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Anthony Edwards
Timberwolves · G · 25
Anthony Edwards
vs
2025-26
25
Pelicans · F · 26
Trey Murphy III
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Anthony Edwards vs Trey Murphy III

10-7categories
Edwards · Murphy III
EdwardsMurphy III
61Games
availability
66
35.0Minutes
per game
35.5
28.8Points
per game
21.5
5.0Rebounds
per game
5.7
3.7Assists
per game
3.8
2.2Steals + blocks
per game
1.9
2.9Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.8
48.9%Field goal %47.0%
39.9%Three-point %
8.4 vs 8.6 attempts
37.9%
79.6%Free throw %88.6%
61.7%True shooting
TS%
61.3%
30.9%Usage
USG%
22.3%
17.4%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
16.0%
6.9%Rebound %
of available
7.8%
+3.5Net rating
on court
-3.6
14.5%PIE
player impact estimate
12.2%
+2.7Plus-minus
per game
-2.6

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Anthony Edwards scored more in 2025-26, 7.3 points a game apart (28.8 vs 21.5), on Edwards's heavier usage (30.9% vs 22.3%).

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

Playmaking goes to Murphy III (3.8 vs 3.7 assists), the glass to Murphy III (5.7 vs 5.0 rebounds).

With Edwards on the floor his team outscored opponents by +3.5 per 100 possessions, against -3.6 for Murphy III; 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, Murphy III $27.0M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
EdwardsMurphy III
37-24Record when playing21-45
27.2Points at home22.1
30.2Points on the road20.9
27.6Points in wins22.1
30.6Points in losses21.2
55Season high44
3230-point games10
2Double-doubles4
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
Murphy III · last 5
Fri, Apr 3 at SAC13 pts · 4 reb · 4 ast
Thu, Apr 2 at POR19 pts · 8 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Mar 24 at NYK16 pts · 6 reb · 2 ast
Sat, Mar 21 vs CLE10 pts · 6 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Mar 19 vs LAC27 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast
Edwards · contract
2026-27$48.9M
2027-28$52.3M
2028-29$55.7M
Murphy III · contract
2026-27$27.0M
2027-28$29.0M
2028-29$31.0M

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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).