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

Bam Adebayo vs LeBron James

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Adebayo · James

Adebayo

Heat

2025-26

James

76ers

Games

availability

32.4

Minutes

per game

33.2

20.1

Points

per game

20.9

10.0

Rebounds

per game

6.1

3.2

Assists

per game

7.2

1.9

Steals + blocks

per game

1.8

1.6

Turnovers

per game · lower is better

3.0

44.2%

Field goal %

51.5%

31.8%

Three-point %

5.5 vs 4.1 attempts

31.7%

77.8%

Free throw %

73.7%

55.1%

True shooting

TS%

59.4%

24.8%

Usage

USG%

26.2%

14.2%

Assist %

of teammates' baskets

33.8%

14.6%

Rebound %

of available

9.3%

+6.1

Net rating

on court

+2.6

13.8%

PIE

player impact estimate

15.4%

+4.5

Plus-minus

per game

+2.0

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

LeBron James scored more in 2025-26, 0.8 points a game apart (20.9 vs 20.1), on James's heavier usage (26.2% vs 24.8%).

James is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 59.4% to 55.1%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to James (7.2 vs 3.2 assists), the glass to Adebayo (10.0 vs 6.1 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Adebayo played 13 more games (73 vs 60 of 82).

With Adebayo on the floor his team outscored opponents by +6.1 per 100 possessions, against +2.6 for James; 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, James $3.9M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs

Adebayo

2025-26

James

37-36

Record when playing

39-21

21.8

Points at home

20.7

18.5

Points on the road

21.2

22.4

Points in wins

21.3

17.8

Points in losses

20.2

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

James · last 5

Tue, Oct 20 at NYK14 pts · 9 reb · 7 ast

Fri, Oct 16 vs BOS8 pts · 8 reb · 7 ast

Sat, Oct 10 at BOS0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast

Thu, Oct 8 at BKN10 pts · 4 reb · 5 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

James · contract

2026-27$3.9M

2027-28player option$4.1M

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James vs
Zion Williamson · Cooper Flagg · Julius Randle · Franz Wagner

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

James 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 · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Shaedon Sharpe · Alperen Sengun · Brandon Miller · Dillon Brooks · LaMelo Ball · 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).