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CJ McCollum
Hawks · G · 34
CJ McCollum
vs
2025-26
Zach LaVine
Kings · G · 31
Zach LaVine
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

CJ McCollum vs Zach LaVine

11-6categories
McCollum · LaVine

Zach LaVine: Day-To-Day (Hand · Arm · Right).

CJ McCollum
McCollum
Hawks
2025-26
LaVine
Kings
Zach LaVine
76
Games
availability
39
29.8
Minutes
per game
31.4
18.7
Points
per game
19.2
3.3
Rebounds
per game
2.8
3.9
Assists
per game
2.3
1.3
Steals + blocks
per game
1.0
1.8
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.9
45.5%
Field goal %
47.9%
37.5%
Three-point %
6.7 vs 6.5 attempts
39.0%
77.2%
Free throw %
88.0%
56.6%
True shooting
TS%
61.4%
24.7%
Usage
USG%
23.4%
19.4%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
11.1%
5.1%
Rebound %
of available
4.4%
+1.5
Net rating
on court
-12.6
10.5%
PIE
player impact estimate
9.6%
+1.2
Plus-minus
per game
-7.9
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

Zach LaVine scored more in 2025-26, 0.5 points a game apart (19.2 vs 18.7), on McCollum's heavier usage (24.7% vs 23.4%).

LaVine is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.4% to 56.6%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to McCollum (3.9 vs 2.3 assists), the glass to McCollum (3.3 vs 2.8 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: McCollum played 37 more games (76 vs 39 of 82).

With McCollum on the floor his team outscored opponents by +1.5 per 100 possessions, against -12.6 for LaVine; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: McCollum $21.0M through 2026-27, LaVine $49.0M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
McCollumLaVine
37-39Record when playing9-30
19.7Points at home17.8
17.6Points on the road20.4
19.5Points in wins22.7
18.0Points in losses18.1
46Season high42
430-point games8
0Double-doubles0
McCollum · last 5
Thu, Apr 30 vs NYK11 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Apr 28 at NYK6 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Sat, Apr 25 vs NYK17 pts · 1 reb · 3 ast
Thu, Apr 23 vs NYK23 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Mon, Apr 20 at NYK32 pts · 3 reb · 6 ast
LaVine · last 5
Fri, Feb 6 vs LAC6 pts · 2 reb · 4 ast
Wed, Feb 4 vs MEM11 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Feb 1 at WAS35 pts · 6 reb · 2 ast
Fri, Jan 30 at BOS17 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Thu, Jan 29 at PHI17 pts · 1 reb · 3 ast
McCollum · contract
2026-27$21.0M
LaVine · contract
2026-27player option$49.0M

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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).