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Asa Newell
Hawks · F · 21
Asa Newell
vs
2025-26
Karlo Matkovic
Pelicans · F-C · 25
Karlo Matkovic
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Asa Newell vs Karlo Matkovic

3-13categories
Newell · Matkovic
Asa Newell
Newell
Hawks
2025-26
Matkovic
Pelicans
Karlo Matkovic
44
Games
availability
62
11.4
Minutes
per game
14.7
5.2
Points
per game
5.7
2.2
Rebounds
per game
3.7
0.6
Assists
per game
0.8
0.7
Steals + blocks
per game
1.3
0.5
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.5
53.8%
Field goal %
60.4%
38.7%
Three-point %
1.7 vs 1.5 attempts
42.2%
55.2%
Free throw %
73.2%
62.4%
True shooting
TS%
69.6%
16.0%
Usage
USG%
12.8%
7.2%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
7.9%
9.1%
Rebound %
of available
11.5%
-3.8
Net rating
on court
-4.4
7.4%
PIE
player impact estimate
10.8%
-1.0
Plus-minus
per game
-1.5
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

Karlo Matkovic scored more in 2025-26, 0.5 points a game apart (5.7 vs 5.2), on Newell's heavier usage (16.0% vs 12.8%).

Matkovic is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 69.6% to 62.4%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Matkovic (0.8 vs 0.6 assists), the glass to Matkovic (3.7 vs 2.2 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Matkovic played 18 more games (62 vs 44 of 82).

With Newell on the floor his team outscored opponents by -3.8 per 100 possessions, against -4.4 for Matkovic; 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, Matkovic $2.3M 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
Matkovic
23-21
Record when playing
24-38
6.3
Points at home
6.4
4.1
Points on the road
4.9
4.4
Points in wins
6.3
6.0
Points in losses
5.3
17
Season high
16
0
30-point games
0
2
Double-doubles
1

Last games & contracts

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Newell · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at DAL7 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Oct 12 vs OKC7 pts · 10 reb · 1 ast
Sat, Oct 10 at IND8 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at SAS16 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Oct 5 vs MEM12 pts · 12 reb · 2 ast
Matkovic · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 vs WAS6 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at DAL11 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at MIA9 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at OKC3 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Sun, Mar 29 vs HOU2 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Newell · contract
2026-27$3.4M
2027-28$3.6M
2028-29$6.0M
Matkovic · contract
2026-27team option$2.3M

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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).