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Ben Saraf
Nets · G · 20
Ben Saraf
vs
2025-26
0
Warriors · G · 33
Gary Payton II
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Ben Saraf vs Gary Payton II

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Saraf · Payton II
Ben Saraf
Saraf
Nets
2025-26
Payton II
Warriors
0
44
Games
availability
73
20.8
Minutes
per game
15.6
7.5
Points
per game
7.5
2.1
Rebounds
per game
3.6
3.3
Assists
per game
1.7
1.1
Steals + blocks
per game
1.2
2.3
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.8
39.6%
Field goal %
58.3%
21.1%
Three-point %
2.0 vs 1.7 attempts
29.1%
83.0%
Free throw %
65.0%
48.6%
True shooting
TS%
63.2%
20.2%
Usage
USG%
17.7%
24.4%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
16.4%
5.2%
Rebound %
of available
11.3%
-12.5
Net rating
on court
-2.3
6.0%
PIE
player impact estimate
11.4%
-5.4
Plus-minus
per game
-1.5
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

Gary Payton II scored more in 2025-26, 0.0 points a game apart (7.5 vs 7.5), on Saraf's heavier usage (20.2% vs 17.7%).

Payton II is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 63.2% to 48.6%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Saraf (3.3 vs 1.7 assists), the glass to Payton II (3.6 vs 2.1 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Payton II played 29 more games (73 vs 44 of 82).

With Payton II on the floor his team outscored opponents by -2.3 per 100 possessions, against -12.5 for Saraf; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Saraf $3.0M through 2028-29, Payton II $2.4M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Saraf
2025-26
Payton II
10-34
Record when playing
33-40
7.4
Points at home
7.9
7.7
Points on the road
7.1
6.6
Points in wins
8.0
7.8
Points in losses
7.1
22
Season high
19
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
2

Last games & contracts

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Saraf · last 5
Wed, Oct 14 at MIA0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Oct 12 at WAS0 pts · 0 reb · 4 ast
Thu, Oct 8 vs PHI5 pts · 1 reb · 3 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at CHA8 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Sun, Apr 12 at TOR15 pts · 3 reb · 4 ast
Payton II · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 vs POR8 pts · 4 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Oct 13 at LAL6 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast
Sat, Oct 10 vs SAC0 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 7 at POR0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Oct 6 vs LAL4 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Saraf · contract
2026-27$3.0M
2027-28$3.2M
2028-29$5.7M
Payton II · contract
2026-27$2.4M

More comparisons

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Payton II vs
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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).