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Bam Adebayo
Heat · C-F · 29
Bam Adebayo
vs
2025-26
Kawhi Leonard
Clippers · F · 35
Kawhi Leonard
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Bam Adebayo vs Kawhi Leonard

5-12categories
Adebayo · Leonard

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

AdebayoLeonard
73Games
availability
65
32.4Minutes
per game
32.1
20.1Points
per game
27.9
10.0Rebounds
per game
6.4
3.2Assists
per game
3.6
1.9Steals + blocks
per game
2.3
1.6Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.0
44.2%Field goal %50.5%
31.8%Three-point %
5.5 vs 6.8 attempts
38.7%
77.8%Free throw %89.2%
55.1%True shooting
TS%
62.9%
24.8%Usage
USG%
32.6%
14.2%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
19.3%
14.6%Rebound %
of available
10.2%
+6.1Net rating
on court
+7.5
13.8%PIE
player impact estimate
18.5%
+4.5Plus-minus
per game
+5.2

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Kawhi Leonard scored more in 2025-26, 7.8 points a game apart (27.9 vs 20.1), on Leonard's heavier usage (32.6% vs 24.8%).

Leonard is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 62.9% to 55.1%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Leonard (3.6 vs 3.2 assists), the glass to Adebayo (10.0 vs 6.4 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Adebayo played 8 more games (73 vs 65 of 82).

With Leonard on the floor his team outscored opponents by +7.5 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, Leonard $50.3M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
AdebayoLeonard
37-36Record when playing37-28
21.8Points at home30.4
18.5Points on the road25.1
22.4Points in wins30.1
17.8Points in losses25.0
83Season high55
530-point games21
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
Leonard · last 5
Fri, Apr 10 at POR24 pts · 8 reb · 5 ast
Wed, Apr 8 vs OKC20 pts · 8 reb · 3 ast
Tue, Apr 7 vs DAL34 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast
Sun, Apr 5 at SAC26 pts · 6 reb · 3 ast
Thu, Apr 2 vs SAS24 pts · 6 reb · 5 ast
Adebayo · contract
2026-27$49.8M
2027-28$53.8M
2028-29player option$57.8M
Leonard · contract
2026-27$50.3M

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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).