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Anthony Edwards
Timberwolves · G · 25
Anthony Edwards
vs
2025-26
Karl-Anthony Towns
Knicks · C-F · 30
Karl-Anthony Towns
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Anthony Edwards vs Karl-Anthony Towns

7-10categories
Edwards · Towns
EdwardsTowns
61Games
availability
75
35.0Minutes
per game
31.0
28.8Points
per game
20.1
5.0Rebounds
per game
11.9
3.7Assists
per game
3.0
2.2Steals + blocks
per game
1.4
2.9Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.5
48.9%Field goal %50.1%
39.9%Three-point %
8.4 vs 4.1 attempts
36.8%
79.6%Free throw %85.8%
61.7%True shooting
TS%
61.9%
30.9%Usage
USG%
25.1%
17.4%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
14.2%
6.9%Rebound %
of available
19.2%
+3.5Net rating
on court
+7.0
14.5%PIE
player impact estimate
15.4%
+2.7Plus-minus
per game
+5.0

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 25.1%).

Efficiency is a wash: true shooting within a point of each other (61.7% vs 61.9%).

Playmaking goes to Edwards (3.7 vs 3.0 assists), the glass to Towns (11.9 vs 5.0 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Towns played 14 more games (75 vs 61 of 82).

With Towns on the floor his team outscored opponents by +7.0 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, Towns $57.1M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
EdwardsTowns
37-24Record when playing49-26
27.2Points at home20.4
30.2Points on the road19.8
27.6Points in wins20.1
30.6Points in losses20.0
55Season high40
3230-point games7
2Double-doubles56
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
Towns · last 5
Sat, Jun 13 at SAS2 pts · 10 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Jun 10 vs SAS13 pts · 10 reb · 2 ast
Mon, Jun 8 vs SAS11 pts · 8 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Jun 5 at SAS21 pts · 13 reb · 4 ast
Wed, Jun 3 at SAS18 pts · 12 reb · 4 ast
Edwards · contract
2026-27$48.9M
2027-28$52.3M
2028-29$55.7M
Towns · contract
2026-27$57.1M
2027-28player option$61.0M

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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).