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Desmond Bane
Magic · G · 28
Desmond Bane
vs
2025-26
Karl-Anthony Towns
Knicks · C-F · 30
Karl-Anthony Towns
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Desmond Bane vs Karl-Anthony Towns

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Bane · Towns
Desmond Bane
Bane
Magic
2025-26
Towns
Knicks
Karl-Anthony Towns
82
Games
availability
75
33.6
Minutes
per game
31.0
20.1
Points
per game
20.1
4.1
Rebounds
per game
11.9
4.1
Assists
per game
3.0
1.5
Steals + blocks
per game
1.4
2.0
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.5
48.4%
Field goal %
50.1%
39.1%
Three-point %
5.2 vs 4.1 attempts
36.8%
90.8%
Free throw %
85.8%
60.7%
True shooting
TS%
61.9%
22.4%
Usage
USG%
25.1%
19.0%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
14.2%
5.9%
Rebound %
of available
19.2%
+2.2
Net rating
on court
+7.0
11.1%
PIE
player impact estimate
15.4%
+1.6
Plus-minus
per game
+5.0
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

Karl-Anthony Towns scored more in 2025-26, 0.0 points a game apart (20.1 vs 20.1), on Towns's heavier usage (25.1% vs 22.4%).

Towns is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.9% to 60.7%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Bane (4.1 vs 3.0 assists), the glass to Towns (11.9 vs 4.1 rebounds).

With Towns on the floor his team outscored opponents by +7.0 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, Towns $57.1M 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
Towns
45-37
Record when playing
49-26
21.4
Points at home
20.4
18.8
Points on the road
19.8
22.3
Points in wins
20.1
17.4
Points in losses
20.0
37
Season high
40
12
30-point games
7
1
Double-doubles
56

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
Towns · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 vs PHI19 pts · 12 reb · 1 ast
Thu, Oct 15 vs TOR13 pts · 15 reb · 9 ast
Mon, Oct 12 vs MIN11 pts · 2 reb · 4 ast
Thu, Oct 8 vs WAS8 pts · 7 reb · 3 ast
Mon, Oct 5 at PHI5 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast
Bane · contract
2026-27$39.4M
2027-28$42.2M
2028-29$44.9M
Towns · contract
2026-27$57.1M
2027-28player option$61.0M

More comparisons

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Towns vs
Bam Adebayo · Alperen Sengun · Jalen Duren · Evan Mobley
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
Towns 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 · 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).