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

Bobby Portis Jr. vs Santi Aldama

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Portis Jr. · Aldama

Santi Aldama: Out (Knee · Leg).

Bobby Portis Jr.
Portis Jr.
Heat
2025-26
Aldama
Mavericks
Santi Aldama
67
Games
availability
43
24.2
Minutes
per game
27.9
13.7
Points
per game
14.0
6.4
Rebounds
per game
6.7
1.6
Assists
per game
2.9
0.8
Steals + blocks
per game
1.6
1.0
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.3
48.8%
Field goal %
47.9%
45.6%
Three-point %
4.4 vs 4.7 attempts
35.0%
70.6%
Free throw %
66.7%
58.7%
True shooting
TS%
57.2%
22.5%
Usage
USG%
19.1%
10.3%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
15.3%
12.9%
Rebound %
of available
11.2%
-8.2
Net rating
on court
-2.4
12.2%
PIE
player impact estimate
11.5%
-4.0
Plus-minus
per game
-1.1
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

Santi Aldama scored more in 2025-26, 0.3 points a game apart (14.0 vs 13.7), on Portis Jr.'s heavier usage (22.5% vs 19.1%).

Portis Jr. is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 58.7% to 57.2%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Aldama (2.9 vs 1.6 assists), the glass to Aldama (6.7 vs 6.4 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Portis Jr. played 24 more games (67 vs 43 of 82).

With Aldama on the floor his team outscored opponents by -2.4 per 100 possessions, against -8.2 for Portis Jr.; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Portis Jr. — through —, Aldama $17.0M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Portis Jr.
2025-26
Aldama
26-41
Record when playing
19-24
15.1
Points at home
14.3
12.3
Points on the road
13.7
14.3
Points in wins
13.8
13.3
Points in losses
14.2
29
Season high
37
0
30-point games
2
11
Double-doubles
5
Portis Jr. · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at ORL12 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Oct 14 vs BKN12 pts · 2 reb · 3 ast
Sat, Oct 10 vs MIN0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 8 vs NOP11 pts · 6 reb · 2 ast
Sat, Oct 3 at TOR4 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Aldama · last 5
Sun, Oct 11 at HOU0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Oct 9 vs HOU0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Feb 4 at SAC12 pts · 6 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Jan 26 at HOU17 pts · 7 reb · 2 ast
Sun, Jan 18 vs ORL9 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast
Portis Jr. · contract
No contract on file (free agent, two-way, or not yet signed).
Aldama · contract
2026-27$17.0M
2027-28team option$17.0M

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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).