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Christian Koloko vs Clint Capela

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Koloko · Capela
Christian Koloko
Koloko
Pelicans
2025-26
Capela
Rockets
Clint Capela
27
Games
availability
75
13.2
Minutes
per game
12.3
2.7
Points
per game
3.8
3.0
Rebounds
per game
4.6
0.7
Assists
per game
0.7
1.4
Steals + blocks
per game
1.3
0.6
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.5
41.9%
Field goal %
52.0%
11.1%
Three-point %
0.3 vs 0.0 attempts
50.0%
66.7%
Free throw %
57.7%
45.3%
True shooting
TS%
54.0%
10.9%
Usage
USG%
13.3%
6.4%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
7.2%
10.3%
Rebound %
of available
16.9%
-1.3
Net rating
on court
+8.0
4.6%
PIE
player impact estimate
11.0%
-0.5
Plus-minus
per game
+2.2
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

Clint Capela scored more in 2025-26, 1.1 points a game apart (3.8 vs 2.7), on Capela's heavier usage (13.3% vs 10.9%).

Capela is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 54.0% to 45.3%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Capela (0.7 vs 0.7 assists), the glass to Capela (4.6 vs 3.0 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Capela played 48 more games (75 vs 27 of 82).

With Capela on the floor his team outscored opponents by +8.0 per 100 possessions, against -1.3 for Koloko; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Koloko $2.6M through 2026-27, Capela $7.0M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Koloko
2025-26
Capela
16-11
Record when playing
47-28
2.8
Points at home
3.9
2.6
Points on the road
3.6
2.9
Points in wins
4.0
2.5
Points in losses
3.4
12
Season high
23
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
1
Koloko · last 5
Sun, Apr 12 at MIA4 pts · 8 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Apr 3 at BKN5 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Mar 28 vs SAC0 pts · 0 reb · 2 ast
Mon, Mar 23 vs MEM2 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Sat, Mar 14 vs MIL2 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Capela · last 5
Fri, May 1 vs LAL2 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Apr 24 vs LAL2 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Apr 21 at LAL0 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Apr 18 at LAL2 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Apr 12 vs MEM23 pts · 13 reb · 1 ast
Koloko · contract
2026-27$2.6M
Capela · contract
2026-27$7.0M
2027-28$7.4M

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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).