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Desmond Bane
Magic · G · 28
Desmond Bane
vs
2025-26
Devin Booker
Suns · G · 29
Devin Booker
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Desmond Bane vs Devin Booker

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Bane · Booker
BaneBooker
82Games
availability
64
33.6Minutes
per game
33.5
20.1Points
per game
26.1
4.1Rebounds
per game
3.9
4.1Assists
per game
6.0
1.5Steals + blocks
per game
1.1
2.0Turnovers
per game · lower is better
3.1
48.4%Field goal %45.6%
39.1%Three-point %
5.2 vs 5.8 attempts
33.0%
90.8%Free throw %87.3%
60.7%True shooting
TS%
58.5%
22.4%Usage
USG%
30.7%
19.0%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
29.3%
5.9%Rebound %
of available
5.5%
+2.2Net rating
on court
+3.9
11.1%PIE
player impact estimate
14.2%
+1.6Plus-minus
per game
+3.1

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Devin Booker scored more in 2025-26, 6.0 points a game apart (26.1 vs 20.1), on Booker's heavier usage (30.7% vs 22.4%).

Bane is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 60.7% to 58.5%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Booker (6.0 vs 4.1 assists), the glass to Bane (4.1 vs 3.9 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Bane played 18 more games (82 vs 64 of 82).

With Booker on the floor his team outscored opponents by +3.9 per 100 possessions, against +2.2 for Bane; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Bane $39.4M through 2028-29, Booker $57.1M through 2029-30. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
BaneBooker
45-37Record when playing37-27
21.4Points at home25.8
18.8Points on the road26.3
22.3Points in wins25.5
17.4Points in losses26.9
37Season high43
1230-point games24
1Double-doubles6
Bane · last 5
Sun, May 3 at DET16 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Fri, May 1 vs DET17 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Apr 29 at DET18 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Mon, Apr 27 vs DET22 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Sat, Apr 25 vs DET25 pts · 7 reb · 0 ast
Booker · last 5
Mon, Apr 27 vs OKC24 pts · 0 reb · 6 ast
Sat, Apr 25 vs OKC16 pts · 4 reb · 7 ast
Wed, Apr 22 at OKC22 pts · 7 reb · 4 ast
Sun, Apr 19 at OKC23 pts · 6 reb · 2 ast
Wed, Apr 8 vs DAL37 pts · 5 reb · 9 ast
Bane · contract
2026-27$39.4M
2027-28$42.2M
2028-29$44.9M
Booker · contract
2026-27$57.1M
2027-28$61.0M
2028-29$64.1M
2029-30$69.2M

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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).