sengun; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Sengun — through —, Embiid $58.1M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
SengunEmbiid
46-26Record when playing24-14
19.8Points at home27.6
20.8Points on the road25.9
20.6Points in wins27.0
19.9Points in losses26.6
39Season high40
1030-point games14
34Double-doubles10
Sengun · last 5
Fri, May 1 vs LAL17 pts · 11 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Apr 29 at LAL14 pts · 9 reb · 8 ast
Sun, Apr 26 vs LAL19 pts · 6 reb · 2 ast
Fri, Apr 24 vs LAL33 pts · 16 reb · 6 ast
Tue, Apr 21 at LAL20 pts · 11 reb · 5 ast
Embiid · last 5
Sun, May 10 vs NYK24 pts · 5 reb · 4 ast
Fri, May 8 vs NYK18 pts · 6 reb · 5 ast
Mon, May 4 at NYK14 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Sat, May 2 at BOS34 pts · 12 reb · 6 ast
Thu, Apr 30 vs BOS19 pts · 10 reb · 8 ast
Sengun · contract
No contract on file (free agent, two-way, or not yet signed).
Embiid · contract
2026-27$58.1M
2027-28$62.7M
2028-29player option$67.4M

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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).