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Brandin Podziemski
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2025-26
Jalen Suggs
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Jalen Suggs
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Brandin Podziemski vs Jalen Suggs

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Podziemski · Suggs
2
Podziemski
Warriors
2025-26
Suggs
Magic
Jalen Suggs
82
Games
availability
57
28.4
Minutes
per game
27.6
13.8
Points
per game
13.8
5.1
Rebounds
per game
3.9
3.7
Assists
per game
5.5
1.3
Steals + blocks
per game
2.5
1.6
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.7
45.5%
Field goal %
43.5%
37.1%
Three-point %
5.0 vs 6.3 attempts
33.9%
79.7%
Free throw %
85.5%
58.3%
True shooting
TS%
56.1%
19.6%
Usage
USG%
22.0%
19.8%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
28.4%
8.7%
Rebound %
of available
6.8%
-0.1
Net rating
on court
+5.2
11.4%
PIE
player impact estimate
11.0%
+0.2
Plus-minus
per game
+3.2
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

Jalen Suggs scored more in 2025-26, 0.0 points a game apart (13.8 vs 13.8), on Suggs's heavier usage (22.0% vs 19.6%).

Podziemski is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 58.3% to 56.1%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Suggs (5.5 vs 3.7 assists), the glass to Podziemski (5.1 vs 3.9 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Podziemski played 25 more games (82 vs 57 of 82).

With Suggs on the floor his team outscored opponents by +5.2 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 2026-27, Suggs $32.4M through 2029-30. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Podziemski
2025-26
Suggs
37-45
Record when playing
34-23
14.4
Points at home
14.6
13.2
Points on the road
12.8
14.2
Points in wins
14.3
13.5
Points in losses
13.0
30
Season high
28
1
30-point games
0
5
Double-doubles
4

Last games & contracts

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Podziemski · last 5
Sun, Apr 12 at LAC10 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast
Fri, Apr 10 at SAC30 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Thu, Apr 9 vs LAL17 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Apr 7 vs SAC20 pts · 1 reb · 3 ast
Sun, Apr 5 vs HOU18 pts · 2 reb · 3 ast
Suggs · last 5
Sun, May 3 at DET6 pts · 4 reb · 4 ast
Fri, May 1 vs DET7 pts · 7 reb · 7 ast
Wed, Apr 29 at DET10 pts · 2 reb · 5 ast
Mon, Apr 27 vs DET5 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Sat, Apr 25 vs DET15 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Podziemski · contract
2026-27$5.7M
Suggs · contract
2026-27$32.4M
2027-28$29.6M
2028-29$26.8M
2029-30$26.7M

More comparisons

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Podziemski vs
Aaron Nesmith · Jalen Suggs · Devin Vassell · Ajay Mitchell
Suggs vs
Brandin Podziemski · Aaron Nesmith · Devin Vassell · Ajay Mitchell

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).