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Bam Adebayo
Heat · C-F · 29
Bam Adebayo
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2025-26
Deni Avdija
Trail Blazers · F · 25
Deni Avdija
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Bam Adebayo vs Deni Avdija

7-9categories
Adebayo · Avdija

Bam Adebayo: Day-To-Day (Back · Torso).

AdebayoAvdija
73Games
availability
66
32.4Minutes
per game
33.3
20.1Points
per game
24.2
10.0Rebounds
per game
6.9
3.2Assists
per game
6.7
1.9Steals + blocks
per game
1.4
1.6Turnovers
per game · lower is better
3.8
44.2%Field goal %46.2%
31.8%Three-point %
5.5 vs 6.0 attempts
31.8%
77.8%Free throw %80.2%
55.1%True shooting
TS%
60.0%
24.8%Usage
USG%
28.5%
14.2%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
31.6%
14.6%Rebound %
of available
9.8%
+6.1Net rating
on court
+0.3
13.8%PIE
player impact estimate
14.9%
+4.5Plus-minus
per game
+0.2

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Deni Avdija scored more in 2025-26, 4.1 points a game apart (24.2 vs 20.1), on Avdija's heavier usage (28.5% vs 24.8%).

Avdija is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 60.0% to 55.1%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Avdija (6.7 vs 3.2 assists), the glass to Adebayo (10.0 vs 6.9 rebounds).

With Adebayo on the floor his team outscored opponents by +6.1 per 100 possessions, against +0.3 for Avdija; 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, Avdija $13.1M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
AdebayoAvdija
37-36Record when playing35-31
21.8Points at home25.2
18.5Points on the road23.3
22.4Points in wins25.0
17.8Points in losses23.3
83Season high41
530-point games14
35Double-doubles19
Adebayo · last 5
Sun, Apr 12 vs ATL25 pts · 10 reb · 3 ast
Fri, Apr 10 at WAS20 pts · 11 reb · 8 ast
Thu, Apr 9 at TOR24 pts · 11 reb · 8 ast
Tue, Apr 7 at TOR7 pts · 9 reb · 3 ast
Sat, Apr 4 vs WAS14 pts · 9 reb · 7 ast
Avdija · last 5
Tue, Apr 28 at SAS22 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Sun, Apr 26 vs SAS26 pts · 7 reb · 3 ast
Fri, Apr 24 vs SAS19 pts · 6 reb · 9 ast
Tue, Apr 21 at SAS14 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast
Sun, Apr 19 at SAS30 pts · 10 reb · 5 ast
Adebayo · contract
2026-27$49.8M
2027-28$53.8M
2028-29player option$57.8M
Avdija · contract
2026-27$13.1M
2027-28$11.9M

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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).