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Ariel Hukporti
76ers · C · 24
Ariel Hukporti
vs
2025-26
Khaman Maluach
Suns · C · 20
Khaman Maluach
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Ariel Hukporti vs Khaman Maluach

9-7categories
Hukporti · Maluach
Ariel Hukporti
Hukporti
76ers
2025-26
Maluach
Suns
Khaman Maluach
54
Games
availability
46
9.2
Minutes
per game
8.9
2.2
Points
per game
3.0
2.9
Rebounds
per game
2.9
0.5
Assists
per game
0.1
0.7
Steals + blocks
per game
0.8
0.6
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.5
56.3%
Field goal %
53.3%
25.0%
Three-point %
0.1 vs 0.5 attempts
23.8%
78.8%
Free throw %
71.0%
61.9%
True shooting
TS%
58.6%
10.4%
Usage
USG%
14.2%
8.0%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
2.1%
14.8%
Rebound %
of available
15.1%
+3.1
Net rating
on court
+2.5
8.4%
PIE
player impact estimate
9.8%
+0.6
Plus-minus
per game
+1.0
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

Khaman Maluach scored more in 2025-26, 0.8 points a game apart (3.0 vs 2.2), on Maluach's heavier usage (14.2% vs 10.4%).

Hukporti is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.9% to 58.6%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Hukporti (0.5 vs 0.1 assists), the glass to Maluach (2.9 vs 2.9 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Hukporti played 8 more games (54 vs 46 of 82).

With Hukporti on the floor his team outscored opponents by +3.1 per 100 possessions, against +2.5 for Maluach; 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, Maluach $6.3M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Hukporti
2025-26
Maluach
35-19
Record when playing
22-24
2.4
Points at home
2.8
2.0
Points on the road
3.3
2.1
Points in wins
3.6
2.3
Points in losses
2.5
12
Season high
18
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
1

Last games & contracts

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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
Maluach · last 5
Mon, Apr 27 vs OKC2 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Apr 25 vs OKC2 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Apr 22 at OKC4 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Apr 19 at OKC0 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Apr 12 at OKC18 pts · 14 reb · 0 ast
Hukporti · contract
2026-27$3.4M
Maluach · contract
2026-27$6.3M
2027-28$6.6M
2028-29$8.4M

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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).