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Branden Carlson
Trail Blazers · C · 27
Branden Carlson
vs
2025-26
32
Kings · C · 24
Dylan Cardwell
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Branden Carlson vs Dylan Cardwell

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Carlson · Cardwell
Branden Carlson
Carlson
Trail Blazers
2025-26
Cardwell
Kings
32
42
Games
availability
44
11.6
Minutes
per game
20.6
5.8
Points
per game
5.4
3.0
Rebounds
per game
7.5
0.7
Assists
per game
1.4
0.8
Steals + blocks
per game
2.2
0.4
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.9
52.7%
Field goal %
58.7%
36.0%
Three-point %
2.0 vs 0.1 attempts
50.0%
57.7%
Free throw %
51.0%
61.3%
True shooting
TS%
59.1%
18.5%
Usage
USG%
10.8%
8.6%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
9.5%
12.1%
Rebound %
of available
17.4%
-2.0
Net rating
on court
-2.5
10.9%
PIE
player impact estimate
8.9%
-0.6
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

Branden Carlson scored more in 2025-26, 0.4 points a game apart (5.8 vs 5.4), on Carlson's heavier usage (18.5% vs 10.8%).

Carlson is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.3% to 59.1%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Cardwell (1.4 vs 0.7 assists), the glass to Cardwell (7.5 vs 3.0 rebounds).

With Carlson on the floor his team outscored opponents by -2.0 per 100 possessions, against -2.5 for Cardwell; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Carlson $2.4M through 2026-27, Cardwell — through —. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Carlson
2025-26
Cardwell
32-10
Record when playing
13-31
5.9
Points at home
6.1
5.6
Points on the road
4.7
5.6
Points in wins
3.9
6.3
Points in losses
6.0
26
Season high
15
0
30-point games
0
3
Double-doubles
3

Last games & contracts

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Carlson · last 5
Sun, Apr 12 vs PHX26 pts · 10 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Apr 10 at DEN23 pts · 12 reb · 5 ast
Tue, Apr 7 at LAL8 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Sun, Apr 5 vs UTA11 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Apr 2 vs LAL4 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Cardwell · last 5
Sun, Apr 12 at POR6 pts · 8 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Apr 10 vs GSW7 pts · 7 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Apr 7 at GSW8 pts · 9 reb · 2 ast
Sun, Apr 5 vs LAC15 pts · 8 reb · 2 ast
Fri, Apr 3 vs NOP6 pts · 8 reb · 1 ast
Carlson · contract
2026-27$2.4M
Cardwell · contract
No contract on file (free agent, two-way, or not yet signed).

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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).