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Bam Adebayo
Heat · C-F · 29
Bam Adebayo
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2025-26
Donovan Mitchell
Cavaliers · G · 29
Donovan Mitchell
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Bam Adebayo vs Donovan Mitchell

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Adebayo · Mitchell

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

AdebayoMitchell
73Games
availability
70
32.4Minutes
per game
33.5
20.1Points
per game
27.9
10.0Rebounds
per game
4.5
3.2Assists
per game
5.7
1.9Steals + blocks
per game
1.8
1.6Turnovers
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%
+6.1Net rating
on court
+7.2
13.8%PIE
player impact estimate
15.2%
+4.5Plus-minus
per game
+5.3

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
AdebayoMitchell
37-36Record when playing45-25
21.8Points at home28.7
18.5Points on the road27.0
22.4Points in wins29.6
17.8Points in losses24.8
83Season high48
530-point games34
35Double-doubles5
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
Mitchell · last 5
Mon, May 25 vs NYK31 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Sat, May 23 vs NYK23 pts · 1 reb · 4 ast
Thu, May 21 at NYK26 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Tue, May 19 at NYK29 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast
Sun, May 17 at DET26 pts · 6 reb · 8 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).