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Nuggets · G-F · 37
DeMar DeRozan
vs
2025-26
Trae Young
Wizards · G · 28
Trae Young
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

DeMar DeRozan vs Trae Young

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DeRozan · Young
10
DeRozan
Nuggets
2025-26
Young
Wizards
Trae Young
77
Games
availability
15
31.2
Minutes
per game
25.6
18.4
Points
per game
17.9
2.9
Rebounds
per game
2.0
4.1
Assists
per game
8.0
1.3
Steals + blocks
per game
1.0
1.2
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.6
49.7%
Field goal %
45.8%
32.0%
Three-point %
1.9 vs 5.3 attempts
33.8%
86.8%
Free throw %
82.5%
59.4%
True shooting
TS%
61.2%
22.2%
Usage
USG%
26.2%
19.6%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
44.0%
4.7%
Rebound %
of available
3.7%
-11.7
Net rating
on court
-8.1
11.1%
PIE
player impact estimate
12.8%
-7.6
Plus-minus
per game
-4.4
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

DeMar DeRozan scored more in 2025-26, 0.5 points a game apart (18.4 vs 17.9), on Young's heavier usage (26.2% vs 22.2%).

Young is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.2% to 59.4%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Young (8.0 vs 4.1 assists), the glass to DeRozan (2.9 vs 2.0 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: DeRozan played 62 more games (77 vs 15 of 82).

With Young on the floor his team outscored opponents by -8.1 per 100 possessions, against -11.7 for DeRozan; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: DeRozan $2.4M through 2026-27, Young $49.5M through 2029-30. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
DeRozan
2025-26
Young
20-57
Record when playing
2-13
18.1
Points at home
20.8
18.8
Points on the road
14.7
20.8
Points in wins
15.5
17.6
Points in losses
18.3
41
Season high
35
9
30-point games
2
2
Double-doubles
3

Last games & contracts

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DeRozan · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at LAL14 pts · 1 reb · 5 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at LAC0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Oct 11 vs CHI2 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at UTA7 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Sun, Oct 4 vs UTA5 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Young · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at NOP7 pts · 4 reb · 7 ast
Mon, Oct 12 vs BKN11 pts · 3 reb · 11 ast
Sat, Oct 10 vs DET2 pts · 2 reb · 8 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at NYK15 pts · 0 reb · 4 ast
Mon, Mar 16 vs GSW21 pts · 2 reb · 5 ast
DeRozan · contract
2026-27$2.4M
Young · contract
2026-27$49.5M
2027-28$50.5M
2028-29$54.4M
2029-30player option$58.4M

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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).