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29
Kings · G-F · 28
Daeqwon Plowden
vs
2025-26
31
Clippers · G-F · 30
Max Strus
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Daeqwon Plowden vs Max Strus

4-12categories
Plowden · Strus

Max Strus: Out (Foot · Leg · Right).

29
Plowden
Kings
2025-26
Strus
Clippers
31
32
Games
availability
12
26.4
Minutes
per game
24.0
10.8
Points
per game
11.2
3.0
Rebounds
per game
5.4
1.3
Assists
per game
2.0
0.9
Steals + blocks
per game
0.3
0.8
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.8
43.0%
Field goal %
44.3%
33.3%
Three-point %
5.8 vs 6.8 attempts
40.2%
85.7%
Free throw %
77.8%
57.2%
True shooting
TS%
60.9%
15.7%
Usage
USG%
17.0%
6.5%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
11.3%
5.7%
Rebound %
of available
10.8%
-10.9
Net rating
on court
+0.3
5.7%
PIE
player impact estimate
8.8%
-6.4
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

Max Strus scored more in 2025-26, 0.4 points a game apart (11.2 vs 10.8), on Strus's heavier usage (17.0% vs 15.7%).

Strus is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 60.9% to 57.2%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Strus (2.0 vs 1.3 assists), the glass to Strus (5.4 vs 3.0 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Plowden played 20 more games (32 vs 12 of 82).

With Strus on the floor his team outscored opponents by +0.3 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, Strus $16.7M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Plowden
2025-26
Strus
9-23
Record when playing
9-3
11.3
Points at home
14.3
10.3
Points on the road
8.0
15.2
Points in wins
10.8
9.0
Points in losses
12.3
23
Season high
29
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
0

Last games & contracts

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Plowden · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at SAS5 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Oct 13 vs POR10 pts · 5 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Oct 10 at GSW0 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at LAL15 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
Mon, Oct 5 vs LAL12 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Strus · last 5
Wed, Oct 14 vs DEN0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Oct 4 vs GSW0 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Mon, May 25 vs NYK5 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Sat, May 23 vs NYK13 pts · 7 reb · 6 ast
Thu, May 21 at NYK5 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast
Plowden · contract
2026-27$2.4M
2027-28$2.7M
Strus · contract
2026-27$16.7M

More comparisons

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Isaiah Joe · Cam Spencer · Pelle Larsson · Dennis Schroder

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).