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Warriors · G · 23
Brandin Podziemski
vs
2025-26
23
Grizzlies · G · 23
Cedric Coward
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Brandin Podziemski vs Cedric Coward

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Podziemski · Coward

Brandin Podziemski: Out (Back · Torso).

2
Podziemski
Warriors
2025-26
Coward
Grizzlies
23
82
Games
availability
62
28.4
Minutes
per game
25.8
13.8
Points
per game
13.6
5.1
Rebounds
per game
5.9
3.7
Assists
per game
2.8
1.3
Steals + blocks
per game
1.0
1.6
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.7
45.5%
Field goal %
47.1%
37.1%
Three-point %
5.0 vs 4.4 attempts
33.8%
79.7%
Free throw %
84.3%
58.3%
True shooting
TS%
58.5%
19.6%
Usage
USG%
20.7%
19.8%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
15.4%
8.7%
Rebound %
of available
10.6%
-0.1
Net rating
on court
+0.3
11.4%
PIE
player impact estimate
11.0%
+0.2
Plus-minus
per game
+0.4
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

Brandin Podziemski scored more in 2025-26, 0.2 points a game apart (13.8 vs 13.6), on Coward's heavier usage (20.7% vs 19.6%).

Efficiency is a wash: true shooting within a point of each other (58.3% vs 58.5%).

Playmaking goes to Podziemski (3.7 vs 2.8 assists), the glass to Coward (5.9 vs 5.1 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Podziemski played 20 more games (82 vs 62 of 82).

With Coward on the floor his team outscored opponents by +0.3 per 100 possessions, against -0.1 for Podziemski; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Podziemski $5.7M through 2031-32, Coward $6.0M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Podziemski
2025-26
Coward
37-45
Record when playing
20-42
14.4
Points at home
15.2
13.2
Points on the road
11.8
14.2
Points in wins
14.9
13.5
Points in losses
13.0
30
Season high
28
1
30-point games
0
5
Double-doubles
7

Last games & contracts

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Podziemski · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 vs POR17 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Oct 13 at LAL17 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast
Sat, Oct 10 vs SAC14 pts · 7 reb · 4 ast
Wed, Oct 7 at POR0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Oct 6 vs LAL16 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Coward · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 vs CHA13 pts · 5 reb · 4 ast
Fri, Oct 9 at CHI2 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 7 vs ORL8 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast
Mon, Oct 5 at ATL9 pts · 5 reb · 4 ast
Wed, Apr 8 at DEN27 pts · 6 reb · 2 ast
Podziemski · contract
2026-27$5.7M
2027-28$19.0M
2028-29$20.5M
2029-30$22.0M
2030-31$23.5M
2031-32$25.0M
Coward · contract
2026-27$6.0M
2027-28$6.3M
2028-29$8.3M

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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).