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Myron Gardner
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

DaRon Holmes II vs Myron Gardner

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Holmes II · Gardner

Myron Gardner: Day-To-Day (Ankle · Leg · Left).

DaRon Holmes II
Holmes II
Nuggets
2025-26
Gardner
Heat
15
25
Games
availability
45
8.4
Minutes
per game
9.1
3.7
Points
per game
3.6
1.4
Rebounds
per game
2.7
0.6
Assists
per game
1.0
0.2
Steals + blocks
per game
0.6
0.5
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.4
50.8%
Field goal %
48.0%
44.4%
Three-point %
1.8 vs 1.4 attempts
40.6%
78.6%
Free throw %
73.1%
69.2%
True shooting
TS%
60.6%
17.1%
Usage
USG%
13.9%
12.5%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
14.3%
8.0%
Rebound %
of available
13.2%
-3.0
Net rating
on court
+8.4
9.5%
PIE
player impact estimate
9.3%
-0.6
Plus-minus
per game
+1.7
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 13.9%).

Holmes II is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 69.2% to 60.6%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Gardner (1.0 vs 0.6 assists), the glass to Gardner (2.7 vs 1.4 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Gardner played 20 more games (45 vs 25 of 82).

With Gardner on the floor his team outscored opponents by +8.4 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 —, Gardner $2.2M through 2027-28. 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
Gardner
17-8
Record when playing
24-21
3.8
Points at home
4.1
3.6
Points on the road
3.2
3.2
Points in wins
3.5
4.9
Points in losses
3.8
11
Season high
14
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
1
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
Gardner · last 5
Sun, Apr 12 vs ATL2 pts · 2 reb · 3 ast
Fri, Apr 10 at WAS0 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Apr 9 at TOR2 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Apr 7 at TOR0 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Sun, Mar 29 at IND2 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Holmes II · contract
No contract on file (free agent, two-way, or not yet signed).
Gardner · contract
2026-27$2.2M
2027-28$2.5M

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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).