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Bez Mbeng
Free agent · G · 23
Bez Mbeng
vs
2025-26
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
76ers · G · 33
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Bez Mbeng vs Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

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Mbeng · Caldwell-Pope
Bez Mbeng
Mbeng
Free agent
2025-26
Caldwell-Pope
76ers
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
15
Games
availability
51
32.8
Minutes
per game
21.3
8.1
Points
per game
8.4
3.8
Rebounds
per game
2.5
4.1
Assists
per game
2.7
2.6
Steals + blocks
per game
1.0
1.5
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.2
50.0%
Field goal %
41.0%
19.4%
Three-point %
2.1 vs 3.4 attempts
31.6%
64.0%
Free throw %
91.3%
55.0%
True shooting
TS%
53.3%
10.6%
Usage
USG%
17.3%
15.8%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
18.1%
5.4%
Rebound %
of available
5.4%
-13.2
Net rating
on court
-4.5
6.0%
PIE
player impact estimate
8.3%
-9.9
Plus-minus
per game
-2.2
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

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored more in 2025-26, 0.3 points a game apart (8.4 vs 8.1), on Caldwell-Pope's heavier usage (17.3% vs 10.6%).

Mbeng is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 55.0% to 53.3%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Mbeng (4.1 vs 2.7 assists), the glass to Mbeng (3.8 vs 2.5 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Caldwell-Pope played 36 more games (51 vs 15 of 82).

With Caldwell-Pope on the floor his team outscored opponents by -4.5 per 100 possessions, against -13.2 for Mbeng; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Mbeng — through —, Caldwell-Pope $17.7M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Mbeng
2025-26
Caldwell-Pope
2-13
Record when playing
20-31
10.1
Points at home
8.2
6.4
Points on the road
8.6
16.0
Points in wins
9.6
6.9
Points in losses
7.6
27
Season high
20
0
30-point games
0
1
Double-doubles
0

Last games & contracts

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Mbeng · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at ORL0 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Wed, Oct 14 vs BKN0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Oct 10 vs MIN9 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
Thu, Oct 8 vs NOP0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Oct 3 at TOR11 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Caldwell-Pope · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 at NYK10 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs BOS7 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Oct 10 at BOS0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at BKN2 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Mon, Oct 5 vs NYK7 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Mbeng · contract
No contract on file (free agent, two-way, or not yet signed).
Caldwell-Pope · contract
2026-27player option$17.7M
2026-27$2.4M

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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).