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

Deni Avdija vs Nickeil Alexander-Walker

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Avdija · Alexander-Walker
Deni Avdija
Avdija
Trail Blazers
2025-26
Alexander-Walker
Hawks
Nickeil Alexander-Walker
66
Games
availability
78
33.3
Minutes
per game
33.4
24.2
Points
per game
20.8
6.9
Rebounds
per game
3.4
6.7
Assists
per game
3.7
1.4
Steals + blocks
per game
1.8
3.8
Turnovers
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%
+0.3
Net rating
on court
+4.0
14.9%
PIE
player impact estimate
10.5%
+0.2
Plus-minus
per game
+3.1
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

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
Avdija
2025-26
Alexander-Walker
35-31
Record when playing
43-35
25.2
Points at home
20.7
23.3
Points on the road
20.9
25.0
Points in wins
20.5
23.3
Points in losses
21.2
41
Season high
41
14
30-point games
10
19
Double-doubles
2
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
Alexander-Walker · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 at ORL31 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast
Fri, Oct 16 at DAL25 pts · 3 reb · 5 ast
Mon, Oct 12 vs OKC16 pts · 6 reb · 5 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at SAS7 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Mon, Oct 5 vs MEM14 pts · 1 reb · 0 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).