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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

5-12categories
Bane · Murray
Desmond Bane
Bane
Magic
2025-26
Murray
Nuggets
Jamal Murray
82
Games
availability
75
33.6
Minutes
per game
35.4
20.1
Points
per game
25.4
4.1
Rebounds
per game
4.4
4.1
Assists
per game
7.1
1.5
Steals + blocks
per game
1.3
2.0
Turnovers
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%
+2.2
Net rating
on court
+6.8
11.1%
PIE
player impact estimate
14.2%
+1.6
Plus-minus
per game
+5.8
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

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
Bane
2025-26
Murray
45-37
Record when playing
48-27
21.4
Points at home
23.7
18.8
Points on the road
27.1
22.3
Points in wins
26.5
17.4
Points in losses
23.4
37
Season high
53
12
30-point games
23
1
Double-doubles
18

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
Murray · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at LAL21 pts · 3 reb · 6 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at LAC14 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Sun, Oct 11 vs CHI13 pts · 3 reb · 5 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at UTA4 pts · 2 reb · 3 ast
Sun, Oct 4 vs UTA0 pts · 0 reb · 0 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

More comparisons

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Bane vs
LaMelo Ball · Dillon Brooks · Tyler Herro · Ja Morant
Murray vs
Jalen Brunson · Devin Booker · Stephen Curry · Cade Cunningham
Bane vs the top 40 scorers of 2025-26
Luka Doncic · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Anthony Edwards · Jaylen Brown · Tyrese Maxey · Kawhi Leonard · Donovan Mitchell · Nikola Jokic · Lauri Markkanen · Stephen Curry · Devin Booker · Jalen Brunson · Kevin Durant · Jamal Murray · Victor Wembanyama · Michael Porter Jr. · Deni Avdija · Pascal Siakam · Cade Cunningham · Keyonte George · James Harden · Austin Reaves · Jalen Johnson · Paolo Banchero · Norman Powell · Brandon Ingram · Trey Murphy III · Julius Randle · Cooper Flagg · Zion Williamson · LeBron James · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Shaedon Sharpe · Alperen Sengun · Brandon Miller · Dillon Brooks · LaMelo Ball · Bam Adebayo · Karl-Anthony Towns
Murray vs the top 40 scorers of 2025-26
Luka Doncic · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Anthony Edwards · Jaylen Brown · Tyrese Maxey · Kawhi Leonard · Donovan Mitchell · Nikola Jokic · Lauri Markkanen · Stephen Curry · Devin Booker · Jalen Brunson · Kevin Durant · Victor Wembanyama · Michael Porter Jr. · Deni Avdija · Pascal Siakam · Cade Cunningham · Keyonte George · James Harden · Austin Reaves · Jalen Johnson · Paolo Banchero · Norman Powell · Brandon Ingram · Trey Murphy III · Julius Randle · Cooper Flagg · Zion Williamson · LeBron James · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Shaedon Sharpe · Alperen Sengun · Brandon Miller · Dillon Brooks · LaMelo Ball · Bam Adebayo · Karl-Anthony Towns · Desmond Bane

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).