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Asa Newell
Hawks · F · 20
Asa Newell
vs
2025-26
8
Magic · F · 27
Jamal Cain
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Asa Newell vs Jamal Cain

7-8categories
Newell · Cain
Asa Newell
Newell
Hawks
2025-26
Cain
Magic
8
44
Games
availability
40
11.4
Minutes
per game
12.1
5.2
Points
per game
5.4
2.2
Rebounds
per game
2.0
0.6
Assists
per game
0.7
0.7
Steals + blocks
per game
0.4
0.5
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.5
53.8%
Field goal %
48.7%
38.7%
Three-point %
1.7 vs 1.8 attempts
38.4%
55.2%
Free throw %
84.8%
62.4%
True shooting
TS%
62.4%
16.0%
Usage
USG%
15.9%
7.2%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
8.5%
9.1%
Rebound %
of available
8.0%
-3.8
Net rating
on court
+4.5
7.4%
PIE
player impact estimate
8.1%
-1.0
Plus-minus
per game
+1.1
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

Jamal Cain scored more in 2025-26, 0.2 points a game apart (5.4 vs 5.2), on Newell's heavier usage (16.0% vs 15.9%).

Efficiency is a wash: true shooting within a point of each other (62.4% vs 62.4%).

Playmaking goes to Cain (0.7 vs 0.6 assists), the glass to Newell (2.2 vs 2.0 rebounds).

With Cain on the floor his team outscored opponents by +4.5 per 100 possessions, against -3.8 for Newell; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Newell $3.4M through 2028-29, Cain $2.6M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Newell
2025-26
Cain
23-21
Record when playing
22-18
6.3
Points at home
4.7
4.1
Points on the road
6.0
4.4
Points in wins
5.6
6.0
Points in losses
5.1
17
Season high
20
0
30-point games
0
2
Double-doubles
0

Last games & contracts

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Newell · last 5
Thu, Apr 30 vs NYK0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Apr 25 vs NYK2 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
Sun, Apr 12 at MIA17 pts · 11 reb · 2 ast
Fri, Apr 10 vs CLE2 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Apr 3 at BKN5 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Cain · last 5
Sun, May 3 at DET5 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Fri, May 1 vs DET3 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast
Wed, Apr 29 at DET5 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Mon, Apr 27 vs DET8 pts · 9 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Apr 25 vs DET7 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Newell · contract
2026-27$3.4M
2027-28$3.6M
2028-29$6.0M
Cain · contract
2026-27team option$2.6M

More comparisons

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Newell vs
Drew Eubanks · Pete Nance · Jamal Cain · Spencer Jones
Cain vs
Pete Nance · Spencer Jones · Asa Newell · Drew Eubanks

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).