Head to head · 2026-27 regular season · stats.nba.com

Bronny James vs Jordan McLaughlin

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James · McLaughlin

James

Lakers

2026-27

McLaughlin

Spurs

Games

availability

2.5

Minutes

per game

7.7

0.8

Points

per game

1.0

0.0

Rebounds

per game

0.8

0.0

Assists

per game

1.2

0.2

Steals + blocks

per game

0.8

0.4

Turnovers

per game · lower is better

0.4

66.7%

Field goal %

9.1%

0.0%

Three-point %

0.2 vs 0.8 attempts

25.0%

0.0%

Free throw %

100.0%

66.7%

True shooting

TS%

21.0%

13.9%

Usage

USG%

14.4%

0.0%

Assist %

of teammates' baskets

30.0%

0.0%

Rebound %

of available

4.7%

-92.3

Net rating

on court

-30.4

-4.3%

PIE

player impact estimate

3.0%

-5.4

Plus-minus

per game

-4.8

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

Jordan McLaughlin scored more in 2026-27, 0.2 points a game apart (1.0 vs 0.8), on McLaughlin's heavier usage (14.4% vs 13.9%).

James is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 66.7% to 21.0%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to McLaughlin (1.2 vs 0.0 assists), the glass to McLaughlin (0.8 vs 0.0 rebounds).

With McLaughlin on the floor his team outscored opponents by -30.4 per 100 possessions, against -92.3 for James; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: James $2.3M through 2027-28, McLaughlin $2.4M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2026-27 · from the game logs

James

2026-27

McLaughlin

4-1

Record when playing

5-0

1.3

Points at home

0.0

Points on the road

1.7

1.0

Points in wins

1.0

0.0

Points in losses

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Season high

30-point games

Double-doubles

Last games & contracts

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James · last 5

Wed, Nov 4 at SAC0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast

Mon, Nov 2 vs MIA2 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast

Sun, Nov 1 vs TOR0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast

Fri, Oct 30 at GSW0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast

Wed, Oct 28 at LAC0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast

McLaughlin · last 5

Sat, Nov 7 at POR3 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast

Fri, Nov 6 at SAC2 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast

Wed, Nov 4 vs DAL0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast

Mon, Nov 2 vs UTA0 pts · 1 reb · 3 ast

Sat, Oct 31 vs MIN0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast

James · contract

2026-27$2.3M

2027-28team option$2.5M

McLaughlin · contract

2026-27$2.4M

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Per-game numbers and percentages are 2026-27 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).

James · McLaughlin · from the live data

Their teams right now

Los Angeles LakersBronny James's team

Next game@ DETSun, Nov 8 at the PistonsPreview, TV and expected starters The ShiftRotationWho's playing the minutesStarters and minutes shares right now On / offJamesThe Lakers with and without himNet rating from every substitution Injury report1Player on the reportStatuses and return dates, every 15 minutes

San Antonio SpursJordan McLaughlin's team

Next game@ PHXMon, Nov 9 at the SunsPreview, TV and expected starters The Shift2 outWho plays Harris's minutesWithout Harris and Quaintance: the rotation that's left On / offMcLaughlinThe Spurs with and without himNet rating from every substitution Injury report2Players on the reportOut: Tobias Harris and Jayden Quaintance