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Ayo Dosunmu
Timberwolves · G · 26
Ayo Dosunmu
vs
2025-26
Mikal Bridges
Knicks · G-F · 30
Mikal Bridges
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Ayo Dosunmu vs Mikal Bridges

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Dosunmu · Bridges
Ayo Dosunmu
Dosunmu
Timberwolves
2025-26
Bridges
Knicks
Mikal Bridges
69
Games
availability
82
27.3
Minutes
per game
32.8
14.8
Points
per game
14.4
3.4
Rebounds
per game
3.8
3.6
Assists
per game
3.7
1.1
Steals + blocks
per game
2.1
1.4
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.0
51.7%
Field goal %
49.0%
43.9%
Three-point %
4.1 vs 5.1 attempts
37.1%
87.6%
Free throw %
82.7%
63.0%
True shooting
TS%
58.7%
19.7%
Usage
USG%
17.0%
20.2%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
15.8%
5.9%
Rebound %
of available
5.7%
-1.5
Net rating
on court
+6.0
11.4%
PIE
player impact estimate
9.9%
-1.0
Plus-minus
per game
+3.6
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

Ayo Dosunmu scored more in 2025-26, 0.4 points a game apart (14.8 vs 14.4), on Dosunmu's heavier usage (19.7% vs 17.0%).

Dosunmu is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 63.0% to 58.7%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Bridges (3.7 vs 3.6 assists), the glass to Bridges (3.8 vs 3.4 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Bridges played 13 more games (82 vs 69 of 82).

With Bridges on the floor his team outscored opponents by +6.0 per 100 possessions, against -1.5 for Dosunmu; 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, Bridges $33.5M through 2029-30. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Dosunmu
2025-26
Bridges
36-33
Record when playing
53-29
14.6
Points at home
13.2
15.0
Points on the road
15.6
14.7
Points in wins
14.1
15.0
Points in losses
15.0
29
Season high
35
0
30-point games
2
2
Double-doubles
1

Last games & contracts

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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
Bridges · last 5
Sat, Jun 13 at SAS14 pts · 2 reb · 4 ast
Wed, Jun 10 vs SAS7 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Mon, Jun 8 vs SAS2 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast
Fri, Jun 5 at SAS20 pts · 6 reb · 6 ast
Wed, Jun 3 at SAS9 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Dosunmu · contract
2026-27$19.3M
2027-28$20.9M
2028-29$22.4M
2029-30$23.9M
2030-31player option$25.5M
Bridges · contract
2026-27$33.5M
2027-28$36.2M
2028-29$38.8M
2029-30player option$41.5M

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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).