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Deni Avdija
Trail Blazers · F · 25
Deni Avdija
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2025-26
Nickeil Alexander-Walker
Hawks · G · 28
Nickeil Alexander-Walker
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Deni Avdija vs Nickeil Alexander-Walker

8-9categories
Avdija · Alexander-Walker
AvdijaAlexander-Walker
66Games
availability
78
33.3Minutes
per game
33.4
24.2Points
per game
20.8
6.9Rebounds
per game
3.4
6.7Assists
per game
3.7
1.4Steals + blocks
per game
1.8
3.8Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.1
46.2%Field goal %45.9%
31.8%Three-point %
6.0 vs 8.1 attempts
39.9%
80.2%Free throw %90.2%
60.0%True shooting
TS%
61.0%
28.5%Usage
USG%
23.0%
31.6%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
15.5%
9.8%Rebound %
of available
4.9%
+0.3Net rating
on court
+4.0
14.9%PIE
player impact estimate
10.5%
+0.2Plus-minus
per game
+3.1

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Deni Avdija scored more in 2025-26, 3.4 points a game apart (24.2 vs 20.8), on Avdija's heavier usage (28.5% vs 23.0%).

Alexander-Walker is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.0% 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 3.7 assists), the glass to Avdija (6.9 vs 3.4 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Alexander-Walker played 12 more games (78 vs 66 of 82).

With Alexander-Walker 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, Alexander-Walker $14.4M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
AvdijaAlexander-Walker
35-31Record when playing43-35
25.2Points at home20.7
23.3Points on the road20.9
25.0Points in wins20.5
23.3Points in losses21.2
41Season high41
1430-point games10
19Double-doubles2
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
Alexander-Walker · last 5
Thu, Apr 30 vs NYK11 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Apr 28 at NYK16 pts · 0 reb · 3 ast
Sat, Apr 25 vs NYK15 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Thu, Apr 23 vs NYK14 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Apr 20 at NYK9 pts · 5 reb · 6 ast
Avdija · contract
2026-27$13.1M
2027-28$11.9M
Alexander-Walker · contract
2026-27$14.4M
2027-28$15.2M
2028-29player option$15.9M

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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).