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Desmond Bane
Magic · G · 28
Desmond Bane
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2025-26
Stephen Curry
Warriors · G · 38
Stephen Curry
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Desmond Bane vs Stephen Curry

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Bane · Curry
BaneCurry
82Games
availability
43
33.6Minutes
per game
30.9
20.1Points
per game
26.6
4.1Rebounds
per game
3.6
4.1Assists
per game
4.7
1.5Steals + blocks
per game
1.5
2.0Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.8
48.4%Field goal %46.8%
39.1%Three-point %
5.2 vs 11.3 attempts
39.3%
90.8%Free throw %92.3%
60.7%True shooting
TS%
63.7%
22.4%Usage
USG%
30.8%
19.0%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
24.5%
5.9%Rebound %
of available
5.7%
+2.2Net rating
on court
+2.8
11.1%PIE
player impact estimate
14.6%
+1.6Plus-minus
per game
+2.1

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Stephen Curry scored more in 2025-26, 6.5 points a game apart (26.6 vs 20.1), on Curry's heavier usage (30.8% vs 22.4%).

Curry is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 63.7% to 60.7%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Curry (4.7 vs 4.1 assists), the glass to Bane (4.1 vs 3.6 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Bane played 39 more games (82 vs 43 of 82).

With Curry on the floor his team outscored opponents by +2.8 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, Curry $62.6M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
BaneCurry
45-37Record when playing24-19
21.4Points at home25.0
18.8Points on the road28.3
22.3Points in wins25.8
17.4Points in losses27.5
37Season high49
1230-point games14
1Double-doubles3
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
Curry · last 5
Sun, Apr 12 at LAC24 pts · 6 reb · 3 ast
Fri, Apr 10 at SAC11 pts · 3 reb · 5 ast
Tue, Apr 7 vs SAC17 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast
Sun, Apr 5 vs HOU29 pts · 2 reb · 4 ast
Fri, Jan 30 vs DET23 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Bane · contract
2026-27$39.4M
2027-28$42.2M
2028-29$44.9M
Curry · contract
2026-27$62.6M

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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).