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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 Donovan Mitchell

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Adebayo · Mitchell
Bam Adebayo
Adebayo
Heat
2025-26
Mitchell
Cavaliers
Donovan Mitchell
73
Games
availability
70
32.4
Minutes
per game
33.5
20.1
Points
per game
27.9
10.0
Rebounds
per game
4.5
3.2
Assists
per game
5.7
1.9
Steals + blocks
per game
1.8
1.6
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.8
44.2%
Field goal %
48.3%
31.8%
Three-point %
5.5 vs 8.8 attempts
36.4%
77.8%
Free throw %
86.5%
55.1%
True shooting
TS%
61.3%
24.8%
Usage
USG%
31.1%
14.2%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
26.6%
14.6%
Rebound %
of available
6.5%
+6.1
Net rating
on court
+7.2
13.8%
PIE
player impact estimate
15.2%
+4.5
Plus-minus
per game
+5.3
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

Donovan Mitchell scored more in 2025-26, 7.8 points a game apart (27.9 vs 20.1), on Mitchell's heavier usage (31.1% vs 24.8%).

Mitchell is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.3% to 55.1%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Mitchell (5.7 vs 3.2 assists), the glass to Adebayo (10.0 vs 4.5 rebounds).

With Mitchell on the floor his team outscored opponents by +7.2 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, Mitchell $50.1M through 2030-31. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Adebayo
2025-26
Mitchell
37-36
Record when playing
45-25
21.8
Points at home
28.7
18.5
Points on the road
27.0
22.4
Points in wins
29.6
17.8
Points in losses
24.8
83
Season high
48
5
30-point games
34
35
Double-doubles
5
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
Mitchell · last 5
Tue, Oct 13 at ORL15 pts · 2 reb · 8 ast
Sun, Oct 11 vs ORL11 pts · 5 reb · 6 ast
Thu, Oct 8 vs BOS11 pts · 0 reb · 3 ast
Mon, May 25 vs NYK31 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Sat, May 23 vs NYK23 pts · 1 reb · 4 ast
Adebayo · contract
2026-27$49.8M
2027-28$53.8M
2028-29player option$57.8M
Mitchell · contract
2026-27$50.1M
2027-28player option$60.9M
2028-29$65.8M
2029-30$70.7M
2030-31$75.5M

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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).