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Ariel Hukporti vs Clint Capela

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Hukporti · Capela
Ariel Hukporti
Hukporti
76ers
2025-26
Capela
Rockets
Clint Capela
54
Games
availability
75
9.2
Minutes
per game
12.3
2.2
Points
per game
3.8
2.9
Rebounds
per game
4.6
0.5
Assists
per game
0.7
0.7
Steals + blocks
per game
1.3
0.6
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.5
56.3%
Field goal %
52.0%
25.0%
Three-point %
0.1 vs 0.0 attempts
50.0%
78.8%
Free throw %
57.7%
61.9%
True shooting
TS%
54.0%
10.4%
Usage
USG%
13.3%
8.0%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
7.2%
14.8%
Rebound %
of available
16.9%
+3.1
Net rating
on court
+8.0
8.4%
PIE
player impact estimate
11.0%
+0.6
Plus-minus
per game
+2.2
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

Clint Capela scored more in 2025-26, 1.6 points a game apart (3.8 vs 2.2), on Capela's heavier usage (13.3% vs 10.4%).

Hukporti is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.9% to 54.0%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Capela (0.7 vs 0.5 assists), the glass to Capela (4.6 vs 2.9 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Capela played 21 more games (75 vs 54 of 82).

With Capela on the floor his team outscored opponents by +8.0 per 100 possessions, against +3.1 for Hukporti; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Hukporti $3.4M through 2026-27, Capela $7.0M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Hukporti
2025-26
Capela
35-19
Record when playing
47-28
2.4
Points at home
3.9
2.0
Points on the road
3.6
2.1
Points in wins
4.0
2.3
Points in losses
3.4
12
Season high
23
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
1
Hukporti · last 5
Sat, Jun 13 at SAS0 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Jun 10 vs SAS0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Mon, May 25 at CLE2 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Sun, May 10 at PHI5 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Fri, May 8 at PHI0 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Capela · last 5
Fri, May 1 vs LAL2 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Apr 24 vs LAL2 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Apr 21 at LAL0 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Apr 18 at LAL2 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Apr 12 vs MEM23 pts · 13 reb · 1 ast
Hukporti · contract
2026-27$3.4M
Capela · contract
2026-27$7.0M
2027-28$7.4M

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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).