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Anthony Edwards
Timberwolves · G · 25
Anthony Edwards
vs
2025-26
Kawhi Leonard
Clippers · F · 35
Kawhi Leonard
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Anthony Edwards vs Kawhi Leonard

4-13categories
Edwards · Leonard
EdwardsLeonard
61Games
availability
65
35.0Minutes
per game
32.1
28.8Points
per game
27.9
5.0Rebounds
per game
6.4
3.7Assists
per game
3.6
2.2Steals + blocks
per game
2.3
2.9Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.0
48.9%Field goal %50.5%
39.9%Three-point %
8.4 vs 6.8 attempts
38.7%
79.6%Free throw %89.2%
61.7%True shooting
TS%
62.9%
30.9%Usage
USG%
32.6%
17.4%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
19.3%
6.9%Rebound %
of available
10.2%
+3.5Net rating
on court
+7.5
14.5%PIE
player impact estimate
18.5%
+2.7Plus-minus
per game
+5.2

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 Leonard's heavier usage (32.6% vs 30.9%).

Leonard is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 62.9% to 61.7%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Edwards (3.7 vs 3.6 assists), the glass to Leonard (6.4 vs 5.0 rebounds).

With Leonard on the floor his team outscored opponents by +7.5 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, Leonard $50.3M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
EdwardsLeonard
37-24Record when playing37-28
27.2Points at home30.4
30.2Points on the road25.1
27.6Points in wins30.1
30.6Points in losses25.0
55Season high55
3230-point games21
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
Leonard · last 5
Fri, Apr 10 at POR24 pts · 8 reb · 5 ast
Wed, Apr 8 vs OKC20 pts · 8 reb · 3 ast
Tue, Apr 7 vs DAL34 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast
Sun, Apr 5 at SAC26 pts · 6 reb · 3 ast
Thu, Apr 2 vs SAS24 pts · 6 reb · 5 ast
Edwards · contract
2026-27$48.9M
2027-28$52.3M
2028-29$55.7M
Leonard · contract
2026-27$50.3M

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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).