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Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Donovan Mitchell vs Paolo Banchero

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Mitchell · Banchero
Donovan Mitchell
Mitchell
Cavaliers
2025-26
Banchero
Magic
Paolo Banchero
70
Games
availability
72
33.5
Minutes
per game
34.7
27.9
Points
per game
22.2
4.5
Rebounds
per game
8.4
5.7
Assists
per game
5.2
1.8
Steals + blocks
per game
1.3
2.8
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
3.1
48.3%
Field goal %
45.9%
36.4%
Three-point %
8.8 vs 3.8 attempts
30.5%
86.5%
Free throw %
77.5%
61.3%
True shooting
TS%
56.6%
31.1%
Usage
USG%
27.4%
26.6%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
23.5%
6.5%
Rebound %
of available
11.9%
+7.2
Net rating
on court
-0.2
15.2%
PIE
player impact estimate
13.8%
+5.3
Plus-minus
per game
0.0
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

Donovan Mitchell scored more in 2025-26, 5.7 points a game apart (27.9 vs 22.2), on Mitchell's heavier usage (31.1% vs 27.4%).

Mitchell is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.3% to 56.6%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Mitchell (5.7 vs 5.2 assists), the glass to Banchero (8.4 vs 4.5 rebounds).

With Mitchell on the floor his team outscored opponents by +7.2 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: Mitchell $50.1M through 2030-31, 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
Mitchell
2025-26
Banchero
45-25
Record when playing
38-34
28.7
Points at home
21.5
27.0
Points on the road
22.9
29.6
Points in wins
22.3
24.8
Points in losses
22.1
48
Season high
39
34
30-point games
14
5
Double-doubles
26
Mitchell · last 5
Tue, Oct 13 at ORL15 pts · 2 reb · 8 ast
Sun, Oct 11 vs ORL11 pts · 5 reb · 6 ast
Thu, Oct 8 vs BOS11 pts · 0 reb · 3 ast
Mon, May 25 vs NYK31 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Sat, May 23 vs NYK23 pts · 1 reb · 4 ast
Banchero · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 vs ATL35 pts · 7 reb · 10 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs MIA24 pts · 7 reb · 4 ast
Tue, Oct 13 vs CLE24 pts · 8 reb · 3 ast
Sun, Oct 11 at CLE10 pts · 7 reb · 2 ast
Wed, Oct 7 at MEM11 pts · 1 reb · 5 ast
Mitchell · contract
2026-27$50.1M
2027-28player option$60.9M
2028-29$65.8M
2029-30$70.7M
2030-31$75.5M
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).