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Andre Drummond
Knicks · C · 33
Andre Drummond
vs
2025-26
Branden Carlson
Trail Blazers · C · 27
Branden Carlson
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Andre Drummond vs Branden Carlson

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Drummond · Carlson

Branden Carlson: Out (Concussion · Head).

Andre Drummond
Drummond
Knicks
2025-26
Carlson
Trail Blazers
Branden Carlson
63
Games
availability
42
19.5
Minutes
per game
11.6
6.4
Points
per game
5.8
8.4
Rebounds
per game
3.0
1.3
Assists
per game
0.7
1.4
Steals + blocks
per game
0.8
1.0
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.4
47.2%
Field goal %
52.7%
35.6%
Three-point %
1.4 vs 2.0 attempts
36.0%
63.1%
Free throw %
57.7%
53.9%
True shooting
TS%
61.3%
14.3%
Usage
USG%
18.5%
9.0%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
8.6%
20.2%
Rebound %
of available
12.1%
-3.2
Net rating
on court
-2.0
11.3%
PIE
player impact estimate
10.9%
-1.4
Plus-minus
per game
-0.6
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

Andre Drummond scored more in 2025-26, 0.6 points a game apart (6.4 vs 5.8), on Carlson's heavier usage (18.5% vs 14.3%).

Carlson is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.3% to 53.9%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Drummond (1.3 vs 0.7 assists), the glass to Drummond (8.4 vs 3.0 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Drummond played 21 more games (63 vs 42 of 82).

With Carlson on the floor his team outscored opponents by -2.0 per 100 possessions, against -3.2 for Drummond; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Drummond $2.4M through 2026-27, Carlson $2.4M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Drummond
2025-26
Carlson
33-30
Record when playing
32-10
6.8
Points at home
5.9
6.0
Points on the road
5.6
6.0
Points in wins
5.6
6.8
Points in losses
6.3
17
Season high
26
0
30-point games
0
17
Double-doubles
3

Last games & contracts

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Drummond · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 vs PHI12 pts · 14 reb · 4 ast
Thu, Oct 15 vs TOR14 pts · 8 reb · 4 ast
Mon, Oct 12 vs MIN4 pts · 4 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 8 vs WAS8 pts · 9 reb · 4 ast
Mon, Oct 5 at PHI6 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Carlson · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at GSW0 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Oct 13 at SAC2 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 7 vs GSW4 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Apr 12 vs PHX26 pts · 10 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Apr 10 at DEN23 pts · 12 reb · 5 ast
Drummond · contract
2026-27$2.4M
Carlson · contract
2026-27$2.4M

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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).