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

Daeqwon Plowden vs Dennis Schröder

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Plowden · Schröder
29
Plowden
Kings
2025-26
Schröder
Hornets
Dennis Schröder
32
Games
availability
70
26.4
Minutes
per game
24.2
10.8
Points
per game
10.8
3.0
Rebounds
per game
2.7
1.3
Assists
per game
4.9
0.9
Steals + blocks
per game
1.0
0.8
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.8
43.0%
Field goal %
40.5%
33.3%
Three-point %
5.8 vs 3.3 attempts
32.9%
85.7%
Free throw %
83.4%
57.2%
True shooting
TS%
52.6%
15.7%
Usage
USG%
21.0%
6.5%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
29.4%
5.7%
Rebound %
of available
5.4%
-10.9
Net rating
on court
-6.2
5.7%
PIE
player impact estimate
9.4%
-6.4
Plus-minus
per game
-3.4
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

Dennis Schröder scored more in 2025-26, 0.0 points a game apart (10.8 vs 10.8), on Schröder's heavier usage (21.0% vs 15.7%).

Plowden is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 57.2% to 52.6%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Schröder (4.9 vs 1.3 assists), the glass to Plowden (3.0 vs 2.7 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Schröder played 38 more games (70 vs 32 of 82).

With Schröder on the floor his team outscored opponents by -6.2 per 100 possessions, against -10.9 for Plowden; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Plowden $2.4M through 2027-28, Schröder $14.8M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Plowden
2025-26
Schröder
9-23
Record when playing
29-41
11.3
Points at home
9.6
10.3
Points on the road
11.8
15.2
Points in wins
10.4
9.0
Points in losses
11.1
23
Season high
27
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
3
Plowden · last 5
Sun, Apr 12 at POR8 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Fri, Apr 10 vs GSW20 pts · 9 reb · 3 ast
Tue, Apr 7 at GSW11 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Sun, Apr 5 vs LAC15 pts · 2 reb · 3 ast
Fri, Apr 3 vs NOP17 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Schröder · last 5
Sat, May 23 vs NYK3 pts · 0 reb · 2 ast
Thu, May 21 at NYK4 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast
Tue, May 19 at NYK3 pts · 0 reb · 5 ast
Sun, May 17 at DET2 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Fri, May 15 vs DET0 pts · 2 reb · 3 ast
Plowden · contract
2026-27$2.4M
2027-28$2.7M
Schröder · contract
2026-27$14.8M
2027-28$15.5M

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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).