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Desmond Bane
Magic · G · 28
Desmond Bane
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2025-26
Tyrese Maxey
76ers · G · 25
Tyrese Maxey
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Desmond Bane vs Tyrese Maxey

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Bane · Maxey
BaneMaxey
82Games
availability
70
33.6Minutes
per game
38.0
20.1Points
per game
28.3
4.1Rebounds
per game
4.1
4.1Assists
per game
6.6
1.5Steals + blocks
per game
2.7
2.0Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.4
48.4%Field goal %46.2%
39.1%Three-point %
5.2 vs 8.6 attempts
36.7%
90.8%Free throw %89.2%
60.7%True shooting
TS%
58.8%
22.4%Usage
USG%
28.6%
19.0%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
28.8%
5.9%Rebound %
of available
5.2%
+2.2Net rating
on court
+1.5
11.1%PIE
player impact estimate
15.0%
+1.6Plus-minus
per game
+1.6

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Tyrese Maxey scored more in 2025-26, 8.2 points a game apart (28.3 vs 20.1), on Maxey's heavier usage (28.6% vs 22.4%).

Bane is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 60.7% to 58.8%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Maxey (6.6 vs 4.1 assists), the glass to Maxey (4.1 vs 4.1 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Bane played 12 more games (82 vs 70 of 82).

With Bane on the floor his team outscored opponents by +2.2 per 100 possessions, against +1.5 for Maxey; 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, Maxey $40.8M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
BaneMaxey
45-37Record when playing38-32
21.4Points at home27.3
18.8Points on the road29.2
22.3Points in wins30.3
17.4Points in losses25.9
37Season high54
1230-point games28
1Double-doubles7
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
Maxey · last 5
Sun, May 10 vs NYK17 pts · 2 reb · 4 ast
Fri, May 8 vs NYK17 pts · 2 reb · 7 ast
Wed, May 6 at NYK26 pts · 3 reb · 6 ast
Mon, May 4 at NYK13 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Sat, May 2 at BOS30 pts · 11 reb · 7 ast
Bane · contract
2026-27$39.4M
2027-28$42.2M
2028-29$44.9M
Maxey · contract
2026-27$40.8M
2027-28$43.6M
2028-29$46.4M

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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).