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Deni Avdija
Trail Blazers · F · 25
Deni Avdija
vs
2025-26
Michael Porter Jr.
Nets · F · 28
Michael Porter Jr.
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Deni Avdija vs Michael Porter Jr.

8-8categories
Avdija · Porter Jr.
AvdijaPorter Jr.
66Games
availability
52
33.3Minutes
per game
32.5
24.2Points
per game
24.2
6.9Rebounds
per game
7.1
6.7Assists
per game
3.0
1.4Steals + blocks
per game
1.4
3.8Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.3
46.2%Field goal %46.3%
31.8%Three-point %
6.0 vs 9.3 attempts
36.3%
80.2%Free throw %85.9%
60.0%True shooting
TS%
59.5%
28.5%Usage
USG%
29.2%
31.6%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
16.5%
9.8%Rebound %
of available
11.0%
+0.3Net rating
on court
-6.6
14.9%PIE
player impact estimate
14.1%
+0.2Plus-minus
per game
-3.9

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Michael Porter Jr. scored more in 2025-26, 0.0 points a game apart (24.2 vs 24.2), on Porter Jr.'s heavier usage (29.2% vs 28.5%).

Efficiency is a wash: true shooting within a point of each other (60.0% vs 59.5%).

Playmaking goes to Avdija (6.7 vs 3.0 assists), the glass to Porter Jr. (7.1 vs 6.9 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Avdija played 14 more games (66 vs 52 of 82).

With Avdija on the floor his team outscored opponents by +0.3 per 100 possessions, against -6.6 for Porter Jr.; 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, Porter Jr. $40.8M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
AvdijaPorter Jr.
35-31Record when playing14-38
25.2Points at home25.2
23.3Points on the road23.3
25.0Points in wins28.5
23.3Points in losses22.6
41Season high38
1430-point games14
19Double-doubles12
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
Porter Jr. · last 5
Tue, Mar 10 vs DET19 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Sat, Mar 7 at DET30 pts · 13 reb · 1 ast
Thu, Mar 5 at MIA27 pts · 13 reb · 3 ast
Tue, Mar 3 at MIA9 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Sun, Mar 1 vs CLE26 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Avdija · contract
2026-27$13.1M
2027-28$11.9M
Porter Jr. · contract
2026-27$40.8M

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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).