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

Deni Avdija vs Giannis Antetokounmpo

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Avdija · Antetokounmpo

Deni Avdija: Day-To-Day (Ankle · Leg · Right).

Deni Avdija
Avdija
Trail Blazers
2025-26
Antetokounmpo
Heat
Giannis Antetokounmpo
66
Games
availability
36
33.3
Minutes
per game
28.9
24.2
Points
per game
27.6
6.9
Rebounds
per game
9.8
6.7
Assists
per game
5.4
1.4
Steals + blocks
per game
1.6
3.8
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
3.2
46.2%
Field goal %
62.4%
31.8%
Three-point %
6.0 vs 1.3 attempts
33.3%
80.2%
Free throw %
65.0%
60.0%
True shooting
TS%
65.8%
28.5%
Usage
USG%
35.8%
31.6%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
34.4%
9.8%
Rebound %
of available
16.8%
+0.3
Net rating
on court
+4.4
14.9%
PIE
player impact estimate
21.3%
+0.2
Plus-minus
per game
+2.7
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

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored more in 2025-26, 3.4 points a game apart (27.6 vs 24.2), on Antetokounmpo's heavier usage (35.8% vs 28.5%).

Antetokounmpo is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 65.8% to 60.0%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Avdija (6.7 vs 5.4 assists), the glass to Antetokounmpo (9.8 vs 6.9 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Avdija played 30 more games (66 vs 36 of 82).

With Antetokounmpo on the floor his team outscored opponents by +4.4 per 100 possessions, against +0.3 for Avdija; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Avdija $13.1M through 2027-28, Antetokounmpo $58.5M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Avdija
2025-26
Antetokounmpo
35-31
Record when playing
17-19
25.2
Points at home
27.3
23.3
Points on the road
27.9
25.0
Points in wins
28.5
23.3
Points in losses
26.7
41
Season high
41
14
30-point games
17
19
Double-doubles
19
Avdija · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at GSW12 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast
Tue, Oct 13 at SAC26 pts · 9 reb · 4 ast
Wed, Oct 7 vs GSW23 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Apr 28 at SAS22 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Sun, Apr 26 vs SAS26 pts · 7 reb · 3 ast
Antetokounmpo · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at ORL0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 14 vs BKN20 pts · 15 reb · 9 ast
Thu, Oct 8 vs NOP18 pts · 4 reb · 4 ast
Sat, Oct 3 at TOR9 pts · 4 reb · 7 ast
Sun, Mar 15 vs IND31 pts · 14 reb · 8 ast
Avdija · contract
2026-27$13.1M
2027-28$11.9M
Antetokounmpo · contract
2026-27$58.5M
2027-28player option$62.8M

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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).