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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
Anthony Edwards
Edwards
Timberwolves
2025-26
Murphy III
Pelicans
25
61
Games
availability
66
35.0
Minutes
per game
35.5
28.8
Points
per game
21.5
5.0
Rebounds
per game
5.7
3.7
Assists
per game
3.8
2.2
Steals + blocks
per game
1.9
2.9
Turnovers
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%
+3.5
Net rating
on court
-3.6
14.5%
PIE
player impact estimate
12.2%
+2.7
Plus-minus
per game
-2.6
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, 7.3 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
Edwards
2025-26
Murphy III
37-24
Record when playing
21-45
27.2
Points at home
22.1
30.2
Points on the road
20.9
27.6
Points in wins
22.1
30.6
Points in losses
21.2
55
Season high
44
32
30-point games
10
2
Double-doubles
4

Last games & contracts

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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
Murphy III · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 vs IND11 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs WAS11 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at DAL5 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at MIA11 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at OKC11 pts · 3 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

More comparisons

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Edwards vs
Jaylen Brown · Tyrese Maxey · Donovan Mitchell · Stephen Curry
Murphy III vs
Brandon Ingram · Julius Randle · Cooper Flagg · LeBron James
Edwards vs the top 40 scorers of 2025-26
Luka Doncic · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Jaylen Brown · Tyrese Maxey · Kawhi Leonard · Donovan Mitchell · Nikola Jokic · Lauri Markkanen · Stephen Curry · Devin Booker · Jalen Brunson · Kevin Durant · Jamal Murray · Victor Wembanyama · Michael Porter Jr. · Deni Avdija · Pascal Siakam · Cade Cunningham · Keyonte George · James Harden · Austin Reaves · Jalen Johnson · Paolo Banchero · Norman Powell · Brandon Ingram · Trey Murphy III · Julius Randle · Cooper Flagg · Zion Williamson · LeBron James · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Shaedon Sharpe · Alperen Sengun · Brandon Miller · Dillon Brooks · LaMelo Ball · Bam Adebayo · Karl-Anthony Towns · Desmond Bane
Murphy III vs the top 40 scorers of 2025-26
Luka Doncic · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Anthony Edwards · Jaylen Brown · Tyrese Maxey · Kawhi Leonard · Donovan Mitchell · Nikola Jokic · Lauri Markkanen · Stephen Curry · Devin Booker · Jalen Brunson · Kevin Durant · Jamal Murray · Victor Wembanyama · Michael Porter Jr. · Deni Avdija · Pascal Siakam · Cade Cunningham · Keyonte George · James Harden · Austin Reaves · Jalen Johnson · Paolo Banchero · Norman Powell · Brandon Ingram · Julius Randle · Cooper Flagg · Zion Williamson · LeBron James · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Shaedon Sharpe · Alperen Sengun · Brandon Miller · Dillon Brooks · LaMelo Ball · Bam Adebayo · Karl-Anthony Towns · Desmond Bane

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).