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

Deni Avdija vs Lauri Markkanen

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Avdija · Markkanen

Avdija

Trail Blazers

2025-26

Markkanen

Jazz

Games

availability

33.3

Minutes

per game

34.3

24.2

Points

per game

26.7

6.9

Rebounds

per game

6.9

6.7

Assists

per game

2.1

1.4

Steals + blocks

per game

1.5

3.8

Turnovers

per game · lower is better

1.5

46.2%

Field goal %

47.7%

31.8%

Three-point %

6.0 vs 7.7 attempts

35.5%

80.2%

Free throw %

89.6%

60.0%

True shooting

TS%

60.8%

28.5%

Usage

USG%

26.9%

31.6%

Assist %

of teammates' baskets

10.1%

9.8%

Rebound %

of available

9.4%

+0.3

Net rating

on court

-1.5

14.9%

PIE

player impact estimate

13.9%

+0.2

Plus-minus

per game

-1.3

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

Lauri Markkanen scored more in 2025-26, 2.5 points a game apart (26.7 vs 24.2), on Avdija's heavier usage (28.5% vs 26.9%).

Efficiency is a wash: true shooting within a point of each other (60.0% vs 60.8%).

Playmaking goes to Avdija (6.7 vs 2.1 assists), the glass to Markkanen (6.9 vs 6.9 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Avdija played 24 more games (66 vs 42 of 82).

With Avdija on the floor his team outscored opponents by +0.3 per 100 possessions, against -1.5 for Markkanen; 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, Markkanen $46.1M 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

Markkanen

35-31

Record when playing

17-25

25.2

Points at home

28.1

23.3

Points on the road

25.6

25.0

Points in wins

29.5

23.3

Points in losses

24.8

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

Markkanen · last 5

Wed, Oct 21 at MEM18 pts · 9 reb · 3 ast

Fri, Oct 16 at PHX19 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast

Mon, Oct 12 vs SAS11 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast

Tue, Oct 6 vs DEN0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast

Sun, Oct 4 at DEN17 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast

Avdija · contract

2026-27$13.1M

2027-28$11.9M

Markkanen · contract

2026-27$46.1M

2027-28$49.8M

2028-29$53.5M

More comparisons

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Avdija vs
Michael Porter Jr. · Pascal Siakam · Victor Wembanyama · Jalen Johnson

Markkanen vs
Kevin Durant · Giannis Antetokounmpo · Kawhi Leonard · Victor Wembanyama

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

Markkanen 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 · Stephen Curry · Devin Booker · Jalen Brunson · Kevin Durant · Jamal Murray · 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).