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Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Anthony Edwards vs LeBron James

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Edwards · James
Anthony Edwards
Edwards
Timberwolves
2025-26
James
76ers
LeBron James
61
Games
availability
60
35.0
Minutes
per game
33.2
28.8
Points
per game
20.9
5.0
Rebounds
per game
6.1
3.7
Assists
per game
7.2
2.2
Steals + blocks
per game
1.8
2.9
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
3.0
48.9%
Field goal %
51.5%
39.9%
Three-point %
8.4 vs 4.1 attempts
31.7%
79.6%
Free throw %
73.7%
61.7%
True shooting
TS%
59.4%
30.9%
Usage
USG%
26.2%
17.4%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
33.8%
6.9%
Rebound %
of available
9.3%
+3.5
Net rating
on court
+2.6
14.5%
PIE
player impact estimate
15.4%
+2.7
Plus-minus
per game
+2.0
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, 7.9 points a game apart (28.8 vs 20.9), on Edwards's heavier usage (30.9% vs 26.2%).

Edwards is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.7% to 59.4%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to James (7.2 vs 3.7 assists), the glass to James (6.1 vs 5.0 rebounds).

With Edwards on the floor his team outscored opponents by +3.5 per 100 possessions, against +2.6 for James; 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, James $3.9M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Edwards
2025-26
James
37-24
Record when playing
39-21
27.2
Points at home
20.7
30.2
Points on the road
21.2
27.6
Points in wins
21.3
30.6
Points in losses
20.2
55
Season high
36
32
30-point games
6
2
Double-doubles
17
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
James · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 at NYK14 pts · 9 reb · 7 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs BOS8 pts · 8 reb · 7 ast
Sat, Oct 10 at BOS0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at BKN10 pts · 4 reb · 5 ast
Mon, Oct 5 vs NYK0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Edwards · contract
2026-27$48.9M
2027-28$52.3M
2028-29$55.7M
James · contract
2026-27$3.9M
2027-28player option$4.1M

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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).