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Devin Booker
Suns · G · 29
Devin Booker
vs
2025-26
Paolo Banchero
Magic · F · 23
Paolo Banchero
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Devin Booker vs Paolo Banchero

10-6categories
Booker · Banchero
BookerBanchero
64Games
availability
72
33.5Minutes
per game
34.7
26.1Points
per game
22.2
3.9Rebounds
per game
8.4
6.0Assists
per game
5.2
1.1Steals + blocks
per game
1.3
3.1Turnovers
per game · lower is better
3.1
45.6%Field goal %45.9%
33.0%Three-point %
5.8 vs 3.8 attempts
30.5%
87.3%Free throw %77.5%
58.5%True shooting
TS%
56.6%
30.7%Usage
USG%
27.4%
29.3%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
23.5%
5.5%Rebound %
of available
11.9%
+3.9Net rating
on court
-0.2
14.2%PIE
player impact estimate
13.8%
+3.1Plus-minus
per game
0.0

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Devin Booker scored more in 2025-26, 3.9 points a game apart (26.1 vs 22.2), on Booker's heavier usage (30.7% vs 27.4%).

Booker is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 58.5% to 56.6%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Booker (6.0 vs 5.2 assists), the glass to Banchero (8.4 vs 3.9 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Banchero played 8 more games (72 vs 64 of 82).

With Booker on the floor his team outscored opponents by +3.9 per 100 possessions, against -0.2 for Banchero; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Booker $57.1M through 2029-30, Banchero $41.5M through 2030-31. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
BookerBanchero
37-27Record when playing38-34
25.8Points at home21.5
26.3Points on the road22.9
25.5Points in wins22.3
26.9Points in losses22.1
43Season high39
2430-point games14
6Double-doubles26
Booker · last 5
Mon, Apr 27 vs OKC24 pts · 0 reb · 6 ast
Sat, Apr 25 vs OKC16 pts · 4 reb · 7 ast
Wed, Apr 22 at OKC22 pts · 7 reb · 4 ast
Sun, Apr 19 at OKC23 pts · 6 reb · 2 ast
Wed, Apr 8 vs DAL37 pts · 5 reb · 9 ast
Banchero · last 5
Sun, May 3 at DET38 pts · 9 reb · 6 ast
Fri, May 1 vs DET17 pts · 10 reb · 6 ast
Wed, Apr 29 at DET45 pts · 9 reb · 7 ast
Mon, Apr 27 vs DET18 pts · 8 reb · 4 ast
Sat, Apr 25 vs DET25 pts · 12 reb · 9 ast
Booker · contract
2026-27$57.1M
2027-28$61.0M
2028-29$64.1M
2029-30$69.2M
Banchero · contract
2026-27$41.5M
2027-28$44.8M
2028-29$48.1M
2029-30$51.5M
2030-31player option$54.8M

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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).