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Anthony Edwards
Timberwolves · G · 25
Anthony Edwards
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2025-26
Cade Cunningham
Pistons · G · 24
Cade Cunningham
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Anthony Edwards vs Cade Cunningham

7-9categories
Edwards · Cunningham
EdwardsCunningham
61Games
availability
64
35.0Minutes
per game
33.9
28.8Points
per game
23.9
5.0Rebounds
per game
5.5
3.7Assists
per game
9.9
2.2Steals + blocks
per game
2.2
2.9Turnovers
per game · lower is better
3.7
48.9%Field goal %46.1%
39.9%Three-point %
8.4 vs 5.7 attempts
34.2%
79.6%Free throw %81.2%
61.7%True shooting
TS%
56.4%
30.9%Usage
USG%
29.6%
17.4%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
43.0%
6.9%Rebound %
of available
7.9%
+3.5Net rating
on court
+11.4
14.5%PIE
player impact estimate
15.9%
+2.7Plus-minus
per game
+8.1

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Anthony Edwards scored more in 2025-26, 4.9 points a game apart (28.8 vs 23.9), on Edwards's heavier usage (30.9% vs 29.6%).

Edwards is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.7% to 56.4%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Cunningham (9.9 vs 3.7 assists), the glass to Cunningham (5.5 vs 5.0 rebounds).

With Cunningham on the floor his team outscored opponents by +11.4 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, Cunningham $50.1M through 2029-30. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
EdwardsCunningham
37-24Record when playing47-17
27.2Points at home22.5
30.2Points on the road25.1
27.6Points in wins23.5
30.6Points in losses25.2
55Season high46
3230-point games13
2Double-doubles38
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
Cunningham · last 5
Sun, May 17 vs CLE13 pts · 4 reb · 5 ast
Fri, May 15 at CLE21 pts · 2 reb · 8 ast
Wed, May 13 vs CLE39 pts · 7 reb · 9 ast
Mon, May 11 at CLE19 pts · 3 reb · 6 ast
Sat, May 9 at CLE27 pts · 10 reb · 10 ast
Edwards · contract
2026-27$48.9M
2027-28$52.3M
2028-29$55.7M
Cunningham · contract
2026-27$50.1M
2027-28$53.8M
2028-29$57.5M
2029-30$61.2M

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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).