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Branden Carlson
Trail Blazers · C · 27
Branden Carlson
vs
2025-26
Goga Bitadze
Magic · C-F · 27
Goga Bitadze
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Branden Carlson vs Goga Bitadze

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Carlson · Bitadze

Branden Carlson: Out (Concussion · Head).

Branden Carlson
Carlson
Trail Blazers
2025-26
Bitadze
Magic
Goga Bitadze
42
Games
availability
64
11.6
Minutes
per game
15.2
5.8
Points
per game
5.9
3.0
Rebounds
per game
5.0
0.7
Assists
per game
1.3
0.8
Steals + blocks
per game
1.6
0.4
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.7
52.7%
Field goal %
67.6%
36.0%
Three-point %
2.0 vs 0.2 attempts
18.2%
57.7%
Free throw %
71.1%
61.3%
True shooting
TS%
70.0%
18.5%
Usage
USG%
12.8%
8.6%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
12.4%
12.1%
Rebound %
of available
15.7%
-2.0
Net rating
on court
+1.6
10.9%
PIE
player impact estimate
12.2%
-0.6
Plus-minus
per game
+0.3
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

Goga Bitadze scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (5.9 vs 5.8), on Carlson's heavier usage (18.5% vs 12.8%).

Bitadze is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 70.0% to 61.3%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Bitadze (1.3 vs 0.7 assists), the glass to Bitadze (5.0 vs 3.0 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Bitadze played 22 more games (64 vs 42 of 82).

With Bitadze on the floor his team outscored opponents by +1.6 per 100 possessions, against -2.0 for Carlson; 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, Bitadze $7.6M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Carlson
2025-26
Bitadze
32-10
Record when playing
34-30
5.9
Points at home
5.7
5.6
Points on the road
6.1
5.6
Points in wins
7.2
6.3
Points in losses
4.3
26
Season high
15
0
30-point games
0
3
Double-doubles
3

Last games & contracts

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Carlson · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at GSW0 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Oct 13 at SAC2 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 7 vs GSW4 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Apr 12 vs PHX26 pts · 10 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Apr 10 at DEN23 pts · 12 reb · 5 ast
Bitadze · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 vs MIA0 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Oct 13 vs CLE14 pts · 6 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Oct 11 at CLE7 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 7 at MEM7 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Fri, May 1 vs DET6 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Carlson · contract
2026-27$2.4M
Bitadze · contract
2026-27$7.6M

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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).