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

Austin Reaves vs Michael Porter Jr.

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Reaves · Porter Jr.
Austin Reaves
Reaves
Lakers
2025-26
Porter Jr.
Nets
17
51
Games
availability
52
34.5
Minutes
per game
32.5
23.3
Points
per game
24.2
4.7
Rebounds
per game
7.1
5.5
Assists
per game
3.0
1.5
Steals + blocks
per game
1.4
3.0
Turnovers
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%
+5.0
Net rating
on court
-6.6
13.7%
PIE
player impact estimate
14.1%
+3.6
Plus-minus
per game
-3.9
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

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
Reaves
2025-26
Porter Jr.
36-15
Record when playing
14-38
23.7
Points at home
25.2
22.7
Points on the road
23.3
24.8
Points in wins
28.5
19.6
Points in losses
22.6
51
Season high
38
12
30-point games
14
6
Double-doubles
12
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
Porter Jr. · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 vs CHA26 pts · 7 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at MIA27 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Mon, Oct 12 at WAS22 pts · 4 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at CHA16 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Mar 10 vs DET19 pts · 2 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).