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Bam Adebayo
Heat · C-F · 29
Bam Adebayo
vs
2025-26
Joel Embiid
76ers · C-F · 32
Joel Embiid
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Bam Adebayo vs Joel Embiid

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Adebayo · Embiid
Bam Adebayo
Adebayo
Heat
2025-26
Embiid
76ers
Joel Embiid
73
Games
availability
38
32.4
Minutes
per game
31.6
20.1
Points
per game
26.9
10.0
Rebounds
per game
7.7
3.2
Assists
per game
3.9
1.9
Steals + blocks
per game
1.8
1.6
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.9
44.2%
Field goal %
48.9%
31.8%
Three-point %
5.5 vs 4.2 attempts
33.3%
77.8%
Free throw %
85.4%
55.1%
True shooting
TS%
60.5%
24.8%
Usage
USG%
33.6%
14.2%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
20.9%
14.6%
Rebound %
of available
11.8%
+6.1
Net rating
on court
+5.8
13.8%
PIE
player impact estimate
16.3%
+4.5
Plus-minus
per game
+4.1
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

Joel Embiid scored more in 2025-26, 6.8 points a game apart (26.9 vs 20.1), on Embiid's heavier usage (33.6% vs 24.8%).

Embiid is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 60.5% to 55.1%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Embiid (3.9 vs 3.2 assists), the glass to Adebayo (10.0 vs 7.7 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Adebayo played 35 more games (73 vs 38 of 82).

With Adebayo on the floor his team outscored opponents by +6.1 per 100 possessions, against +5.8 for Embiid; 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, Embiid $58.1M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Adebayo
2025-26
Embiid
37-36
Record when playing
24-14
21.8
Points at home
27.6
18.5
Points on the road
25.9
22.4
Points in wins
27.0
17.8
Points in losses
26.6
83
Season high
40
5
30-point games
14
35
Double-doubles
10

Last games & contracts

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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
Embiid · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 at NYK13 pts · 11 reb · 6 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs BOS27 pts · 8 reb · 5 ast
Sat, Oct 10 at BOS0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at BKN6 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Mon, Oct 5 vs NYK0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Adebayo · contract
2026-27$49.8M
2027-28$53.8M
2028-29player option$57.8M
Embiid · contract
2026-27$58.1M
2027-28$62.7M
2028-29player option$67.4M

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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).