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Deni Avdija
Trail Blazers · F · 25
Deni Avdija
vs
2025-26
Jaylen Brown
76ers · G-F · 29
Jaylen Brown
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Deni Avdija vs Jaylen Brown

5-10categories
Avdija · Brown
AvdijaBrown
66Games
availability
71
33.3Minutes
per game
34.4
24.2Points
per game
28.7
6.9Rebounds
per game
6.9
6.7Assists
per game
5.1
1.4Steals + blocks
per game
1.4
3.8Turnovers
per game · lower is better
3.6
46.2%Field goal %47.7%
31.8%Three-point %
6.0 vs 5.7 attempts
34.7%
80.2%Free throw %79.5%
60.0%True shooting
TS%
57.3%
28.5%Usage
USG%
35.1%
31.6%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
25.1%
9.8%Rebound %
of available
9.5%
+0.3Net rating
on court
+6.5
14.9%PIE
player impact estimate
15.2%
+0.2Plus-minus
per game
+4.5

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Jaylen Brown scored more in 2025-26, 4.5 points a game apart (28.7 vs 24.2), on Brown's heavier usage (35.1% vs 28.5%).

Avdija is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 60.0% to 57.3%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Avdija (6.7 vs 5.1 assists), the glass to Brown (6.9 vs 6.9 rebounds).

With Brown on the floor his team outscored opponents by +6.5 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, Brown $57.1M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
AvdijaBrown
35-31Record when playing47-24
25.2Points at home27.9
23.3Points on the road29.6
25.0Points in wins29.0
23.3Points in losses28.2
41Season high50
1430-point games35
19Double-doubles14
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
Brown · last 5
Sat, May 2 vs PHI33 pts · 9 reb · 4 ast
Thu, Apr 30 at PHI18 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Apr 28 vs PHI22 pts · 5 reb · 5 ast
Sun, Apr 26 at PHI20 pts · 7 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Apr 24 at PHI25 pts · 7 reb · 4 ast
Avdija · contract
2026-27$13.1M
2027-28$11.9M
Brown · contract
2026-27$57.1M
2027-28$61.0M
2028-29$65.0M

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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).