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Branden Carlson
Trail Blazers · C · 27
Branden Carlson
vs
2025-26
Yves Missi
Pelicans · C · 22
Yves Missi
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Branden Carlson vs Yves Missi

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Carlson · Missi
Branden Carlson
Carlson
Trail Blazers
2025-26
Missi
Pelicans
Yves Missi
42
Games
availability
66
11.6
Minutes
per game
19.7
5.8
Points
per game
5.7
3.0
Rebounds
per game
5.8
0.7
Assists
per game
1.3
0.8
Steals + blocks
per game
1.8
0.4
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.8
52.7%
Field goal %
54.4%
36.0%
Three-point %
2.0 vs 0.0 attempts
0.0%
57.7%
Free throw %
55.9%
61.3%
True shooting
TS%
55.6%
18.5%
Usage
USG%
12.2%
8.6%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
8.7%
12.1%
Rebound %
of available
13.7%
-2.0
Net rating
on court
-1.3
10.9%
PIE
player impact estimate
8.7%
-0.6
Plus-minus
per game
-0.6
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, 0.1 points a game apart (5.8 vs 5.7), on Carlson's heavier usage (18.5% vs 12.2%).

Carlson is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.3% to 55.6%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Missi (1.3 vs 0.7 assists), the glass to Missi (5.8 vs 3.0 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Missi played 24 more games (66 vs 42 of 82).

With Missi on the floor his team outscored opponents by -1.3 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, Missi $3.5M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Carlson
2025-26
Missi
32-10
Record when playing
19-47
5.9
Points at home
5.8
5.6
Points on the road
5.6
5.6
Points in wins
5.7
6.3
Points in losses
5.7
26
Season high
18
0
30-point games
0
3
Double-doubles
5

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
Missi · last 5
Sun, Apr 5 vs ORL18 pts · 13 reb · 3 ast
Fri, Apr 3 at SAC6 pts · 7 reb · 2 ast
Thu, Apr 2 at POR6 pts · 7 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Mar 29 vs HOU8 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Mar 27 at TOR7 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Carlson · contract
2026-27$2.4M
Missi · contract
2026-27$3.5M
2027-28$5.6M

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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).