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Darius Garland
Clippers · G · 26
Darius Garland
vs
2025-26
Zach LaVine
Kings · G · 31
Zach LaVine
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Darius Garland vs Zach LaVine

9-8categories
Garland · LaVine

Zach LaVine: Day-To-Day (Hand · Arm · Right).

Darius Garland
Garland
Clippers
2025-26
LaVine
Kings
Zach LaVine
45
Games
availability
39
29.9
Minutes
per game
31.4
18.8
Points
per game
19.2
2.4
Rebounds
per game
2.8
6.7
Assists
per game
2.3
1.2
Steals + blocks
per game
1.0
2.9
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.9
46.0%
Field goal %
47.9%
39.6%
Three-point %
6.8 vs 6.5 attempts
39.0%
86.1%
Free throw %
88.0%
58.2%
True shooting
TS%
61.4%
26.6%
Usage
USG%
23.4%
32.2%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
11.1%
3.9%
Rebound %
of available
4.4%
+2.6
Net rating
on court
-12.6
11.2%
PIE
player impact estimate
9.6%
+1.9
Plus-minus
per game
-7.9
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

Zach LaVine scored more in 2025-26, 0.4 points a game apart (19.2 vs 18.8), on Garland's heavier usage (26.6% vs 23.4%).

LaVine is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.4% to 58.2%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Garland (6.7 vs 2.3 assists), the glass to LaVine (2.8 vs 2.4 rebounds).

With Garland on the floor his team outscored opponents by +2.6 per 100 possessions, against -12.6 for LaVine; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Garland $42.2M through 2027-28, LaVine $49.0M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
GarlandLaVine
26-19Record when playing9-30
18.8Points at home17.8
18.7Points on the road20.4
19.3Points in wins22.7
18.1Points in losses18.1
41Season high42
330-point games8
7Double-doubles0
Garland · last 5
Sun, Apr 12 vs GSW15 pts · 1 reb · 6 ast
Fri, Apr 10 at POR16 pts · 5 reb · 7 ast
Tue, Apr 7 vs DAL22 pts · 1 reb · 4 ast
Sun, Apr 5 at SAC17 pts · 4 reb · 6 ast
Thu, Apr 2 vs SAS11 pts · 2 reb · 3 ast
LaVine · last 5
Fri, Feb 6 vs LAC6 pts · 2 reb · 4 ast
Wed, Feb 4 vs MEM11 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Feb 1 at WAS35 pts · 6 reb · 2 ast
Fri, Jan 30 at BOS17 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Thu, Jan 29 at PHI17 pts · 1 reb · 3 ast
Garland · contract
2026-27$42.2M
2027-28$44.9M
LaVine · contract
2026-27player option$49.0M

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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).