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Cameron Johnson
Nuggets · F · 30
Cameron Johnson
vs
2025-26
Pelicans · F · 23
Julian Reese
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Cameron Johnson vs Julian Reese

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Johnson · Reese
Cameron Johnson
Johnson
Nuggets
2025-26
Reese
Pelicans
54
Games
availability
13
30.5
Minutes
per game
30.9
12.2
Points
per game
11.8
3.8
Rebounds
per game
10.5
2.4
Assists
per game
1.8
1.1
Steals + blocks
per game
2.0
0.9
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.5
48.0%
Field goal %
52.9%
43.0%
Three-point %
4.7 vs 0.0 attempts
0.0%
83.9%
Free throw %
63.6%
62.9%
True shooting
TS%
55.7%
14.4%
Usage
USG%
17.3%
9.8%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
8.4%
6.3%
Rebound %
of available
17.4%
+9.5
Net rating
on court
-11.8
7.5%
PIE
player impact estimate
9.2%
+6.4
Plus-minus
per game
-8.6
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

Cameron Johnson scored more in 2025-26, 0.4 points a game apart (12.2 vs 11.8), on Reese's heavier usage (17.3% 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 1.8 assists), the glass to Reese (10.5 vs 3.8 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Johnson played 41 more games (54 vs 13 of 82).

With Johnson on the floor his team outscored opponents by +9.5 per 100 possessions, against -11.8 for Reese; 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, Reese — through —. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Johnson
2025-26
Reese
37-17
Record when playing
1-12
12.6
Points at home
12.5
11.8
Points on the road
11.3
12.4
Points in wins
26.0
11.9
Points in losses
10.7
28
Season high
26
0
30-point games
0
1
Double-doubles
5

Last games & contracts

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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
Reese · last 5
Sun, Apr 12 at CLE14 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Apr 10 vs MIA10 pts · 6 reb · 3 ast
Thu, Apr 9 vs CHI16 pts · 15 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Apr 7 vs CHI17 pts · 11 reb · 4 ast
Sun, Apr 5 at BKN17 pts · 16 reb · 1 ast
Johnson · contract
2026-27$23.1M
Reese · 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).