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Deni Avdija
Trail Blazers · F · 25
Deni Avdija
vs
2025-26
James Harden
Cavaliers · G · 37
James Harden
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Deni Avdija vs James Harden

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Avdija · Harden
Deni Avdija
Avdija
Trail Blazers
2025-26
Harden
Cavaliers
James Harden
66
Games
availability
70
33.3
Minutes
per game
34.8
24.2
Points
per game
23.6
6.9
Rebounds
per game
4.8
6.7
Assists
per game
8.0
1.4
Steals + blocks
per game
1.5
3.8
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
3.5
46.2%
Field goal %
43.4%
31.8%
Three-point %
6.0 vs 8.2 attempts
37.5%
80.2%
Free throw %
88.4%
60.0%
True shooting
TS%
61.0%
28.5%
Usage
USG%
27.9%
31.6%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
34.7%
9.8%
Rebound %
of available
7.0%
+0.3
Net rating
on court
+1.8
14.9%
PIE
player impact estimate
14.3%
+0.2
Plus-minus
per game
+1.4
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

Deni Avdija scored more in 2025-26, 0.6 points a game apart (24.2 vs 23.6), on Avdija's heavier usage (28.5% vs 27.9%).

Harden is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.0% to 60.0%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Harden (8.0 vs 6.7 assists), the glass to Avdija (6.9 vs 4.8 rebounds).

With Harden on the floor his team outscored opponents by +1.8 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, Harden $30.6M 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
Harden
35-31
Record when playing
40-30
25.2
Points at home
21.9
23.3
Points on the road
25.1
25.0
Points in wins
24.3
23.3
Points in losses
22.7
41
Season high
55
14
30-point games
14
19
Double-doubles
20

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
Harden · last 5
Tue, Oct 13 at ORL13 pts · 0 reb · 2 ast
Sun, Oct 11 vs ORL24 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast
Thu, Oct 8 vs BOS0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Mon, May 25 vs NYK12 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast
Sat, May 23 vs NYK19 pts · 5 reb · 5 ast
Avdija · contract
2026-27$13.1M
2027-28$11.9M
Harden · contract
2026-27$30.6M
2027-28$32.2M
2028-29player option$33.7M

More comparisons

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Avdija vs
Michael Porter Jr. · Pascal Siakam · Victor Wembanyama · Jalen Johnson
Harden vs
Keyonte George · Cade Cunningham · Austin Reaves · Jamal Murray
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
Harden 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. · Deni Avdija · Pascal Siakam · Cade Cunningham · Keyonte George · 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).