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LJ Cryer
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Bryce McGowens vs LJ Cryer

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McGowens · Cryer
Bryce McGowens
McGowens
Pelicans
2025-26
Cryer
Warriors
18
42
Games
availability
18
21.0
Minutes
per game
16.2
8.1
Points
per game
8.2
2.1
Rebounds
per game
1.6
1.5
Assists
per game
1.0
0.8
Steals + blocks
per game
0.2
0.4
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.8
48.1%
Field goal %
40.2%
40.9%
Three-point %
2.2 vs 5.2 attempts
39.4%
77.9%
Free throw %
89.5%
61.0%
True shooting
TS%
59.0%
13.6%
Usage
USG%
19.6%
9.1%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
9.2%
4.7%
Rebound %
of available
4.9%
-3.6
Net rating
on court
-0.4
6.7%
PIE
player impact estimate
7.0%
-1.7
Plus-minus
per game
+0.9
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

LJ Cryer scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (8.2 vs 8.1), on Cryer's heavier usage (19.6% vs 13.6%).

McGowens is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.0% to 59.0%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to McGowens (1.5 vs 1.0 assists), the glass to McGowens (2.1 vs 1.6 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: McGowens played 24 more games (42 vs 18 of 82).

With Cryer on the floor his team outscored opponents by -0.4 per 100 possessions, against -3.6 for McGowens; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: McGowens $2.6M through 2027-28, Cryer — through —. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
McGowens
2025-26
Cryer
14-28
Record when playing
6-12
7.8
Points at home
8.6
8.4
Points on the road
7.9
9.5
Points in wins
7.3
7.4
Points in losses
8.7
23
Season high
17
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
0
McGowens · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 vs WAS5 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at DAL4 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at MIA1 pts · 3 reb · 7 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at OKC7 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Sun, Mar 8 vs WAS4 pts · 1 reb · 3 ast
Cryer · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 vs POR5 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Oct 13 at LAL2 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Oct 10 vs SAC0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 7 at POR6 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Oct 6 vs LAL2 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
McGowens · contract
2026-27$2.6M
2027-28$2.9M
Cryer · contract
No contract on file (free agent, two-way, or not yet signed).

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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).