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Branden Carlson
Trail Blazers · C · 27
Branden Carlson
vs
2025-26
Nick Richards
Heat · C · 28
Nick Richards
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Branden Carlson vs Nick Richards

10-6categories
Carlson · Richards
Branden Carlson
Carlson
Trail Blazers
2025-26
Richards
Heat
Nick Richards
42
Games
availability
48
11.6
Minutes
per game
14.6
5.8
Points
per game
5.8
3.0
Rebounds
per game
5.1
0.7
Assists
per game
0.3
0.8
Steals + blocks
per game
0.9
0.4
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.2
52.7%
Field goal %
51.2%
36.0%
Three-point %
2.0 vs 0.4 attempts
27.8%
57.7%
Free throw %
64.4%
61.3%
True shooting
TS%
56.2%
18.5%
Usage
USG%
17.6%
8.6%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
3.3%
12.1%
Rebound %
of available
16.3%
-2.0
Net rating
on court
-8.4
10.9%
PIE
player impact estimate
7.9%
-0.6
Plus-minus
per game
-2.8
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

Nick Richards scored more in 2025-26, 0.0 points a game apart (5.8 vs 5.8), on Carlson's heavier usage (18.5% vs 17.6%).

Carlson is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.3% to 56.2%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Carlson (0.7 vs 0.3 assists), the glass to Richards (5.1 vs 3.0 rebounds).

With Carlson on the floor his team outscored opponents by -2.0 per 100 possessions, against -8.4 for Richards; 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, Richards $2.4M 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
Richards
32-10
Record when playing
20-28
5.9
Points at home
6.2
5.6
Points on the road
5.2
5.6
Points in wins
5.5
6.3
Points in losses
5.9
26
Season high
16
0
30-point games
0
3
Double-doubles
4

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
Richards · last 5
Wed, Mar 25 at PHI2 pts · 5 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Mar 23 vs HOU11 pts · 8 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Mar 19 vs CLE16 pts · 8 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Mar 18 vs TOR4 pts · 6 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Mar 16 vs MEM5 pts · 6 reb · 1 ast
Carlson · contract
2026-27$2.4M
Richards · contract
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).