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Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Craig Porter Jr. vs Mike Conley

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Porter Jr. · Conley
Craig Porter Jr.
Porter Jr.
Cavaliers
2025-26
Conley
Celtics
Mike Conley
64
Games
availability
54
17.9
Minutes
per game
18.4
4.5
Points
per game
4.5
3.4
Rebounds
per game
1.7
3.2
Assists
per game
2.9
1.5
Steals + blocks
per game
0.9
0.9
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.6
45.0%
Field goal %
33.5%
35.5%
Three-point %
1.5 vs 3.1 attempts
33.7%
60.0%
Free throw %
90.0%
52.4%
True shooting
TS%
51.7%
11.9%
Usage
USG%
11.3%
22.5%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
20.5%
9.2%
Rebound %
of available
4.5%
+4.6
Net rating
on court
+0.2
9.2%
PIE
player impact estimate
6.1%
+1.6
Plus-minus
per game
+0.3
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

Mike Conley scored more in 2025-26, 0.0 points a game apart (4.5 vs 4.5), on Porter Jr.'s heavier usage (11.9% vs 11.3%).

Efficiency is a wash: true shooting within a point of each other (52.4% vs 51.7%).

Playmaking goes to Porter Jr. (3.2 vs 2.9 assists), the glass to Porter Jr. (3.4 vs 1.7 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Porter Jr. played 10 more games (64 vs 54 of 82).

With Porter Jr. on the floor his team outscored opponents by +4.6 per 100 possessions, against +0.2 for Conley; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Porter Jr. $2.4M through 2026-27, Conley $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
Porter Jr.
2025-26
Conley
43-21
Record when playing
33-21
4.2
Points at home
4.8
4.9
Points on the road
4.3
4.8
Points in wins
5.0
4.0
Points in losses
3.8
19
Season high
14
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
0
Porter Jr. · last 5
Mon, May 25 vs NYK0 pts · 1 reb · 3 ast
Thu, May 21 at NYK0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sun, May 17 at DET2 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Fri, May 15 vs DET0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Mon, May 11 vs DET0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Conley · last 5
Fri, May 15 vs SAS6 pts · 0 reb · 4 ast
Tue, May 12 at SAS5 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Sun, May 10 vs SAS8 pts · 0 reb · 2 ast
Fri, May 8 vs SAS0 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Wed, May 6 at SAS3 pts · 1 reb · 3 ast
Porter Jr. · contract
2026-27$2.4M
Conley · 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).