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Christian Koloko
Pelicans · C · 26
Christian Koloko
vs
2025-26
Khaman Maluach
Suns · C · 20
Khaman Maluach
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Christian Koloko vs Khaman Maluach

5-12categories
Koloko · Maluach
Christian Koloko
Koloko
Pelicans
2025-26
Maluach
Suns
Khaman Maluach
27
Games
availability
46
13.2
Minutes
per game
8.9
2.7
Points
per game
3.0
3.0
Rebounds
per game
2.9
0.7
Assists
per game
0.1
1.4
Steals + blocks
per game
0.8
0.6
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.5
41.9%
Field goal %
53.3%
11.1%
Three-point %
0.3 vs 0.5 attempts
23.8%
66.7%
Free throw %
71.0%
45.3%
True shooting
TS%
58.6%
10.9%
Usage
USG%
14.2%
6.4%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
2.1%
10.3%
Rebound %
of available
15.1%
-1.3
Net rating
on court
+2.5
4.6%
PIE
player impact estimate
9.8%
-0.5
Plus-minus
per game
+1.0
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

Khaman Maluach scored more in 2025-26, 0.3 points a game apart (3.0 vs 2.7), on Maluach's heavier usage (14.2% vs 10.9%).

Maluach is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 58.6% to 45.3%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Koloko (0.7 vs 0.1 assists), the glass to Koloko (3.0 vs 2.9 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Maluach played 19 more games (46 vs 27 of 82).

With Maluach on the floor his team outscored opponents by +2.5 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, Maluach $6.3M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Koloko
2025-26
Maluach
16-11
Record when playing
22-24
2.8
Points at home
2.8
2.6
Points on the road
3.3
2.9
Points in wins
3.6
2.5
Points in losses
2.5
12
Season high
18
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
1

Last games & contracts

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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
Maluach · last 5
Mon, Apr 27 vs OKC2 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Apr 25 vs OKC2 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Apr 22 at OKC4 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Apr 19 at OKC0 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Apr 12 at OKC18 pts · 14 reb · 0 ast
Koloko · contract
2026-27$2.6M
Maluach · contract
2026-27$6.3M
2027-28$6.6M
2028-29$8.4M

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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).