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Trail Blazers · G · 24
Chris Youngblood
vs
2025-26
Max Shulga
Free agent · G · 24
Max Shulga
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Chris Youngblood vs Max Shulga

15-2categories
Youngblood · Shulga

Chris Youngblood: Out (Left ankle).

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Youngblood
Trail Blazers
2025-26
Shulga
Free agent
Max Shulga
34
Games
availability
11
5.4
Minutes
per game
3.3
2.1
Points
per game
0.6
0.8
Rebounds
per game
0.5
0.4
Assists
per game
0.2
0.2
Steals + blocks
per game
0.1
0.1
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.3
34.9%
Field goal %
25.0%
33.3%
Three-point %
1.6 vs 0.4 attempts
25.0%
90.0%
Free throw %
100.0%
52.7%
True shooting
TS%
39.4%
16.2%
Usage
USG%
12.8%
9.2%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
8.7%
7.0%
Rebound %
of available
7.6%
+2.3
Net rating
on court
-7.6
5.9%
PIE
player impact estimate
-3.8%
+0.3
Plus-minus
per game
-0.8
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

Chris Youngblood scored more in 2025-26, 1.5 points a game apart (2.1 vs 0.6), on Youngblood's heavier usage (16.2% vs 12.8%).

Youngblood is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 52.7% to 39.4%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Youngblood (0.4 vs 0.2 assists), the glass to Youngblood (0.8 vs 0.5 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Youngblood played 23 more games (34 vs 11 of 82).

With Youngblood on the floor his team outscored opponents by +2.3 per 100 possessions, against -7.6 for Shulga; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Youngblood
2025-26
Shulga
29-5
Record when playing
8-3
1.3
Points at home
1.4
3.0
Points on the road
0.0
2.0
Points in wins
0.4
2.6
Points in losses
1.3
9
Season high
4
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
0

Last games & contracts

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Youngblood · last 5
Wed, Oct 7 vs GSW8 pts · 2 reb · 3 ast
Fri, Apr 10 vs LAC0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Mar 23 vs BKN6 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Feb 4 at SAS5 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Feb 3 vs ORL2 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Shulga · last 5
Sun, Apr 26 at PHI3 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Apr 21 vs PHI0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Apr 12 vs ORL3 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Apr 10 vs NOP0 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Apr 1 at MIA0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Youngblood · contract
No contract on file (free agent, two-way, or not yet signed).
Shulga · 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).