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Derik Queen
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2025-26
Nic Claxton
Bulls · C · 27
Nic Claxton
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Derik Queen vs Nic Claxton

9-6categories
Queen · Claxton
22
Queen
Pelicans
2025-26
Claxton
Bulls
Nic Claxton
81
Games
availability
69
25.0
Minutes
per game
27.8
11.7
Points
per game
11.7
7.1
Rebounds
per game
6.9
3.7
Assists
per game
3.7
1.9
Steals + blocks
per game
1.8
2.3
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.4
47.3%
Field goal %
57.1%
26.1%
Three-point %
1.1 vs 0.3 attempts
15.8%
79.5%
Free throw %
61.6%
54.6%
True shooting
TS%
59.2%
21.4%
Usage
USG%
17.5%
20.8%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
21.6%
13.6%
Rebound %
of available
12.4%
-6.7
Net rating
on court
-12.9
10.9%
PIE
player impact estimate
11.7%
-3.8
Plus-minus
per game
-7.5
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

Nic Claxton scored more in 2025-26, 0.0 points a game apart (11.7 vs 11.7), on Queen's heavier usage (21.4% vs 17.5%).

Claxton is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 59.2% to 54.6%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Claxton (3.7 vs 3.7 assists), the glass to Queen (7.1 vs 6.9 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Queen played 12 more games (81 vs 69 of 82).

With Queen on the floor his team outscored opponents by -6.7 per 100 possessions, against -12.9 for Claxton; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Queen $5.4M through 2028-29, Claxton $23.1M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Queen
2025-26
Claxton
26-55
Record when playing
17-52
13.1
Points at home
12.4
10.4
Points on the road
11.1
11.0
Points in wins
12.9
12.0
Points in losses
11.4
33
Season high
28
3
30-point games
0
14
Double-doubles
11

Last games & contracts

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Queen · last 5
Sun, Apr 12 at MIN30 pts · 22 reb · 4 ast
Fri, Apr 10 at BOS25 pts · 11 reb · 4 ast
Tue, Apr 7 vs UTA17 pts · 12 reb · 7 ast
Sun, Apr 5 vs ORL2 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Apr 3 at SAC8 pts · 6 reb · 2 ast
Claxton · last 5
Fri, Apr 3 vs ATL16 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Mar 31 vs CHA4 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast
Sun, Mar 29 vs SAC10 pts · 7 reb · 3 ast
Fri, Mar 27 at LAL16 pts · 7 reb · 3 ast
Wed, Mar 25 at GSW8 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast
Queen · contract
2026-27$5.4M
2027-28$5.7M
2028-29$8.1M
Claxton · contract
2026-27$23.1M
2027-28$20.9M

More comparisons

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Queen vs
Nic Claxton · Mark Williams · Wendell Carter Jr. · Myles Turner
Claxton vs
Mark Williams · Derik Queen · Wendell Carter Jr. · Myles Turner

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).