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Desmond Bane
Magic · G · 28
Desmond Bane
vs
2025-26
Jamal Murray
Nuggets · G · 29
Jamal Murray
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Desmond Bane vs Jamal Murray

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Bane · Murray
BaneMurray
82Games
availability
75
33.6Minutes
per game
35.4
20.1Points
per game
25.4
4.1Rebounds
per game
4.4
4.1Assists
per game
7.1
1.5Steals + blocks
per game
1.3
2.0Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.3
48.4%Field goal %48.3%
39.1%Three-point %
5.2 vs 7.5 attempts
43.5%
90.8%Free throw %88.7%
60.7%True shooting
TS%
62.2%
22.4%Usage
USG%
26.9%
19.0%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
29.8%
5.9%Rebound %
of available
6.3%
+2.2Net rating
on court
+6.8
11.1%PIE
player impact estimate
14.2%
+1.6Plus-minus
per game
+5.8

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Jamal Murray scored more in 2025-26, 5.3 points a game apart (25.4 vs 20.1), on Murray's heavier usage (26.9% vs 22.4%).

Murray is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 62.2% to 60.7%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Murray (7.1 vs 4.1 assists), the glass to Murray (4.4 vs 4.1 rebounds).

With Murray on the floor his team outscored opponents by +6.8 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, Murray $50.1M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
BaneMurray
45-37Record when playing48-27
21.4Points at home23.7
18.8Points on the road27.1
22.3Points in wins26.5
17.4Points in losses23.4
37Season high53
1230-point games23
1Double-doubles18
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
Murray · last 5
Thu, Apr 30 at MIN12 pts · 6 reb · 4 ast
Mon, Apr 27 vs MIN24 pts · 4 reb · 7 ast
Sat, Apr 25 at MIN30 pts · 5 reb · 5 ast
Thu, Apr 23 at MIN16 pts · 3 reb · 4 ast
Mon, Apr 20 vs MIN30 pts · 7 reb · 7 ast
Bane · contract
2026-27$39.4M
2027-28$42.2M
2028-29$44.9M
Murray · contract
2026-27$50.1M
2027-28$53.8M
2028-29$57.5M

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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).