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Jazz · F-C · 29
Lauri Markkanen
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Anthony Edwards vs Lauri Markkanen

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Edwards · Markkanen
Anthony Edwards
Edwards
Timberwolves
2025-26
Markkanen
Jazz
23
61
Games
availability
42
35.0
Minutes
per game
34.3
28.8
Points
per game
26.7
5.0
Rebounds
per game
6.9
3.7
Assists
per game
2.1
2.2
Steals + blocks
per game
1.5
2.9
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.5
48.9%
Field goal %
47.7%
39.9%
Three-point %
8.4 vs 7.7 attempts
35.5%
79.6%
Free throw %
89.6%
61.7%
True shooting
TS%
60.8%
30.9%
Usage
USG%
26.9%
17.4%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
10.1%
6.9%
Rebound %
of available
9.4%
+3.5
Net rating
on court
-1.5
14.5%
PIE
player impact estimate
13.9%
+2.7
Plus-minus
per game
-1.3
Bars show each player's share of the pair's total; the better number is in the club's color (turnovers: fewer is better).

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Anthony Edwards scored more in 2025-26, 2.1 points a game apart (28.8 vs 26.7), on Edwards's heavier usage (30.9% vs 26.9%).

Efficiency is a wash: true shooting within a point of each other (61.7% vs 60.8%).

Playmaking goes to Edwards (3.7 vs 2.1 assists), the glass to Markkanen (6.9 vs 5.0 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Edwards played 19 more games (61 vs 42 of 82).

With Edwards on the floor his team outscored opponents by +3.5 per 100 possessions, against -1.5 for Markkanen; 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, Markkanen $46.1M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Edwards
2025-26
Markkanen
37-24
Record when playing
17-25
27.2
Points at home
28.1
30.2
Points on the road
25.6
27.6
Points in wins
29.5
30.6
Points in losses
24.8
55
Season high
51
32
30-point games
13
2
Double-doubles
5
Edwards · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 at MIA45 pts · 10 reb · 3 ast
Fri, Oct 16 at CHI0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 14 vs DET20 pts · 0 reb · 3 ast
Mon, Oct 12 at NYK26 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Wed, Oct 7 at IND19 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Markkanen · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 at MEM18 pts · 9 reb · 3 ast
Fri, Oct 16 at PHX19 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Mon, Oct 12 vs SAS11 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Oct 6 vs DEN0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Oct 4 at DEN17 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Edwards · contract
2026-27$48.9M
2027-28$52.3M
2028-29$55.7M
Markkanen · contract
2026-27$46.1M
2027-28$49.8M
2028-29$53.5M

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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).