Devin Carter vs John Poulakidas
Carter · Poulakidas
Devin Carter: Out (Illness · Other).
Where the gap is
from the numbers aboveDevin Carter scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (8.9 vs 8.8), on Carter's heavier usage (22.6% vs 15.3%).
Poulakidas is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.1% to 50.8%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.
Playmaking goes to Carter (2.7 vs 0.8 assists), the glass to Carter (3.3 vs 2.3 rebounds).
Availability is part of the comparison: Carter played 25 more games (38 vs 13 of 82).
With Poulakidas on the floor his team outscored opponents by -2.3 per 100 possessions, against -7.3 for Carter; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.
On the books for 2026-27: Carter $5.2M through 2026-27, Poulakidas — through —. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.
Splits
2025-26 · from the game logsLast games & contracts
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pick any two players →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).