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

Deni Avdija vs Jamal Murray

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Avdija · Murray

Avdija

Trail Blazers

2025-26

Murray

Nuggets

Games

availability

33.3

Minutes

per game

35.4

24.2

Points

per game

25.4

6.9

Rebounds

per game

4.4

6.7

Assists

per game

7.1

1.4

Steals + blocks

per game

1.3

3.8

Turnovers

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%

+0.3

Net rating

on court

+6.8

14.9%

PIE

player impact estimate

14.2%

+0.2

Plus-minus

per game

+5.8

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

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

Avdija

2025-26

Murray

35-31

Record when playing

48-27

25.2

Points at home

23.7

23.3

Points on the road

27.1

25.0

Points in wins

26.5

23.3

Points in losses

23.4

Season high

30-point games

Double-doubles

Last games & contracts

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Avdija · last 5

Wed, Oct 21 vs PHX18 pts · 10 reb · 4 ast

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

Murray · last 5

Fri, Oct 16 at LAL21 pts · 3 reb · 6 ast

Wed, Oct 14 at LAC14 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast

Sun, Oct 11 vs CHI13 pts · 3 reb · 5 ast

Tue, Oct 6 at UTA4 pts · 2 reb · 3 ast

Sun, Oct 4 vs UTA0 pts · 0 reb · 0 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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Avdija vs
Michael Porter Jr. · Pascal Siakam · Victor Wembanyama · Jalen Johnson

Murray vs
Jalen Brunson · Devin Booker · Stephen Curry · Cade Cunningham

Avdija vs the top 40 scorers of 2025-26
Luka Doncic · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Anthony Edwards · Jaylen Brown · Tyrese Maxey · Kawhi Leonard · Donovan Mitchell · Nikola Jokic · Lauri Markkanen · Stephen Curry · Devin Booker · Jalen Brunson · Kevin Durant · Jamal Murray · Victor Wembanyama · Michael Porter Jr. · Pascal Siakam · Cade Cunningham · Keyonte George · James Harden · Austin Reaves · Jalen Johnson · Paolo Banchero · Norman Powell · Brandon Ingram · Trey Murphy III · Julius Randle · Cooper Flagg · Zion Williamson · LeBron James · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Shaedon Sharpe · Alperen Sengun · Brandon Miller · Dillon Brooks · LaMelo Ball · Bam Adebayo · Karl-Anthony Towns · Desmond Bane

Murray vs the top 40 scorers of 2025-26
Luka Doncic · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Anthony Edwards · Jaylen Brown · Tyrese Maxey · Kawhi Leonard · Donovan Mitchell · Nikola Jokic · Lauri Markkanen · Stephen Curry · Devin Booker · Jalen Brunson · Kevin Durant · Victor Wembanyama · Michael Porter Jr. · Deni Avdija · Pascal Siakam · Cade Cunningham · Keyonte George · James Harden · Austin Reaves · Jalen Johnson · Paolo Banchero · Norman Powell · Brandon Ingram · Trey Murphy III · Julius Randle · Cooper Flagg · Zion Williamson · LeBron James · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Shaedon Sharpe · Alperen Sengun · Brandon Miller · Dillon Brooks · LaMelo Ball · Bam Adebayo · Karl-Anthony Towns · Desmond Bane

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).