Daeqwon Plowden vs Isaiah Joe
Plowden · Joe
Where the gap is
from the numbers aboveIsaiah Joe scored more in 2025-26, 0.3 points a game apart (11.1 vs 10.8), on Joe's heavier usage (17.8% vs 15.7%).
Joe is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 65.7% to 57.2%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.
Playmaking goes to Joe (1.3 vs 1.3 assists), the glass to Plowden (3.0 vs 2.5 rebounds).
Availability is part of the comparison: Joe played 39 more games (71 vs 32 of 82).
With Joe on the floor his team outscored opponents by +11.7 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, Joe $11.3M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.
Splits
2025-26 · from the game logsLast games & contracts
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pick any two players →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).
