Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Bam Adebayo vs LaMelo Ball

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Adebayo · Ball

Adebayo

Heat

2025-26

Ball

Timberwolves

Games

availability

32.4

Minutes

per game

28.0

20.1

Points

per game

20.1

10.0

Rebounds

per game

4.8

3.2

Assists

per game

7.1

1.9

Steals + blocks

per game

1.5

1.6

Turnovers

per game · lower is better

2.8

44.2%

Field goal %

40.7%

31.8%

Three-point %

5.5 vs 10.3 attempts

36.8%

77.8%

Free throw %

89.9%

55.1%

True shooting

TS%

54.6%

24.8%

Usage

USG%

30.6%

14.2%

Assist %

of teammates' baskets

38.4%

14.6%

Rebound %

of available

8.4%

+6.1

Net rating

on court

+9.1

13.8%

PIE

player impact estimate

13.4%

+4.5

Plus-minus

per game

+5.8

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

LaMelo Ball scored more in 2025-26, 0.0 points a game apart (20.1 vs 20.1), on Ball's heavier usage (30.6% vs 24.8%).

Efficiency is a wash: true shooting within a point of each other (55.1% vs 54.6%).

Playmaking goes to Ball (7.1 vs 3.2 assists), the glass to Adebayo (10.0 vs 4.8 rebounds).

With Ball on the floor his team outscored opponents by +9.1 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, Ball $40.8M 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

Ball

37-36

Record when playing

41-31

21.8

Points at home

19.5

18.5

Points on the road

20.6

22.4

Points in wins

20.4

17.8

Points in losses

19.6

Season high

30-point games

Double-doubles

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

Ball · last 5

Wed, Oct 21 at MIA21 pts · 2 reb · 6 ast

Fri, Oct 16 at CHI0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast

Wed, Oct 14 vs DET3 pts · 2 reb · 6 ast

Mon, Oct 12 at NYK10 pts · 3 reb · 7 ast

Wed, Oct 7 at IND14 pts · 4 reb · 7 ast

Adebayo · contract

2026-27$49.8M

2027-28$53.8M

2028-29player option$57.8M

Ball · contract

2026-27$40.8M

2027-28$43.6M

2028-29$46.4M

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Adebayo vs
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Ball vs
Desmond Bane · Dillon Brooks · Tyler Herro · Ja Morant

Adebayo vs the top 40 scorers of 2025-26
Luka Doncic · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Anthony Edwards · Jaylen Brown · Tyrese Maxey · Kawhi Leonard · Donovan Mitchell · Nikola Jokic · Lauri Markkanen · Stephen Curry · Devin Booker · Jalen Brunson · Kevin Durant · Jamal Murray · Victor Wembanyama · Michael Porter Jr. · Deni Avdija · Pascal Siakam · Cade Cunningham · Keyonte George · James Harden · Austin Reaves · Jalen Johnson · Paolo Banchero · Norman Powell · Brandon Ingram · Trey Murphy III · Julius Randle · Cooper Flagg · Zion Williamson · LeBron James · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Shaedon Sharpe · Alperen Sengun · Brandon Miller · Dillon Brooks · LaMelo Ball · Karl-Anthony Towns · Desmond Bane

Ball vs the top 40 scorers of 2025-26
Luka Doncic · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Anthony Edwards · Jaylen Brown · Tyrese Maxey · Kawhi Leonard · Donovan Mitchell · Nikola Jokic · Lauri Markkanen · Stephen Curry · Devin Booker · Jalen Brunson · Kevin Durant · Jamal Murray · Victor Wembanyama · Michael Porter Jr. · Deni Avdija · Pascal Siakam · Cade Cunningham · Keyonte George · James Harden · Austin Reaves · Jalen Johnson · Paolo Banchero · Norman Powell · Brandon Ingram · Trey Murphy III · Julius Randle · Cooper Flagg · Zion Williamson · LeBron James · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Shaedon Sharpe · Alperen Sengun · Brandon Miller · Dillon Brooks · Bam Adebayo · Karl-Anthony Towns · Desmond Bane

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).