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

Bam Adebayo vs Brandon Miller

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Adebayo · Miller
Bam Adebayo
Adebayo
Heat
2025-26
Miller
Hornets
Brandon Miller
73
Games
availability
65
32.4
Minutes
per game
30.3
20.1
Points
per game
20.2
10.0
Rebounds
per game
4.9
3.2
Assists
per game
3.3
1.9
Steals + blocks
per game
1.7
1.6
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.5
44.2%
Field goal %
43.5%
31.8%
Three-point %
5.5 vs 8.2 attempts
38.3%
77.8%
Free throw %
89.2%
55.1%
True shooting
TS%
57.4%
24.8%
Usage
USG%
27.2%
14.2%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
17.3%
14.6%
Rebound %
of available
7.8%
+6.1
Net rating
on court
+8.5
13.8%
PIE
player impact estimate
11.3%
+4.5
Plus-minus
per game
+5.7
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

Brandon Miller scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (20.2 vs 20.1), on Miller's heavier usage (27.2% vs 24.8%).

Miller is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 57.4% to 55.1%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Miller (3.3 vs 3.2 assists), the glass to Adebayo (10.0 vs 4.9 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Adebayo played 8 more games (73 vs 65 of 82).

With Miller on the floor his team outscored opponents by +8.5 per 100 possessions, against +6.1 for Adebayo; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Adebayo $49.8M through 2028-29, Miller $15.1M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Adebayo
2025-26
Miller
37-36
Record when playing
41-24
21.8
Points at home
21.2
18.5
Points on the road
19.0
22.4
Points in wins
21.0
17.8
Points in losses
18.7
83
Season high
33
5
30-point games
5
35
Double-doubles
3
Adebayo · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 vs MIN15 pts · 7 reb · 4 ast
Fri, Oct 16 at ORL0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 14 vs BKN0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Oct 10 vs MIN0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 8 vs NOP9 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast
Miller · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 at BKN18 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Oct 16 at MEM15 pts · 0 reb · 2 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at BOS16 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast
Sun, Oct 11 vs MIL18 pts · 3 reb · 4 ast
Tue, Oct 6 vs BKN0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Adebayo · contract
2026-27$49.8M
2027-28$53.8M
2028-29player option$57.8M
Miller · contract
2026-27$15.1M

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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).