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Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Austin Reaves vs Kawhi Leonard

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Reaves · Leonard
Austin Reaves
Reaves
Lakers
2025-26
Leonard
Raptors
2
51
Games
availability
65
34.5
Minutes
per game
32.1
23.3
Points
per game
27.9
4.7
Rebounds
per game
6.4
5.5
Assists
per game
3.6
1.5
Steals + blocks
per game
2.3
3.0
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.0
49.0%
Field goal %
50.5%
36.0%
Three-point %
6.4 vs 6.8 attempts
38.7%
87.1%
Free throw %
89.2%
64.1%
True shooting
TS%
62.9%
25.8%
Usage
USG%
32.6%
23.7%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
19.3%
7.1%
Rebound %
of available
10.2%
+5.0
Net rating
on court
+7.5
13.7%
PIE
player impact estimate
18.5%
+3.6
Plus-minus
per game
+5.2
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

Kawhi Leonard scored more in 2025-26, 4.6 points a game apart (27.9 vs 23.3), on Leonard's heavier usage (32.6% vs 25.8%).

Reaves is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 64.1% to 62.9%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Reaves (5.5 vs 3.6 assists), the glass to Leonard (6.4 vs 4.7 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Leonard played 14 more games (65 vs 51 of 82).

With Leonard on the floor his team outscored opponents by +7.5 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, Leonard $50.3M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Reaves
2025-26
Leonard
36-15
Record when playing
37-28
23.7
Points at home
30.4
22.7
Points on the road
25.1
24.8
Points in wins
30.1
19.6
Points in losses
25.0
51
Season high
55
12
30-point games
21
6
Double-doubles
5
Reaves · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 vs GSW23 pts · 4 reb · 6 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs DEN19 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast
Tue, Oct 13 vs GSW28 pts · 4 reb · 7 ast
Thu, Oct 8 vs SAC8 pts · 5 reb · 8 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at GSW0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Leonard · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 vs CHI23 pts · 6 reb · 2 ast
Fri, Oct 16 at DET0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 15 at NYK6 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Oct 13 vs NYK21 pts · 5 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Oct 3 vs MIA0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Reaves · contract
2026-27$41.2M
2027-28$44.5M
2028-29$47.8M
2029-30player option$51.1M
Leonard · contract
2026-27$50.3M
2027-28$56.1M
2028-29$58.9M

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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).