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Desmond Bane
Magic · G · 28
Desmond Bane
vs
2025-26
Keyonte George
Jazz · G · 22
Keyonte George
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Desmond Bane vs Keyonte George

11-6categories
Bane · George
BaneGeorge
82Games
availability
54
33.6Minutes
per game
33.1
20.1Points
per game
23.6
4.1Rebounds
per game
3.7
4.1Assists
per game
6.1
1.5Steals + blocks
per game
1.4
2.0Turnovers
per game · lower is better
3.1
48.4%Field goal %45.6%
39.1%Three-point %
5.2 vs 6.7 attempts
37.1%
90.8%Free throw %89.2%
60.7%True shooting
TS%
60.9%
22.4%Usage
USG%
27.5%
19.0%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
28.6%
5.9%Rebound %
of available
5.4%
+2.2Net rating
on court
-8.6
11.1%PIE
player impact estimate
12.2%
+1.6Plus-minus
per game
-6.2

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Keyonte George scored more in 2025-26, 3.5 points a game apart (23.6 vs 20.1), on George's heavier usage (27.5% vs 22.4%).

Efficiency is a wash: true shooting within a point of each other (60.7% vs 60.9%).

Playmaking goes to George (6.1 vs 4.1 assists), the glass to Bane (4.1 vs 3.7 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Bane played 28 more games (82 vs 54 of 82).

With Bane on the floor his team outscored opponents by +2.2 per 100 possessions, against -8.6 for George; 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, George $6.6M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
BaneGeorge
45-37Record when playing16-38
21.4Points at home23.3
18.8Points on the road24.0
22.3Points in wins28.0
17.4Points in losses21.8
37Season high43
1230-point games14
1Double-doubles4
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
George · last 5
Wed, Mar 11 vs NYK14 pts · 2 reb · 5 ast
Mon, Mar 9 vs GSW15 pts · 0 reb · 2 ast
Sat, Mar 7 at MIL22 pts · 2 reb · 4 ast
Wed, Mar 4 at PHI30 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast
Mon, Mar 2 vs DEN36 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Bane · contract
2026-27$39.4M
2027-28$42.2M
2028-29$44.9M
George · contract
2026-27$6.6M

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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).