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Desmond Bane
Magic · G · 28
Desmond Bane
vs
2025-26
Ja Morant
Trail Blazers · G · 27
Ja Morant
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Desmond Bane vs Ja Morant

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Bane · Morant
Desmond Bane
Bane
Magic
2025-26
Morant
Trail Blazers
Ja Morant
82
Games
availability
20
33.6
Minutes
per game
28.4
20.1
Points
per game
19.5
4.1
Rebounds
per game
3.3
4.1
Assists
per game
8.1
1.5
Steals + blocks
per game
1.3
2.0
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
3.6
48.4%
Field goal %
41.0%
39.1%
Three-point %
5.2 vs 4.3 attempts
23.5%
90.8%
Free throw %
89.7%
60.7%
True shooting
TS%
52.1%
22.4%
Usage
USG%
30.5%
19.0%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
44.7%
5.9%
Rebound %
of available
5.3%
+2.2
Net rating
on court
-4.4
11.1%
PIE
player impact estimate
12.8%
+1.6
Plus-minus
per game
-2.5
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

Desmond Bane scored more in 2025-26, 0.6 points a game apart (20.1 vs 19.5), on Morant's heavier usage (30.5% vs 22.4%).

Bane is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 60.7% to 52.1%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Morant (8.1 vs 4.1 assists), the glass to Bane (4.1 vs 3.3 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Bane played 62 more games (82 vs 20 of 82).

With Bane on the floor his team outscored opponents by +2.2 per 100 possessions, against -4.4 for Morant; 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, Morant $42.2M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Bane
2025-26
Morant
45-37
Record when playing
7-13
21.4
Points at home
20.5
18.8
Points on the road
17.6
22.3
Points in wins
22.3
17.4
Points in losses
17.9
37
Season high
40
12
30-point games
2
1
Double-doubles
8

Last games & contracts

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Bane · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 vs ATL18 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs MIA23 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Oct 13 vs CLE8 pts · 2 reb · 3 ast
Sun, Oct 11 at CLE0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 7 at MEM9 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Morant · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 vs PHX14 pts · 5 reb · 8 ast
Fri, Oct 16 at GSW19 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Tue, Oct 13 at SAC14 pts · 2 reb · 6 ast
Wed, Oct 7 vs GSW8 pts · 2 reb · 5 ast
Wed, Jan 21 vs ATL23 pts · 2 reb · 12 ast
Bane · contract
2026-27$39.4M
2027-28$42.2M
2028-29$44.9M
Morant · contract
2026-27$42.2M
2027-28$44.9M

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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).