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

Austin Reaves vs Norman Powell

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Reaves · Powell
Austin Reaves
Reaves
Lakers
2025-26
Powell
Bulls
Norman Powell
51
Games
availability
58
34.5
Minutes
per game
29.6
23.3
Points
per game
21.7
4.7
Rebounds
per game
3.5
5.5
Assists
per game
2.5
1.5
Steals + blocks
per game
1.3
3.0
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.9
49.0%
Field goal %
47.0%
36.0%
Three-point %
6.4 vs 7.1 attempts
38.0%
87.1%
Free throw %
82.7%
64.1%
True shooting
TS%
60.9%
25.8%
Usage
USG%
26.2%
23.7%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
12.3%
7.1%
Rebound %
of available
5.4%
+5.0
Net rating
on court
+0.6
13.7%
PIE
player impact estimate
11.3%
+3.6
Plus-minus
per game
+0.7
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

Austin Reaves scored more in 2025-26, 1.6 points a game apart (23.3 vs 21.7), on Powell's heavier usage (26.2% vs 25.8%).

Reaves is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 64.1% to 60.9%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Reaves (5.5 vs 2.5 assists), the glass to Reaves (4.7 vs 3.5 rebounds).

With Reaves on the floor his team outscored opponents by +5.0 per 100 possessions, against +0.6 for Powell; 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, Powell $21.5M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Reaves
2025-26
Powell
36-15
Record when playing
29-29
23.7
Points at home
23.5
22.7
Points on the road
20.3
24.8
Points in wins
23.1
19.6
Points in losses
20.3
51
Season high
38
12
30-point games
6
6
Double-doubles
1
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
Powell · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 at TOR15 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs MIN9 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at MIL16 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Sun, Oct 11 at DEN0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Oct 9 vs MEM17 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Reaves · contract
2026-27$41.2M
2027-28$44.5M
2028-29$47.8M
2029-30player option$51.1M
Powell · contract
2026-27$21.5M
2027-28team option$22.6M

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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).