Head to head · 2026-27 regular season · stats.nba.com

Craig Porter Jr. vs Tyler Kolek

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Porter Jr. · Kolek

Porter Jr.

Cavaliers

2026-27

Kolek

Knicks

Games

availability

9.1

Minutes

per game

12.4

0.6

Points

per game

2.1

1.6

Rebounds

per game

1.7

1.0

Assists

per game

5.1

0.6

Steals + blocks

per game

0.6

Turnovers

per game · lower is better

0.6

40.0%

Field goal %

26.3%

33.3%

Three-point %

0.4 vs 1.7 attempts

25.0%

0.0%

Free throw %

100.0%

50.0%

True shooting

TS%

37.7%

5.6%

Usage

USG%

10.9%

14.8%

Assist %

of teammates' baskets

49.3%

7.7%

Rebound %

of available

6.3%

-3.1

Net rating

on court

+10.6

3.8%

PIE

player impact estimate

10.4%

-0.9

Plus-minus

per game

+3.7

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

Tyler Kolek scored more in 2026-27, 1.5 points a game apart (2.1 vs 0.6), on Kolek's heavier usage (10.9% vs 5.6%).

Porter Jr. is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 50.0% to 37.7%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Kolek (5.1 vs 1.0 assists), the glass to Kolek (1.7 vs 1.6 rebounds).

With Kolek on the floor his team outscored opponents by +10.6 per 100 possessions, against -3.1 for Porter Jr.; 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, Kolek $2.3M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2026-27 · from the game logs

Porter Jr.

2026-27

Kolek

3-5

Record when playing

5-2

0.8

Points at home

1.0

0.5

Points on the road

3.7

1.7

Points in wins

2.6

0.0

Points in losses

1.0

Season high

30-point games

Double-doubles

Last games & contracts

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Porter Jr. · last 5

Sat, Nov 7 vs NYK0 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast

Fri, Nov 6 vs PHI0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast

Wed, Nov 4 at OKC0 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast

Mon, Nov 2 vs OKC0 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast

Sat, Oct 31 at MIL2 pts · 2 reb · 4 ast

Kolek · last 5

Sat, Nov 7 at CLE0 pts · 4 reb · 5 ast

Wed, Nov 4 vs CHI0 pts · 0 reb · 5 ast

Mon, Nov 2 vs BKN2 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast

Fri, Oct 30 at PHI2 pts · 1 reb · 4 ast

Wed, Oct 28 at CHI9 pts · 2 reb · 9 ast

Porter Jr. · contract

2026-27$2.4M

Kolek · contract

2026-27$2.3M

2027-28team option$2.5M

More comparisons

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Porter Jr. vs
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Kolek vs
Jaden Bradley · Bruce Thornton · Josh Dix · Daeqwon Plowden

Per-game numbers and percentages are 2026-27 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).

Porter Jr. · Kolek · from the live data

Their teams right now

Cleveland CavaliersCraig Porter Jr.'s team

Next game@ CHAMon, Nov 9 at the HornetsPreview, TV and expected starters The Shift3 outWho plays Merrill's minutesWithout Merrill, Allen and 1 more: the rotation that's left On / offPorter Jr.The Cavaliers with and without himNet rating from every substitution Injury report3Players on the reportOut: Sam Merrill, Jarrett Allen and 1 more

New York KnicksTyler Kolek's team

Next gamevs MILTue, Nov 10 vs the BucksPreview, TV and expected starters The Shift1 outWho plays Hart's minutesWithout Hart: the rotation that's left On / offKolekThe Knicks with and without himNet rating from every substitution Injury report1Player on the reportOut: Josh Hart