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Anthony Edwards
Timberwolves · G · 25
Anthony Edwards
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2025-26
Donovan Mitchell
Cavaliers · G · 29
Donovan Mitchell
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Anthony Edwards vs Donovan Mitchell

8-9categories
Edwards · Mitchell
EdwardsMitchell
61Games
availability
70
35.0Minutes
per game
33.5
28.8Points
per game
27.9
5.0Rebounds
per game
4.5
3.7Assists
per game
5.7
2.2Steals + blocks
per game
1.8
2.9Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.8
48.9%Field goal %48.3%
39.9%Three-point %
8.4 vs 8.8 attempts
36.4%
79.6%Free throw %86.5%
61.7%True shooting
TS%
61.3%
30.9%Usage
USG%
31.1%
17.4%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
26.6%
6.9%Rebound %
of available
6.5%
+3.5Net rating
on court
+7.2
14.5%PIE
player impact estimate
15.2%
+2.7Plus-minus
per game
+5.3

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Anthony Edwards scored more in 2025-26, 0.9 points a game apart (28.8 vs 27.9), on Mitchell's heavier usage (31.1% vs 30.9%).

Efficiency is a wash: true shooting within a point of each other (61.7% vs 61.3%).

Playmaking goes to Mitchell (5.7 vs 3.7 assists), the glass to Edwards (5.0 vs 4.5 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Mitchell played 9 more games (70 vs 61 of 82).

With Mitchell on the floor his team outscored opponents by +7.2 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, Mitchell $50.1M through 2030-31. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
EdwardsMitchell
37-24Record when playing45-25
27.2Points at home28.7
30.2Points on the road27.0
27.6Points in wins29.6
30.6Points in losses24.8
55Season high48
3230-point games34
2Double-doubles5
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
Mitchell · last 5
Mon, May 25 vs NYK31 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Sat, May 23 vs NYK23 pts · 1 reb · 4 ast
Thu, May 21 at NYK26 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Tue, May 19 at NYK29 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast
Sun, May 17 at DET26 pts · 6 reb · 8 ast
Edwards · contract
2026-27$48.9M
2027-28$52.3M
2028-29$55.7M
Mitchell · contract
2026-27$50.1M
2027-28player option$60.9M
2028-29$65.8M
2029-30$70.7M
2030-31$75.5M

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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).