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Bam Adebayo
Heat · C-F · 29
Bam Adebayo
vs
2025-26
Jalen Johnson
Hawks · F · 24
Jalen Johnson
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Bam Adebayo vs Jalen Johnson

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Adebayo · Johnson

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

AdebayoJohnson
73Games
availability
72
32.4Minutes
per game
35.2
20.1Points
per game
22.5
10.0Rebounds
per game
10.3
3.2Assists
per game
7.9
1.9Steals + blocks
per game
1.6
1.6Turnovers
per game · lower is better
3.4
44.2%Field goal %48.9%
31.8%Three-point %
5.5 vs 4.7 attempts
35.2%
77.8%Free throw %78.8%
55.1%True shooting
TS%
58.1%
24.8%Usage
USG%
26.4%
14.2%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
32.5%
14.6%Rebound %
of available
14.0%
+6.1Net rating
on court
+3.2
13.8%PIE
player impact estimate
16.1%
+4.5Plus-minus
per game
+2.6

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Jalen Johnson scored more in 2025-26, 2.4 points a game apart (22.5 vs 20.1), on Johnson's heavier usage (26.4% vs 24.8%).

Johnson is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 58.1% to 55.1%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Johnson (7.9 vs 3.2 assists), the glass to Johnson (10.3 vs 10.0 rebounds).

With Adebayo on the floor his team outscored opponents by +6.1 per 100 possessions, against +3.2 for Johnson; 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, Johnson $30.0M through 2029-30. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
AdebayoJohnson
37-36Record when playing42-30
21.8Points at home22.1
18.5Points on the road22.9
22.4Points in wins22.8
17.8Points in losses22.2
83Season high43
530-point games12
35Double-doubles49
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
Johnson · last 5
Thu, Apr 30 vs NYK21 pts · 8 reb · 6 ast
Tue, Apr 28 at NYK18 pts · 10 reb · 6 ast
Sat, Apr 25 vs NYK14 pts · 3 reb · 5 ast
Thu, Apr 23 vs NYK24 pts · 10 reb · 8 ast
Mon, Apr 20 at NYK17 pts · 8 reb · 3 ast
Adebayo · contract
2026-27$49.8M
2027-28$53.8M
2028-29player option$57.8M
Johnson · contract
2026-27$30.0M
2027-28$30.0M
2028-29$30.0M
2029-30$30.0M

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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).