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Bam Adebayo
Heat · C-F · 29
Bam Adebayo
vs
2025-26
Paolo Banchero
Magic · F · 23
Paolo Banchero
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Bam Adebayo vs Paolo Banchero

9-7categories
Adebayo · Banchero

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

AdebayoBanchero
73Games
availability
72
32.4Minutes
per game
34.7
20.1Points
per game
22.2
10.0Rebounds
per game
8.4
3.2Assists
per game
5.2
1.9Steals + blocks
per game
1.3
1.6Turnovers
per game · lower is better
3.1
44.2%Field goal %45.9%
31.8%Three-point %
5.5 vs 3.8 attempts
30.5%
77.8%Free throw %77.5%
55.1%True shooting
TS%
56.6%
24.8%Usage
USG%
27.4%
14.2%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
23.5%
14.6%Rebound %
of available
11.9%
+6.1Net rating
on court
-0.2
13.8%PIE
player impact estimate
13.8%
+4.5Plus-minus
per game
0.0

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Paolo Banchero scored more in 2025-26, 2.1 points a game apart (22.2 vs 20.1), on Banchero's heavier usage (27.4% vs 24.8%).

Banchero is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 56.6% to 55.1%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Banchero (5.2 vs 3.2 assists), the glass to Adebayo (10.0 vs 8.4 rebounds).

With Adebayo on the floor his team outscored opponents by +6.1 per 100 possessions, against -0.2 for Banchero; 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, Banchero $41.5M through 2030-31. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
AdebayoBanchero
37-36Record when playing38-34
21.8Points at home21.5
18.5Points on the road22.9
22.4Points in wins22.3
17.8Points in losses22.1
83Season high39
530-point games14
35Double-doubles26
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
Banchero · last 5
Sun, May 3 at DET38 pts · 9 reb · 6 ast
Fri, May 1 vs DET17 pts · 10 reb · 6 ast
Wed, Apr 29 at DET45 pts · 9 reb · 7 ast
Mon, Apr 27 vs DET18 pts · 8 reb · 4 ast
Sat, Apr 25 vs DET25 pts · 12 reb · 9 ast
Adebayo · contract
2026-27$49.8M
2027-28$53.8M
2028-29player option$57.8M
Banchero · contract
2026-27$41.5M
2027-28$44.8M
2028-29$48.1M
2029-30$51.5M
2030-31player option$54.8M

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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).