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Drake Powell
Nets · G-F · 21
Drake Powell
vs
2025-26
9
Nuggets · G · 23
Ryan Nembhard
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Drake Powell vs Ryan Nembhard

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Powell · Nembhard
Drake Powell
Powell
Nets
2025-26
Nembhard
Nuggets
9
63
Games
availability
60
20.9
Minutes
per game
19.5
6.5
Points
per game
6.6
1.8
Rebounds
per game
2.2
1.4
Assists
per game
5.3
0.8
Steals + blocks
per game
0.4
1.0
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.4
40.2%
Field goal %
41.5%
28.0%
Three-point %
2.9 vs 2.3 attempts
35.6%
89.6%
Free throw %
80.6%
52.1%
True shooting
TS%
49.2%
14.9%
Usage
USG%
17.3%
11.3%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
35.3%
4.2%
Rebound %
of available
5.4%
-16.1
Net rating
on court
-1.9
5.3%
PIE
player impact estimate
8.7%
-7.1
Plus-minus
per game
-0.4
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

Ryan Nembhard scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (6.6 vs 6.5), on Nembhard's heavier usage (17.3% vs 14.9%).

Powell is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 52.1% to 49.2%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Nembhard (5.3 vs 1.4 assists), the glass to Nembhard (2.2 vs 1.8 rebounds).

With Nembhard on the floor his team outscored opponents by -1.9 per 100 possessions, against -16.1 for Powell; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Powell $3.5M through 2028-29, Nembhard $2.2M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Powell
2025-26
Nembhard
16-47
Record when playing
20-40
6.1
Points at home
6.5
6.9
Points on the road
6.7
8.2
Points in wins
7.2
5.9
Points in losses
6.3
16
Season high
28
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
4

Last games & contracts

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Powell · last 5
Wed, Oct 14 at MIA0 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Oct 12 at WAS3 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 8 vs PHI4 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at CHA9 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Sun, Apr 12 at TOR8 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Nembhard · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at LAL0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at LAC5 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Sun, Oct 11 vs CHI3 pts · 0 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at UTA2 pts · 0 reb · 5 ast
Sun, Oct 4 vs UTA5 pts · 3 reb · 4 ast
Powell · contract
2026-27$3.5M
2027-28$3.7M
2028-29$6.1M
Nembhard · contract
2026-27$2.2M

More comparisons

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Jamal Shead · Kenrich Williams · Drake Powell · Trendon Watford

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).