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Bam Adebayo
Heat · C-F · 29
Bam Adebayo
vs
2025-26
Michael Porter Jr.
Nets · F · 28
Michael Porter Jr.
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Bam Adebayo vs Michael Porter Jr.

8-9categories
Adebayo · Porter Jr.

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

AdebayoPorter Jr.
73Games
availability
52
32.4Minutes
per game
32.5
20.1Points
per game
24.2
10.0Rebounds
per game
7.1
3.2Assists
per game
3.0
1.9Steals + blocks
per game
1.4
1.6Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.3
44.2%Field goal %46.3%
31.8%Three-point %
5.5 vs 9.3 attempts
36.3%
77.8%Free throw %85.9%
55.1%True shooting
TS%
59.5%
24.8%Usage
USG%
29.2%
14.2%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
16.5%
14.6%Rebound %
of available
11.0%
+6.1Net rating
on court
-6.6
13.8%PIE
player impact estimate
14.1%
+4.5Plus-minus
per game
-3.9

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Michael Porter Jr. scored more in 2025-26, 4.1 points a game apart (24.2 vs 20.1), on Porter Jr.'s heavier usage (29.2% vs 24.8%).

Porter Jr. is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 59.5% to 55.1%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Adebayo (3.2 vs 3.0 assists), the glass to Adebayo (10.0 vs 7.1 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Adebayo played 21 more games (73 vs 52 of 82).

With Adebayo on the floor his team outscored opponents by +6.1 per 100 possessions, against -6.6 for Porter Jr.; 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, Porter Jr. $40.8M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
AdebayoPorter Jr.
37-36Record when playing14-38
21.8Points at home25.2
18.5Points on the road23.3
22.4Points in wins28.5
17.8Points in losses22.6
83Season high38
530-point games14
35Double-doubles12
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
Porter Jr. · last 5
Tue, Mar 10 vs DET19 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Sat, Mar 7 at DET30 pts · 13 reb · 1 ast
Thu, Mar 5 at MIA27 pts · 13 reb · 3 ast
Tue, Mar 3 at MIA9 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Sun, Mar 1 vs CLE26 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Adebayo · contract
2026-27$49.8M
2027-28$53.8M
2028-29player option$57.8M
Porter Jr. · contract
2026-27$40.8M

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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).