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Austin Reaves
Lakers · G · 28
Austin Reaves
vs
2025-26
Julius Randle
Nets · F-C · 31
Julius Randle
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Austin Reaves vs Julius Randle

12-4categories
Reaves · Randle
ReavesRandle
51Games
availability
79
34.5Minutes
per game
33.0
23.3Points
per game
21.1
4.7Rebounds
per game
6.7
5.5Assists
per game
5.0
1.5Steals + blocks
per game
1.3
3.0Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.7
49.0%Field goal %48.1%
36.0%Three-point %
6.4 vs 4.4 attempts
31.5%
87.1%Free throw %80.2%
64.1%True shooting
TS%
58.5%
25.8%Usage
USG%
25.8%
23.7%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
22.7%
7.1%Rebound %
of available
9.9%
+5.0Net rating
on court
+4.0
13.7%PIE
player impact estimate
12.8%
+3.6Plus-minus
per game
+2.9

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Austin Reaves scored more in 2025-26, 2.2 points a game apart (23.3 vs 21.1), on Randle's heavier usage (25.8% vs 25.8%).

Reaves is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 64.1% to 58.5%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Reaves (5.5 vs 5.0 assists), the glass to Randle (6.7 vs 4.7 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Randle played 28 more games (79 vs 51 of 82).

With Reaves on the floor his team outscored opponents by +5.0 per 100 possessions, against +4.0 for Randle; 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, Randle $33.3M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
ReavesRandle
36-15Record when playing47-32
23.7Points at home21.2
22.7Points on the road21.0
24.8Points in wins20.9
19.6Points in losses21.3
51Season high41
1230-point games12
6Double-doubles15
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
Randle · last 5
Fri, May 15 vs SAS3 pts · 7 reb · 1 ast
Tue, May 12 at SAS17 pts · 10 reb · 1 ast
Sun, May 10 vs SAS12 pts · 8 reb · 3 ast
Fri, May 8 vs SAS12 pts · 6 reb · 0 ast
Wed, May 6 at SAS12 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast
Reaves · contract
2026-27$41.2M
2027-28$44.5M
2028-29$47.8M
2029-30player option$51.1M
Randle · contract
2026-27$33.3M
2027-28player option$35.8M

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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).