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Chet Holmgren
Thunder · C-F · 24
Chet Holmgren
vs
2025-26
Nikola Vučević
Magic · C · 35
Nikola Vučević
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Chet Holmgren vs Nikola Vučević

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Holmgren · Vučević
Chet Holmgren
Holmgren
Thunder
2025-26
Vučević
Magic
Nikola Vučević
69
Games
availability
64
28.9
Minutes
per game
28.4
17.1
Points
per game
15.1
8.9
Rebounds
per game
8.4
1.7
Assists
per game
3.3
2.5
Steals + blocks
per game
1.2
1.6
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.3
55.7%
Field goal %
49.3%
36.2%
Three-point %
3.5 vs 4.2 attempts
36.9%
79.2%
Free throw %
82.8%
65.3%
True shooting
TS%
57.4%
21.4%
Usage
USG%
21.3%
8.2%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
17.5%
14.9%
Rebound %
of available
14.1%
+16.1
Net rating
on court
-1.7
15.4%
PIE
player impact estimate
12.7%
+9.8
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

Chet Holmgren scored more in 2025-26, 2.0 points a game apart (17.1 vs 15.1), on Holmgren's heavier usage (21.4% vs 21.3%).

Holmgren is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 65.3% to 57.4%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Vučević (3.3 vs 1.7 assists), the glass to Holmgren (8.9 vs 8.4 rebounds).

With Holmgren on the floor his team outscored opponents by +16.1 per 100 possessions, against -1.7 for Vučević; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Holmgren $41.5M through 2030-31, Vučević $2.4M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
HolmgrenVučević
56-13Record when playing35-29
17.1Points at home15.6
17.1Points on the road14.4
17.7Points in wins15.7
14.5Points in losses14.3
31Season high35
230-point games1
24Double-doubles23
Holmgren · last 5
Sat, May 30 vs SAS4 pts · 4 reb · 0 ast
Thu, May 28 at SAS10 pts · 11 reb · 1 ast
Tue, May 26 vs SAS16 pts · 11 reb · 1 ast
Sun, May 24 at SAS10 pts · 9 reb · 2 ast
Fri, May 22 at SAS14 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Vučević · last 5
Thu, Apr 30 at PHI2 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Apr 28 vs PHI8 pts · 2 reb · 3 ast
Sun, Apr 26 at PHI4 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast
Fri, Apr 24 at PHI11 pts · 6 reb · 4 ast
Tue, Apr 21 vs PHI9 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Holmgren · contract
2026-27$41.5M
2027-28$44.8M
2028-29$48.1M
2029-30$51.5M
2030-31$54.8M
Vučević · contract
2026-27$2.4M

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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).