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Desmond Bane
Magic · G · 28
Desmond Bane
vs
2025-26
Shaedon Sharpe
Trail Blazers · G · 23
Shaedon Sharpe
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Desmond Bane vs Shaedon Sharpe

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Bane · Sharpe

Shaedon Sharpe: Out (Knee · Leg · Right).

BaneSharpe
82Games
availability
50
33.6Minutes
per game
29.4
20.1Points
per game
20.8
4.1Rebounds
per game
4.3
4.1Assists
per game
2.6
1.5Steals + blocks
per game
1.5
2.0Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.9
48.4%Field goal %45.2%
39.1%Three-point %
5.2 vs 6.1 attempts
33.7%
90.8%Free throw %78.7%
60.7%True shooting
TS%
54.6%
22.4%Usage
USG%
29.3%
19.0%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
15.1%
5.9%Rebound %
of available
6.8%
+2.2Net rating
on court
-1.3
11.1%PIE
player impact estimate
10.8%
+1.6Plus-minus
per game
-1.0

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Shaedon Sharpe scored more in 2025-26, 0.7 points a game apart (20.8 vs 20.1), on Sharpe's heavier usage (29.3% vs 22.4%).

Bane is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 60.7% to 54.6%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Bane (4.1 vs 2.6 assists), the glass to Sharpe (4.3 vs 4.1 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Bane played 32 more games (82 vs 50 of 82).

With Bane on the floor his team outscored opponents by +2.2 per 100 possessions, against -1.3 for Sharpe; 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, Sharpe $20.1M through 2029-30. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
BaneSharpe
45-37Record when playing24-26
21.4Points at home20.0
18.8Points on the road21.9
22.3Points in wins20.7
17.4Points in losses21.0
37Season high36
1230-point games5
1Double-doubles0
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
Sharpe · last 5
Tue, Apr 28 at SAS5 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Apr 26 vs SAS8 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Apr 24 vs SAS4 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Apr 21 at SAS9 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Apr 19 at SAS10 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Bane · contract
2026-27$39.4M
2027-28$42.2M
2028-29$44.9M
Sharpe · contract
2026-27$20.1M
2027-28$21.7M
2028-29$23.3M
2029-30$24.9M

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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).