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Deni Avdija
Trail Blazers · F · 25
Deni Avdija
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2025-26
Jamal Murray
Nuggets · G · 29
Jamal Murray
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Deni Avdija vs Jamal Murray

6-11categories
Avdija · Murray
AvdijaMurray
66Games
availability
75
33.3Minutes
per game
35.4
24.2Points
per game
25.4
6.9Rebounds
per game
4.4
6.7Assists
per game
7.1
1.4Steals + blocks
per game
1.3
3.8Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.3
46.2%Field goal %48.3%
31.8%Three-point %
6.0 vs 7.5 attempts
43.5%
80.2%Free throw %88.7%
60.0%True shooting
TS%
62.2%
28.5%Usage
USG%
26.9%
31.6%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
29.8%
9.8%Rebound %
of available
6.3%
+0.3Net rating
on court
+6.8
14.9%PIE
player impact estimate
14.2%
+0.2Plus-minus
per game
+5.8

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Jamal Murray scored more in 2025-26, 1.2 points a game apart (25.4 vs 24.2), on Avdija's heavier usage (28.5% vs 26.9%).

Murray is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 62.2% to 60.0%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Murray (7.1 vs 6.7 assists), the glass to Avdija (6.9 vs 4.4 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Murray played 9 more games (75 vs 66 of 82).

With Murray on the floor his team outscored opponents by +6.8 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, Murray $50.1M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
AvdijaMurray
35-31Record when playing48-27
25.2Points at home23.7
23.3Points on the road27.1
25.0Points in wins26.5
23.3Points in losses23.4
41Season high53
1430-point games23
19Double-doubles18
Avdija · last 5
Tue, Apr 28 at SAS22 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Sun, Apr 26 vs SAS26 pts · 7 reb · 3 ast
Fri, Apr 24 vs SAS19 pts · 6 reb · 9 ast
Tue, Apr 21 at SAS14 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast
Sun, Apr 19 at SAS30 pts · 10 reb · 5 ast
Murray · last 5
Thu, Apr 30 at MIN12 pts · 6 reb · 4 ast
Mon, Apr 27 vs MIN24 pts · 4 reb · 7 ast
Sat, Apr 25 at MIN30 pts · 5 reb · 5 ast
Thu, Apr 23 at MIN16 pts · 3 reb · 4 ast
Mon, Apr 20 vs MIN30 pts · 7 reb · 7 ast
Avdija · contract
2026-27$13.1M
2027-28$11.9M
Murray · contract
2026-27$50.1M
2027-28$53.8M
2028-29$57.5M

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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).