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

Cason Wallace vs Nique Clifford

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Wallace · Clifford
Cason Wallace
Wallace
Thunder
2025-26
Clifford
Kings
10
77
Games
availability
75
26.6
Minutes
per game
25.1
8.6
Points
per game
8.6
3.1
Rebounds
per game
3.8
2.6
Assists
per game
2.4
2.3
Steals + blocks
per game
1.2
0.9
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.5
43.2%
Field goal %
41.8%
35.1%
Three-point %
3.7 vs 3.1 attempts
33.3%
80.9%
Free throw %
72.2%
53.8%
True shooting
TS%
50.5%
14.1%
Usage
USG%
16.7%
12.7%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
13.0%
5.6%
Rebound %
of available
7.4%
+12.4
Net rating
on court
-4.5
7.6%
PIE
player impact estimate
6.2%
+6.9
Plus-minus
per game
-2.9
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

Nique Clifford scored more in 2025-26, 0.0 points a game apart (8.6 vs 8.6), on Clifford's heavier usage (16.7% vs 14.1%).

Wallace is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 53.8% to 50.5%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Wallace (2.6 vs 2.4 assists), the glass to Clifford (3.8 vs 3.1 rebounds).

With Wallace on the floor his team outscored opponents by +12.4 per 100 possessions, against -4.5 for Clifford; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Wallace $7.4M through 2026-27, Clifford $3.3M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Wallace
2025-26
Clifford
61-16
Record when playing
21-54
8.8
Points at home
8.9
8.3
Points on the road
8.3
8.7
Points in wins
9.0
8.3
Points in losses
8.5
27
Season high
30
0
30-point games
1
1
Double-doubles
0
Wallace · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 at SAS6 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Oct 13 vs IND7 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Oct 7 vs MIL7 pts · 3 reb · 6 ast
Sat, May 30 vs SAS17 pts · 7 reb · 4 ast
Thu, May 28 at SAS11 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Clifford · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at SAS5 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Oct 13 vs POR2 pts · 2 reb · 5 ast
Sat, Oct 10 at GSW3 pts · 1 reb · 3 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at LAL4 pts · 2 reb · 6 ast
Mon, Oct 5 vs LAL23 pts · 9 reb · 2 ast
Wallace · contract
2026-27$7.4M
Clifford · contract
2026-27$3.3M
2027-28$3.4M
2028-29$6.0M

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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).