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Branden Carlson
Trail Blazers · C · 27
Branden Carlson
vs
2025-26
Luke Kornet
Spurs · C-F · 31
Luke Kornet
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Branden Carlson vs Luke Kornet

2-13categories
Carlson · Kornet

Branden Carlson: Out (Concussion · Head).

Branden Carlson
Carlson
Trail Blazers
2025-26
Kornet
Spurs
Luke Kornet
42
Games
availability
68
11.6
Minutes
per game
21.0
5.8
Points
per game
6.5
3.0
Rebounds
per game
6.1
0.7
Assists
per game
1.9
0.8
Steals + blocks
per game
1.5
0.4
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.4
52.7%
Field goal %
64.3%
36.0%
Three-point %
2.0 vs 0.0 attempts
0.0%
57.7%
Free throw %
82.5%
61.3%
True shooting
TS%
68.9%
18.5%
Usage
USG%
10.0%
8.6%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
11.4%
12.1%
Rebound %
of available
13.2%
-2.0
Net rating
on court
+3.9
10.9%
PIE
player impact estimate
10.9%
-0.6
Plus-minus
per game
+1.7
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

Luke Kornet scored more in 2025-26, 0.7 points a game apart (6.5 vs 5.8), on Carlson's heavier usage (18.5% vs 10.0%).

Kornet is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 68.9% to 61.3%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Kornet (1.9 vs 0.7 assists), the glass to Kornet (6.1 vs 3.0 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Kornet played 26 more games (68 vs 42 of 82).

With Kornet on the floor his team outscored opponents by +3.9 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, Kornet $10.4M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Carlson
2025-26
Kornet
32-10
Record when playing
52-16
5.9
Points at home
6.8
5.6
Points on the road
6.2
5.6
Points in wins
6.6
6.3
Points in losses
6.4
26
Season high
23
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
Kornet · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 vs OKC4 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs SAC1 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 14 vs PHX0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Oct 12 at UTA0 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Sat, Oct 10 at PHX4 pts · 10 reb · 2 ast
Carlson · contract
2026-27$2.4M
Kornet · contract
2026-27$10.4M
2027-28$9.9M
2028-29team option$9.3M

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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).