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

Cameron Johnson vs Jonathan Kuminga

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Johnson · Kuminga
Cameron Johnson
Johnson
Nuggets
2025-26
Kuminga
Timberwolves
Jonathan Kuminga
54
Games
availability
36
30.5
Minutes
per game
23.1
12.2
Points
per game
12.2
3.8
Rebounds
per game
5.6
2.4
Assists
per game
2.3
1.1
Steals + blocks
per game
0.9
0.9
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.9
48.0%
Field goal %
46.3%
43.0%
Three-point %
4.7 vs 2.9 attempts
33.3%
83.9%
Free throw %
72.4%
62.9%
True shooting
TS%
55.7%
14.4%
Usage
USG%
22.6%
9.8%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
14.8%
6.3%
Rebound %
of available
11.8%
+9.5
Net rating
on court
+4.1
7.5%
PIE
player impact estimate
11.1%
+6.4
Plus-minus
per game
+2.0
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

Jonathan Kuminga scored more in 2025-26, 0.0 points a game apart (12.2 vs 12.2), on Kuminga's heavier usage (22.6% vs 14.4%).

Johnson is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 62.9% to 55.7%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Johnson (2.4 vs 2.3 assists), the glass to Kuminga (5.6 vs 3.8 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Johnson played 18 more games (54 vs 36 of 82).

With Johnson on the floor his team outscored opponents by +9.5 per 100 possessions, against +4.1 for Kuminga; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Johnson $23.1M through 2026-27, Kuminga $6.1M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Johnson
2025-26
Kuminga
37-17
Record when playing
22-14
12.6
Points at home
12.3
11.8
Points on the road
12.1
12.4
Points in wins
11.7
11.9
Points in losses
12.9
28
Season high
27
0
30-point games
0
1
Double-doubles
1
Johnson · last 5
Thu, Apr 30 at MIN27 pts · 8 reb · 3 ast
Mon, Apr 27 vs MIN18 pts · 6 reb · 5 ast
Sat, Apr 25 at MIN9 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Thu, Apr 23 at MIN6 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Mon, Apr 20 vs MIN13 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Kuminga · last 5
Thu, Apr 30 vs NYK11 pts · 2 reb · 3 ast
Tue, Apr 28 at NYK13 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Sat, Apr 25 vs NYK10 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Apr 23 vs NYK21 pts · 4 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Apr 20 at NYK19 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Johnson · contract
2026-27$23.1M
Kuminga · contract
2026-27$6.1M
2027-28player option$6.4M

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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).