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Austin Reaves
Lakers · G · 28
Austin Reaves
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2025-26
Jamal Murray
Nuggets · G · 29
Jamal Murray
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Austin Reaves vs Jamal Murray

5-12categories
Reaves · Murray
ReavesMurray
51Games
availability
75
34.5Minutes
per game
35.4
23.3Points
per game
25.4
4.7Rebounds
per game
4.4
5.5Assists
per game
7.1
1.5Steals + blocks
per game
1.3
3.0Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.3
49.0%Field goal %48.3%
36.0%Three-point %
6.4 vs 7.5 attempts
43.5%
87.1%Free throw %88.7%
64.1%True shooting
TS%
62.2%
25.8%Usage
USG%
26.9%
23.7%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
29.8%
7.1%Rebound %
of available
6.3%
+5.0Net rating
on court
+6.8
13.7%PIE
player impact estimate
14.2%
+3.6Plus-minus
per game
+5.8

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Jamal Murray scored more in 2025-26, 2.1 points a game apart (25.4 vs 23.3), on Murray's heavier usage (26.9% vs 25.8%).

Reaves is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 64.1% to 62.2%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Murray (7.1 vs 5.5 assists), the glass to Reaves (4.7 vs 4.4 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Murray played 24 more games (75 vs 51 of 82).

With Murray on the floor his team outscored opponents by +6.8 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, Murray $50.1M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
ReavesMurray
36-15Record when playing48-27
23.7Points at home23.7
22.7Points on the road27.1
24.8Points in wins26.5
19.6Points in losses23.4
51Season high53
1230-point games23
6Double-doubles18
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
Murray · last 5
Thu, Apr 30 at MIN12 pts · 6 reb · 4 ast
Mon, Apr 27 vs MIN24 pts · 4 reb · 7 ast
Sat, Apr 25 at MIN30 pts · 5 reb · 5 ast
Thu, Apr 23 at MIN16 pts · 3 reb · 4 ast
Mon, Apr 20 vs MIN30 pts · 7 reb · 7 ast
Reaves · contract
2026-27$41.2M
2027-28$44.5M
2028-29$47.8M
2029-30player option$51.1M
Murray · contract
2026-27$50.1M
2027-28$53.8M
2028-29$57.5M

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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).