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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 Kawhi Leonard

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Adebayo · Leonard
Bam Adebayo
Adebayo
Heat
2025-26
Leonard
Raptors
2
73
Games
availability
65
32.4
Minutes
per game
32.1
20.1
Points
per game
27.9
10.0
Rebounds
per game
6.4
3.2
Assists
per game
3.6
1.9
Steals + blocks
per game
2.3
1.6
Turnovers
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%
+6.1
Net rating
on court
+7.5
13.8%
PIE
player impact estimate
18.5%
+4.5
Plus-minus
per game
+5.2
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

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 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
Leonard
37-36
Record when playing
37-28
21.8
Points at home
30.4
18.5
Points on the road
25.1
22.4
Points in wins
30.1
17.8
Points in losses
25.0
83
Season high
55
5
30-point games
21
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
Leonard · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 vs CHI23 pts · 6 reb · 2 ast
Fri, Oct 16 at DET0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 15 at NYK6 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Oct 13 vs NYK21 pts · 5 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Oct 3 vs MIA0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Adebayo · contract
2026-27$49.8M
2027-28$53.8M
2028-29player option$57.8M
Leonard · contract
2026-27$50.3M
2027-28$56.1M
2028-29$58.9M

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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).