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Anthony Black vs Kennedy Chandler

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Black · Chandler
Anthony Black
Black
Magic
2025-26
Chandler
Suns
0
64
Games
availability
11
29.8
Minutes
per game
32.3
15.0
Points
per game
15.0
3.8
Rebounds
per game
3.4
3.7
Assists
per game
6.7
2.1
Steals + blocks
per game
1.2
2.1
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.1
44.7%
Field goal %
44.5%
33.3%
Three-point %
4.7 vs 3.5 attempts
39.5%
73.2%
Free throw %
65.1%
54.9%
True shooting
TS%
52.9%
21.9%
Usage
USG%
19.5%
18.5%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
26.1%
6.2%
Rebound %
of available
4.9%
+0.2
Net rating
on court
-9.3
9.0%
PIE
player impact estimate
8.1%
-0.2
Plus-minus
per game
-6.3
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

Kennedy Chandler scored more in 2025-26, 0.0 points a game apart (15.0 vs 15.0), on Black's heavier usage (21.9% vs 19.5%).

Black is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 54.9% to 52.9%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Chandler (6.7 vs 3.7 assists), the glass to Black (3.8 vs 3.4 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Black played 53 more games (64 vs 11 of 82).

With Black on the floor his team outscored opponents by +0.2 per 100 possessions, against -9.3 for Chandler; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Black $10.1M through 2026-27, Chandler — through —. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Black
2025-26
Chandler
36-28
Record when playing
1-10
15.3
Points at home
16.7
14.7
Points on the road
13.0
16.0
Points in wins
26.0
13.6
Points in losses
13.9
38
Season high
31
2
30-point games
1
2
Double-doubles
1
Black · last 5
Sun, May 3 at DET11 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Fri, May 1 vs DET8 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Apr 29 at DET19 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast
Mon, Apr 27 vs DET2 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Apr 25 vs DET8 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Chandler · last 5
Fri, Apr 10 vs MEM26 pts · 5 reb · 10 ast
Tue, Apr 7 at NOP31 pts · 7 reb · 8 ast
Sun, Apr 5 at OKC5 pts · 0 reb · 5 ast
Fri, Apr 3 at HOU2 pts · 1 reb · 4 ast
Wed, Apr 1 vs DEN16 pts · 5 reb · 6 ast
Black · contract
2026-27$10.1M
Chandler · 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).