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Anthony Edwards
Timberwolves · G · 25
Anthony Edwards
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2025-26
Bam Adebayo
Heat · C-F · 29
Bam Adebayo
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Anthony Edwards vs Bam Adebayo

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Edwards · Adebayo

Bam Adebayo: Day-To-Day (Back · Torso).

EdwardsAdebayo
61Games
availability
73
35.0Minutes
per game
32.4
28.8Points
per game
20.1
5.0Rebounds
per game
10.0
3.7Assists
per game
3.2
2.2Steals + blocks
per game
1.9
2.9Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.6
48.9%Field goal %44.2%
39.9%Three-point %
8.4 vs 5.5 attempts
31.8%
79.6%Free throw %77.8%
61.7%True shooting
TS%
55.1%
30.9%Usage
USG%
24.8%
17.4%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
14.2%
6.9%Rebound %
of available
14.6%
+3.5Net rating
on court
+6.1
14.5%PIE
player impact estimate
13.8%
+2.7Plus-minus
per game
+4.5

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Anthony Edwards scored more in 2025-26, 8.7 points a game apart (28.8 vs 20.1), on Edwards's heavier usage (30.9% vs 24.8%).

Edwards is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.7% to 55.1%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Edwards (3.7 vs 3.2 assists), the glass to Adebayo (10.0 vs 5.0 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Adebayo played 12 more games (73 vs 61 of 82).

With Adebayo on the floor his team outscored opponents by +6.1 per 100 possessions, against +3.5 for Edwards; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Edwards $48.9M through 2028-29, Adebayo $49.8M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
EdwardsAdebayo
37-24Record when playing37-36
27.2Points at home21.8
30.2Points on the road18.5
27.6Points in wins22.4
30.6Points in losses17.8
55Season high83
3230-point games5
2Double-doubles35
Edwards · last 5
Fri, May 15 vs SAS24 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Tue, May 12 at SAS20 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Sun, May 10 vs SAS36 pts · 6 reb · 2 ast
Fri, May 8 vs SAS32 pts · 14 reb · 6 ast
Wed, May 6 at SAS12 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Adebayo · last 5
Sun, Apr 12 vs ATL25 pts · 10 reb · 3 ast
Fri, Apr 10 at WAS20 pts · 11 reb · 8 ast
Thu, Apr 9 at TOR24 pts · 11 reb · 8 ast
Tue, Apr 7 at TOR7 pts · 9 reb · 3 ast
Sat, Apr 4 vs WAS14 pts · 9 reb · 7 ast
Edwards · contract
2026-27$48.9M
2027-28$52.3M
2028-29$55.7M
Adebayo · contract
2026-27$49.8M
2027-28$53.8M
2028-29player option$57.8M

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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).