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DaRon Holmes II vs Mohamed Diawara

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Holmes II · Diawara

Mohamed Diawara: Day-To-Day (Finger · Arm).

DaRon Holmes II
Holmes II
Nuggets
2025-26
Diawara
Knicks
51
25
Games
availability
69
8.4
Minutes
per game
9.2
3.7
Points
per game
3.6
1.4
Rebounds
per game
1.4
0.6
Assists
per game
0.8
0.2
Steals + blocks
per game
0.3
0.5
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.4
50.8%
Field goal %
42.3%
44.4%
Three-point %
1.8 vs 1.9 attempts
36.9%
78.6%
Free throw %
75.0%
69.2%
True shooting
TS%
55.0%
17.1%
Usage
USG%
16.9%
12.5%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
11.4%
8.0%
Rebound %
of available
7.5%
-3.0
Net rating
on court
+5.3
9.5%
PIE
player impact estimate
7.6%
-0.6
Plus-minus
per game
+0.8
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

DaRon Holmes II scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (3.7 vs 3.6), on Holmes II's heavier usage (17.1% vs 16.9%).

Holmes II is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 69.2% to 55.0%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Diawara (0.8 vs 0.6 assists), the glass to Diawara (1.4 vs 1.4 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Diawara played 44 more games (69 vs 25 of 82).

With Diawara on the floor his team outscored opponents by +5.3 per 100 possessions, against -3.0 for Holmes II; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Holmes II — through —, Diawara $2.2M through 2029-30. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Holmes II
2025-26
Diawara
17-8
Record when playing
42-27
3.8
Points at home
3.2
3.6
Points on the road
3.9
3.2
Points in wins
4.6
4.9
Points in losses
2.0
11
Season high
18
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
0
Holmes II · last 5
Sat, Apr 25 at MIN0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Apr 23 at MIN0 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Apr 12 at SAS0 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Apr 10 vs OKC2 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Apr 8 vs MEM3 pts · 4 reb · 0 ast
Diawara · last 5
Sat, Jun 13 at SAS0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Mon, May 25 at CLE0 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Sun, May 10 at PHI0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Fri, May 8 at PHI0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Mon, May 4 vs PHI5 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Holmes II · contract
No contract on file (free agent, two-way, or not yet signed).
Diawara · contract
2026-27$2.2M
2027-28$2.4M
2028-29$2.6M
2029-30$2.8M

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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).