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Desmond Bane
Magic · G · 28
Desmond Bane
vs
2025-26
25
Pelicans · F · 26
Trey Murphy III
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Desmond Bane vs Trey Murphy III

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Bane · Murphy III
Desmond Bane
Bane
Magic
2025-26
Murphy III
Pelicans
25
82
Games
availability
66
33.6
Minutes
per game
35.5
20.1
Points
per game
21.5
4.1
Rebounds
per game
5.7
4.1
Assists
per game
3.8
1.5
Steals + blocks
per game
1.9
2.0
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.8
48.4%
Field goal %
47.0%
39.1%
Three-point %
5.2 vs 8.6 attempts
37.9%
90.8%
Free throw %
88.6%
60.7%
True shooting
TS%
61.3%
22.4%
Usage
USG%
22.3%
19.0%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
16.0%
5.9%
Rebound %
of available
7.8%
+2.2
Net rating
on court
-3.6
11.1%
PIE
player impact estimate
12.2%
+1.6
Plus-minus
per game
-2.6
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

Trey Murphy III scored more in 2025-26, 1.4 points a game apart (21.5 vs 20.1), on Bane's heavier usage (22.4% vs 22.3%).

Efficiency is a wash: true shooting within a point of each other (60.7% vs 61.3%).

Playmaking goes to Bane (4.1 vs 3.8 assists), the glass to Murphy III (5.7 vs 4.1 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Bane played 16 more games (82 vs 66 of 82).

With Bane on the floor his team outscored opponents by +2.2 per 100 possessions, against -3.6 for Murphy III; 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, Murphy III $27.0M 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
Murphy III
45-37
Record when playing
21-45
21.4
Points at home
22.1
18.8
Points on the road
20.9
22.3
Points in wins
22.1
17.4
Points in losses
21.2
37
Season high
44
12
30-point games
10
1
Double-doubles
4

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
Murphy III · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 vs IND11 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs WAS11 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at DAL5 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at MIA11 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at OKC11 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Bane · contract
2026-27$39.4M
2027-28$42.2M
2028-29$44.9M
Murphy III · contract
2026-27$27.0M
2027-28$29.0M
2028-29$31.0M

More comparisons

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Bane vs
LaMelo Ball · Dillon Brooks · Tyler Herro · Ja Morant
Murphy III vs
Brandon Ingram · Julius Randle · Cooper Flagg · LeBron James
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
Murphy III 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 · 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).