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Dejounte Murray
Pelicans · G · 30
Dejounte Murray
vs
2025-26
Grayson Allen
Hornets · G · 31
Grayson Allen
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Dejounte Murray vs Grayson Allen

13-4categories
Murray · Allen
Dejounte Murray
Murray
Pelicans
2025-26
Allen
Hornets
Grayson Allen
14
Games
availability
51
27.8
Minutes
per game
28.8
16.7
Points
per game
16.5
5.4
Rebounds
per game
3.0
6.4
Assists
per game
3.8
1.8
Steals + blocks
per game
1.7
3.4
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.6
48.4%
Field goal %
40.3%
30.6%
Three-point %
4.4 vs 8.9 attempts
34.9%
86.7%
Free throw %
85.7%
58.0%
True shooting
TS%
56.8%
26.7%
Usage
USG%
23.1%
33.6%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
20.6%
10.1%
Rebound %
of available
5.1%
+1.3
Net rating
on court
+0.1
13.8%
PIE
player impact estimate
10.5%
+1.4
Plus-minus
per game
+0.4
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

Dejounte Murray scored more in 2025-26, 0.2 points a game apart (16.7 vs 16.5), on Murray's heavier usage (26.7% vs 23.1%).

Murray is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 58.0% to 56.8%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Murray (6.4 vs 3.8 assists), the glass to Murray (5.4 vs 3.0 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Allen played 37 more games (51 vs 14 of 82).

With Murray on the floor his team outscored opponents by +1.3 per 100 possessions, against +0.1 for Allen; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Murray $32.8M through 2027-28, Allen $18.1M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Murray
2025-26
Allen
5-9
Record when playing
26-25
17.8
Points at home
17.9
15.9
Points on the road
15.2
18.6
Points in wins
17.6
15.7
Points in losses
15.3
35
Season high
42
1
30-point games
2
1
Double-doubles
0

Last games & contracts

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Murray · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 vs WAS0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at DAL0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at MIA0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at OKC6 pts · 4 reb · 6 ast
Thu, Apr 2 at POR9 pts · 8 reb · 5 ast
Allen · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at MEM0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Oct 6 vs BKN13 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Mon, Apr 27 vs OKC12 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Sat, Apr 25 vs OKC7 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Apr 10 at LAL8 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Murray · contract
2026-27$32.8M
2027-28player option$30.8M
Allen · contract
2026-27$18.1M
2027-28player option$19.4M

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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).