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Deni Avdija
Trail Blazers · F · 25
Deni Avdija
vs
2025-26
25
Pelicans · F · 26
Trey Murphy III
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Deni Avdija vs Trey Murphy III

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Avdija · Murphy III
AvdijaMurphy III
66Games
availability
66
33.3Minutes
per game
35.5
24.2Points
per game
21.5
6.9Rebounds
per game
5.7
6.7Assists
per game
3.8
1.4Steals + blocks
per game
1.9
3.8Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.8
46.2%Field goal %47.0%
31.8%Three-point %
6.0 vs 8.6 attempts
37.9%
80.2%Free throw %88.6%
60.0%True shooting
TS%
61.3%
28.5%Usage
USG%
22.3%
31.6%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
16.0%
9.8%Rebound %
of available
7.8%
+0.3Net rating
on court
-3.6
14.9%PIE
player impact estimate
12.2%
+0.2Plus-minus
per game
-2.6

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Deni Avdija scored more in 2025-26, 2.7 points a game apart (24.2 vs 21.5), on Avdija's heavier usage (28.5% vs 22.3%).

Murphy III is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.3% 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 3.8 assists), the glass to Avdija (6.9 vs 5.7 rebounds).

With Avdija on the floor his team outscored opponents by +0.3 per 100 possessions, against -3.6 for Murphy III; 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, Murphy III $27.0M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
AvdijaMurphy III
35-31Record when playing21-45
25.2Points at home22.1
23.3Points on the road20.9
25.0Points in wins22.1
23.3Points in losses21.2
41Season high44
1430-point games10
19Double-doubles4
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
Murphy III · last 5
Fri, Apr 3 at SAC13 pts · 4 reb · 4 ast
Thu, Apr 2 at POR19 pts · 8 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Mar 24 at NYK16 pts · 6 reb · 2 ast
Sat, Mar 21 vs CLE10 pts · 6 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Mar 19 vs LAC27 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast
Avdija · contract
2026-27$13.1M
2027-28$11.9M
Murphy III · contract
2026-27$27.0M
2027-28$29.0M
2028-29$31.0M

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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).