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Bam Adebayo
Heat · C-F · 29
Bam Adebayo
vs
2025-26
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Thunder · G · 28
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Bam Adebayo vs Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

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Adebayo · Gilgeous-Alexander

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

AdebayoGilgeous-Alexander
73Games
availability
68
32.4Minutes
per game
33.2
20.1Points
per game
31.1
10.0Rebounds
per game
4.3
3.2Assists
per game
6.6
1.9Steals + blocks
per game
2.2
1.6Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.2
44.2%Field goal %55.3%
31.8%Three-point %
5.5 vs 4.4 attempts
38.6%
77.8%Free throw %87.9%
55.1%True shooting
TS%
66.5%
24.8%Usage
USG%
32.3%
14.2%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
33.2%
14.6%Rebound %
of available
6.2%
+6.1Net rating
on court
+16.3
13.8%PIE
player impact estimate
20.7%
+4.5Plus-minus
per game
+11.6

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored more in 2025-26, 11.0 points a game apart (31.1 vs 20.1), on Gilgeous-Alexander's heavier usage (32.3% vs 24.8%).

Gilgeous-Alexander is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 66.5% to 55.1%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Gilgeous-Alexander (6.6 vs 3.2 assists), the glass to Adebayo (10.0 vs 4.3 rebounds).

With Gilgeous-Alexander on the floor his team outscored opponents by +16.3 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, Gilgeous-Alexander $40.8M through 2030-31. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
AdebayoGilgeous-Alexander
37-36Record when playing56-12
21.8Points at home31.3
18.5Points on the road30.9
22.4Points in wins31.1
17.8Points in losses31.1
83Season high55
530-point games43
35Double-doubles8
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
Gilgeous-Alexander · last 5
Sat, May 30 vs SAS35 pts · 4 reb · 9 ast
Thu, May 28 at SAS15 pts · 1 reb · 4 ast
Tue, May 26 vs SAS32 pts · 2 reb · 9 ast
Sun, May 24 at SAS19 pts · 4 reb · 7 ast
Fri, May 22 at SAS26 pts · 2 reb · 12 ast
Adebayo · contract
2026-27$49.8M
2027-28$53.8M
2028-29player option$57.8M
Gilgeous-Alexander · contract
2026-27$40.8M
2027-28$61.0M
2028-29$65.9M
2029-30$70.8M
2030-31$75.6M

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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).