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Austin Reaves
Lakers · G · 28
Austin Reaves
vs
2025-26
Michael Porter Jr.
Nets · F · 28
Michael Porter Jr.
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Austin Reaves vs Michael Porter Jr.

9-8categories
Reaves · Porter Jr.
ReavesPorter Jr.
51Games
availability
52
34.5Minutes
per game
32.5
23.3Points
per game
24.2
4.7Rebounds
per game
7.1
5.5Assists
per game
3.0
1.5Steals + blocks
per game
1.4
3.0Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.3
49.0%Field goal %46.3%
36.0%Three-point %
6.4 vs 9.3 attempts
36.3%
87.1%Free throw %85.9%
64.1%True shooting
TS%
59.5%
25.8%Usage
USG%
29.2%
23.7%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
16.5%
7.1%Rebound %
of available
11.0%
+5.0Net rating
on court
-6.6
13.7%PIE
player impact estimate
14.1%
+3.6Plus-minus
per game
-3.9

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Michael Porter Jr. scored more in 2025-26, 0.9 points a game apart (24.2 vs 23.3), on Porter Jr.'s heavier usage (29.2% vs 25.8%).

Reaves is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 64.1% to 59.5%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Reaves (5.5 vs 3.0 assists), the glass to Porter Jr. (7.1 vs 4.7 rebounds).

With Reaves on the floor his team outscored opponents by +5.0 per 100 possessions, against -6.6 for Porter Jr.; 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, Porter Jr. $40.8M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
ReavesPorter Jr.
36-15Record when playing14-38
23.7Points at home25.2
22.7Points on the road23.3
24.8Points in wins28.5
19.6Points in losses22.6
51Season high38
1230-point games14
6Double-doubles12
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
Porter Jr. · last 5
Tue, Mar 10 vs DET19 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Sat, Mar 7 at DET30 pts · 13 reb · 1 ast
Thu, Mar 5 at MIA27 pts · 13 reb · 3 ast
Tue, Mar 3 at MIA9 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Sun, Mar 1 vs CLE26 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Reaves · contract
2026-27$41.2M
2027-28$44.5M
2028-29$47.8M
2029-30player option$51.1M
Porter Jr. · contract
2026-27$40.8M

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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).