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

Bam Adebayo vs Zion Williamson

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Adebayo · Williamson
Bam Adebayo
Adebayo
Heat
2025-26
Williamson
Pelicans
Zion Williamson
73
Games
availability
62
32.4
Minutes
per game
29.7
20.1
Points
per game
21.0
10.0
Rebounds
per game
5.7
3.2
Assists
per game
3.2
1.9
Steals + blocks
per game
1.5
1.6
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.0
44.2%
Field goal %
60.0%
31.8%
Three-point %
5.5 vs 0.1 attempts
25.0%
77.8%
Free throw %
71.6%
55.1%
True shooting
TS%
64.4%
24.8%
Usage
USG%
25.0%
14.2%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
17.4%
14.6%
Rebound %
of available
9.0%
+6.1
Net rating
on court
-1.9
13.8%
PIE
player impact estimate
14.1%
+4.5
Plus-minus
per game
-1.3
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

Zion Williamson scored more in 2025-26, 0.9 points a game apart (21.0 vs 20.1), on Williamson's heavier usage (25.0% vs 24.8%).

Williamson is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 64.4% to 55.1%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Williamson (3.2 vs 3.2 assists), the glass to Adebayo (10.0 vs 5.7 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Adebayo played 11 more games (73 vs 62 of 82).

With Adebayo on the floor his team outscored opponents by +6.1 per 100 possessions, against -1.9 for Williamson; 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, Williamson $42.2M 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
Williamson
37-36
Record when playing
22-40
21.8
Points at home
21.1
18.5
Points on the road
20.9
22.4
Points in wins
21.4
17.8
Points in losses
20.8
83
Season high
35
5
30-point games
5
35
Double-doubles
6
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
Williamson · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 vs IND22 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs WAS11 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at DAL10 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at MIA8 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at OKC11 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Adebayo · contract
2026-27$49.8M
2027-28$53.8M
2028-29player option$57.8M
Williamson · contract
2026-27$42.2M
2027-28$44.9M

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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).