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Austin Reaves
Lakers · G · 28
Austin Reaves
vs
2025-26
Bam Adebayo
Heat · C-F · 29
Bam Adebayo
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Austin Reaves vs Bam Adebayo

9-8categories
Reaves · Adebayo

Bam Adebayo: Day-To-Day (Back · Torso).

ReavesAdebayo
51Games
availability
73
34.5Minutes
per game
32.4
23.3Points
per game
20.1
4.7Rebounds
per game
10.0
5.5Assists
per game
3.2
1.5Steals + blocks
per game
1.9
3.0Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.6
49.0%Field goal %44.2%
36.0%Three-point %
6.4 vs 5.5 attempts
31.8%
87.1%Free throw %77.8%
64.1%True shooting
TS%
55.1%
25.8%Usage
USG%
24.8%
23.7%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
14.2%
7.1%Rebound %
of available
14.6%
+5.0Net rating
on court
+6.1
13.7%PIE
player impact estimate
13.8%
+3.6Plus-minus
per game
+4.5

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Austin Reaves scored more in 2025-26, 3.2 points a game apart (23.3 vs 20.1), on Reaves's heavier usage (25.8% vs 24.8%).

Reaves is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 64.1% to 55.1%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Reaves (5.5 vs 3.2 assists), the glass to Adebayo (10.0 vs 4.7 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Adebayo played 22 more games (73 vs 51 of 82).

With Adebayo on the floor his team outscored opponents by +6.1 per 100 possessions, against +5.0 for Reaves; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Reaves $41.2M through 2029-30, Adebayo $49.8M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
ReavesAdebayo
36-15Record when playing37-36
23.7Points at home21.8
22.7Points on the road18.5
24.8Points in wins22.4
19.6Points in losses17.8
51Season high83
1230-point games5
6Double-doubles35
Reaves · last 5
Mon, May 11 vs OKC27 pts · 7 reb · 6 ast
Sat, May 9 vs OKC17 pts · 3 reb · 9 ast
Thu, May 7 at OKC31 pts · 2 reb · 6 ast
Tue, May 5 at OKC8 pts · 5 reb · 6 ast
Fri, May 1 at HOU15 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Adebayo · last 5
Sun, Apr 12 vs ATL25 pts · 10 reb · 3 ast
Fri, Apr 10 at WAS20 pts · 11 reb · 8 ast
Thu, Apr 9 at TOR24 pts · 11 reb · 8 ast
Tue, Apr 7 at TOR7 pts · 9 reb · 3 ast
Sat, Apr 4 vs WAS14 pts · 9 reb · 7 ast
Reaves · contract
2026-27$41.2M
2027-28$44.5M
2028-29$47.8M
2029-30player option$51.1M
Adebayo · contract
2026-27$49.8M
2027-28$53.8M
2028-29player option$57.8M

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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).