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Ayo Dosunmu vs Peyton Watson

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Dosunmu · Watson
Ayo Dosunmu
Dosunmu
Timberwolves
2025-26
Watson
Cavaliers
Peyton Watson
69
Games
availability
54
27.3
Minutes
per game
29.6
14.8
Points
per game
14.6
3.4
Rebounds
per game
4.9
3.6
Assists
per game
2.1
1.1
Steals + blocks
per game
2.0
1.4
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.7
51.7%
Field goal %
49.1%
43.9%
Three-point %
4.1 vs 3.6 attempts
41.1%
87.6%
Free throw %
73.0%
63.0%
True shooting
TS%
59.4%
19.7%
Usage
USG%
20.4%
20.2%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
9.6%
5.9%
Rebound %
of available
8.3%
-1.5
Net rating
on court
+6.2
11.4%
PIE
player impact estimate
8.7%
-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, 0.2 points a game apart (14.8 vs 14.6), on Watson's heavier usage (20.4% vs 19.7%).

Dosunmu is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 63.0% to 59.4%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Dosunmu (3.6 vs 2.1 assists), the glass to Watson (4.9 vs 3.4 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Dosunmu played 15 more games (69 vs 54 of 82).

With Watson on the floor his team outscored opponents by +6.2 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, Watson $20.5M 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
Watson
36-33
Record when playing
36-18
14.6
Points at home
13.5
15.0
Points on the road
15.6
14.7
Points in wins
14.7
15.0
Points in losses
14.4
29
Season high
35
0
30-point games
4
2
Double-doubles
2
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
Watson · last 5
Wed, Apr 1 at UTA6 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Mar 29 vs GSW10 pts · 6 reb · 5 ast
Fri, Mar 27 vs UTA7 pts · 5 reb · 4 ast
Wed, Mar 25 vs DAL21 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast
Sun, Mar 22 vs POR14 pts · 6 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
Watson · contract
2026-27$20.5M
2027-28$21.5M
2028-29$22.5M
2029-30player option$23.5M

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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).