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

Ayo Dosunmu vs Kennedy Chandler

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Dosunmu · Chandler
Ayo Dosunmu
Dosunmu
Timberwolves
2025-26
Chandler
Suns
0
69
Games
availability
11
27.3
Minutes
per game
32.3
14.8
Points
per game
15.0
3.4
Rebounds
per game
3.4
3.6
Assists
per game
6.7
1.1
Steals + blocks
per game
1.2
1.4
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.1
51.7%
Field goal %
44.5%
43.9%
Three-point %
4.1 vs 3.5 attempts
39.5%
87.6%
Free throw %
65.1%
63.0%
True shooting
TS%
52.9%
19.7%
Usage
USG%
19.5%
20.2%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
26.1%
5.9%
Rebound %
of available
4.9%
-1.5
Net rating
on court
-9.3
11.4%
PIE
player impact estimate
8.1%
-1.0
Plus-minus
per game
-6.3
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

Kennedy Chandler scored more in 2025-26, 0.2 points a game apart (15.0 vs 14.8), on Dosunmu's heavier usage (19.7% vs 19.5%).

Dosunmu is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 63.0% to 52.9%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Chandler (6.7 vs 3.6 assists), the glass to Chandler (3.4 vs 3.4 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Dosunmu played 58 more games (69 vs 11 of 82).

With Dosunmu on the floor his team outscored opponents by -1.5 per 100 possessions, against -9.3 for Chandler; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Dosunmu $19.3M through 2030-31, Chandler — through —. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Dosunmu
2025-26
Chandler
36-33
Record when playing
1-10
14.6
Points at home
16.7
15.0
Points on the road
13.0
14.7
Points in wins
26.0
15.0
Points in losses
13.9
29
Season high
31
0
30-point games
1
2
Double-doubles
1
Dosunmu · last 5
Fri, May 15 vs SAS10 pts · 1 reb · 9 ast
Tue, May 12 at SAS16 pts · 9 reb · 4 ast
Sun, May 10 vs SAS10 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast
Fri, May 8 vs SAS11 pts · 7 reb · 5 ast
Wed, May 6 at SAS0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Chandler · last 5
Fri, Apr 10 vs MEM26 pts · 5 reb · 10 ast
Tue, Apr 7 at NOP31 pts · 7 reb · 8 ast
Sun, Apr 5 at OKC5 pts · 0 reb · 5 ast
Fri, Apr 3 at HOU2 pts · 1 reb · 4 ast
Wed, Apr 1 vs DEN16 pts · 5 reb · 6 ast
Dosunmu · contract
2026-27$19.3M
2027-28$20.9M
2028-29$22.4M
2029-30$23.9M
2030-31player option$25.5M
Chandler · contract
No contract on file (free agent, two-way, or not yet signed).

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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).