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Chaz Lanier
Pistons · G · 24
Chaz Lanier
vs
2025-26
Pat Connaughton
Hornets · G · 33
Pat Connaughton
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Chaz Lanier vs Pat Connaughton

6-11categories
Lanier · Connaughton
Chaz Lanier
Lanier
Pistons
2025-26
Connaughton
Hornets
Pat Connaughton
34
Games
availability
42
7.7
Minutes
per game
7.1
2.4
Points
per game
2.6
0.7
Rebounds
per game
1.5
0.5
Assists
per game
0.4
0.2
Steals + blocks
per game
0.3
0.1
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.3
31.5%
Field goal %
44.7%
28.4%
Three-point %
2.0 vs 1.2 attempts
40.4%
83.3%
Free throw %
65.0%
43.6%
True shooting
TS%
58.6%
14.7%
Usage
USG%
15.0%
8.5%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
11.0%
4.2%
Rebound %
of available
9.9%
+2.0
Net rating
on court
-4.3
4.5%
PIE
player impact estimate
11.7%
+0.2
Plus-minus
per game
-0.7
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

Pat Connaughton scored more in 2025-26, 0.2 points a game apart (2.6 vs 2.4), on Connaughton's heavier usage (15.0% vs 14.7%).

Connaughton is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 58.6% to 43.6%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Lanier (0.5 vs 0.4 assists), the glass to Connaughton (1.5 vs 0.7 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Connaughton played 8 more games (42 vs 34 of 82).

With Lanier on the floor his team outscored opponents by +2.0 per 100 possessions, against -4.3 for Connaughton; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Lanier $2.2M through 2028-29, Connaughton $3.8M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Lanier
2025-26
Connaughton
28-6
Record when playing
25-17
3.6
Points at home
2.4
1.3
Points on the road
2.8
2.6
Points in wins
2.7
1.3
Points in losses
2.5
9
Season high
13
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
0

Last games & contracts

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Lanier · last 5
Sun, May 17 vs CLE0 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
Fri, May 15 at CLE0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sun, May 3 vs ORL2 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Apr 12 at IND2 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Apr 10 at CHA0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Connaughton · last 5
Fri, Apr 10 vs DET0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Apr 7 at BOS0 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Apr 5 at MIN0 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Apr 3 vs IND7 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Thu, Apr 2 vs PHX0 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Lanier · contract
2026-27$2.2M
2027-28$2.5M
2028-29team option$2.7M
Connaughton · contract
2026-27$3.8M

More comparisons

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Connaughton vs
Gary Harris · JD Davison · Cam Christie · Andre Jackson Jr.

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).