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

Deni Avdija vs Kawhi Leonard

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Avdija · Leonard
Deni Avdija
Avdija
Trail Blazers
2025-26
Leonard
Raptors
2
66
Games
availability
65
33.3
Minutes
per game
32.1
24.2
Points
per game
27.9
6.9
Rebounds
per game
6.4
6.7
Assists
per game
3.6
1.4
Steals + blocks
per game
2.3
3.8
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.0
46.2%
Field goal %
50.5%
31.8%
Three-point %
6.0 vs 6.8 attempts
38.7%
80.2%
Free throw %
89.2%
60.0%
True shooting
TS%
62.9%
28.5%
Usage
USG%
32.6%
31.6%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
19.3%
9.8%
Rebound %
of available
10.2%
+0.3
Net rating
on court
+7.5
14.9%
PIE
player impact estimate
18.5%
+0.2
Plus-minus
per game
+5.2
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

Kawhi Leonard scored more in 2025-26, 3.7 points a game apart (27.9 vs 24.2), on Leonard's heavier usage (32.6% vs 28.5%).

Leonard is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 62.9% to 60.0%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Avdija (6.7 vs 3.6 assists), the glass to Avdija (6.9 vs 6.4 rebounds).

With Leonard on the floor his team outscored opponents by +7.5 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, Leonard $50.3M 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
Leonard
35-31
Record when playing
37-28
25.2
Points at home
30.4
23.3
Points on the road
25.1
25.0
Points in wins
30.1
23.3
Points in losses
25.0
41
Season high
55
14
30-point games
21
19
Double-doubles
5
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
Leonard · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 vs CHI23 pts · 6 reb · 2 ast
Fri, Oct 16 at DET0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 15 at NYK6 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Oct 13 vs NYK21 pts · 5 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Oct 3 vs MIA0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Avdija · contract
2026-27$13.1M
2027-28$11.9M
Leonard · contract
2026-27$50.3M
2027-28$56.1M
2028-29$58.9M

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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).