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Deni Avdija
Trail Blazers · F · 25
Deni Avdija
vs
2025-26
Julius Randle
Nets · F-C · 31
Julius Randle
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Deni Avdija vs Julius Randle

10-6categories
Avdija · Randle
AvdijaRandle
66Games
availability
79
33.3Minutes
per game
33.0
24.2Points
per game
21.1
6.9Rebounds
per game
6.7
6.7Assists
per game
5.0
1.4Steals + blocks
per game
1.3
3.8Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.7
46.2%Field goal %48.1%
31.8%Three-point %
6.0 vs 4.4 attempts
31.5%
80.2%Free throw %80.2%
60.0%True shooting
TS%
58.5%
28.5%Usage
USG%
25.8%
31.6%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
22.7%
9.8%Rebound %
of available
9.9%
+0.3Net rating
on court
+4.0
14.9%PIE
player impact estimate
12.8%
+0.2Plus-minus
per game
+2.9

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Deni Avdija scored more in 2025-26, 3.1 points a game apart (24.2 vs 21.1), on Avdija's heavier usage (28.5% vs 25.8%).

Avdija is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 60.0% to 58.5%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Avdija (6.7 vs 5.0 assists), the glass to Avdija (6.9 vs 6.7 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Randle played 13 more games (79 vs 66 of 82).

With Randle on the floor his team outscored opponents by +4.0 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, Randle $33.3M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
AvdijaRandle
35-31Record when playing47-32
25.2Points at home21.2
23.3Points on the road21.0
25.0Points in wins20.9
23.3Points in losses21.3
41Season high41
1430-point games12
19Double-doubles15
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
Randle · last 5
Fri, May 15 vs SAS3 pts · 7 reb · 1 ast
Tue, May 12 at SAS17 pts · 10 reb · 1 ast
Sun, May 10 vs SAS12 pts · 8 reb · 3 ast
Fri, May 8 vs SAS12 pts · 6 reb · 0 ast
Wed, May 6 at SAS12 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast
Avdija · contract
2026-27$13.1M
2027-28$11.9M
Randle · contract
2026-27$33.3M
2027-28player option$35.8M

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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).