Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Desmond Bane vs James Harden

7-9categories
Bane · Harden

Bane

Magic

2025-26

Harden

Cavaliers

Games

availability

33.6

Minutes

per game

34.8

20.1

Points

per game

23.6

4.1

Rebounds

per game

4.8

4.1

Assists

per game

8.0

1.5

Steals + blocks

per game

1.5

2.0

Turnovers

per game · lower is better

3.5

48.4%

Field goal %

43.4%

39.1%

Three-point %

5.2 vs 8.2 attempts

37.5%

90.8%

Free throw %

88.4%

60.7%

True shooting

TS%

61.0%

22.4%

Usage

USG%

27.9%

19.0%

Assist %

of teammates' baskets

34.7%

5.9%

Rebound %

of available

7.0%

+2.2

Net rating

on court

+1.8

11.1%

PIE

player impact estimate

14.3%

+1.6

Plus-minus

per game

+1.4

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

James Harden scored more in 2025-26, 3.5 points a game apart (23.6 vs 20.1), on Harden's heavier usage (27.9% vs 22.4%).

Efficiency is a wash: true shooting within a point of each other (60.7% vs 61.0%).

Playmaking goes to Harden (8.0 vs 4.1 assists), the glass to Harden (4.8 vs 4.1 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Bane played 12 more games (82 vs 70 of 82).

With Bane on the floor his team outscored opponents by +2.2 per 100 possessions, against +1.8 for Harden; 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, Harden $30.6M 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

Harden

45-37

Record when playing

40-30

21.4

Points at home

21.9

18.8

Points on the road

25.1

22.3

Points in wins

24.3

17.4

Points in losses

22.7

Season high

30-point games

Double-doubles

Last games & contracts

test a trade in the Trade Machine →

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

Harden · last 5

Tue, Oct 13 at ORL13 pts · 0 reb · 2 ast

Sun, Oct 11 vs ORL24 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast

Thu, Oct 8 vs BOS0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast

Mon, May 25 vs NYK12 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast

Sat, May 23 vs NYK19 pts · 5 reb · 5 ast

Bane · contract

2026-27$39.4M

2027-28$42.2M

2028-29$44.9M

Harden · contract

2026-27$30.6M

2027-28$32.2M

2028-29player option$33.7M

More comparisons

pick any two players →

Bane vs
LaMelo Ball · Dillon Brooks · Tyler Herro · Ja Morant

Harden vs
Keyonte George · Cade Cunningham · Austin Reaves · Jamal Murray

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

Harden 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 · 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).