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

Craig Porter Jr. vs RayJ Dennis

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Porter Jr. · Dennis
Craig Porter Jr.
Porter Jr.
Cavaliers
2025-26
Dennis
Hawks
00
64
Games
availability
17
17.9
Minutes
per game
12.1
4.5
Points
per game
4.4
3.4
Rebounds
per game
1.5
3.2
Assists
per game
1.9
1.5
Steals + blocks
per game
0.4
0.9
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.0
45.0%
Field goal %
31.3%
35.5%
Three-point %
1.5 vs 2.6 attempts
31.1%
60.0%
Free throw %
88.9%
52.4%
True shooting
TS%
42.5%
11.9%
Usage
USG%
19.5%
22.5%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
26.0%
9.2%
Rebound %
of available
5.3%
+4.6
Net rating
on court
-14.2
9.2%
PIE
player impact estimate
5.1%
+1.6
Plus-minus
per game
-3.6
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

Craig Porter Jr. scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (4.5 vs 4.4), on Dennis's heavier usage (19.5% vs 11.9%).

Porter Jr. is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 52.4% to 42.5%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Porter Jr. (3.2 vs 1.9 assists), the glass to Porter Jr. (3.4 vs 1.5 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Porter Jr. played 47 more games (64 vs 17 of 82).

With Porter Jr. on the floor his team outscored opponents by +4.6 per 100 possessions, against -14.2 for Dennis; 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, Dennis — through —. 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
Dennis
43-21
Record when playing
3-14
4.2
Points at home
2.5
4.9
Points on the road
6.0
4.8
Points in wins
0.7
4.0
Points in losses
5.1
19
Season high
17
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
0
Porter Jr. · last 5
Tue, Oct 13 at ORL3 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast
Sun, Oct 11 vs ORL0 pts · 1 reb · 4 ast
Thu, Oct 8 vs BOS5 pts · 3 reb · 10 ast
Mon, May 25 vs NYK0 pts · 1 reb · 3 ast
Thu, May 21 at NYK0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Dennis · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at DAL2 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Mon, Oct 12 vs OKC13 pts · 4 reb · 7 ast
Sat, Oct 10 at IND7 pts · 3 reb · 4 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at SAS4 pts · 2 reb · 4 ast
Mon, Oct 5 vs MEM12 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Porter Jr. · contract
2026-27$2.4M
Dennis · 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).