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Suns · F · 26
Drew Timme
vs
2025-26
Taj Gibson
Free agent · F · 41
Taj Gibson
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Drew Timme vs Taj Gibson

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Timme · Gibson
17
Timme
Suns
2025-26
Gibson
Free agent
Taj Gibson
27
Games
availability
10
8.7
Minutes
per game
9.7
3.4
Points
per game
3.4
1.2
Rebounds
per game
2.7
0.9
Assists
per game
0.6
0.2
Steals + blocks
per game
0.3
0.5
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.1
57.6%
Field goal %
46.2%
44.0%
Three-point %
0.9 vs 0.6 attempts
50.0%
55.6%
Free throw %
87.5%
65.8%
True shooting
TS%
57.6%
15.5%
Usage
USG%
12.3%
14.5%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
9.2%
7.2%
Rebound %
of available
12.1%
-6.9
Net rating
on court
-4.7
8.4%
PIE
player impact estimate
8.1%
-0.9
Plus-minus
per game
-0.7
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

Taj Gibson scored more in 2025-26, 0.0 points a game apart (3.4 vs 3.4), on Timme's heavier usage (15.5% vs 12.3%).

Timme is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 65.8% to 57.6%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Timme (0.9 vs 0.6 assists), the glass to Gibson (2.7 vs 1.2 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Timme played 17 more games (27 vs 10 of 82).

With Gibson on the floor his team outscored opponents by -4.7 per 100 possessions, against -6.9 for Timme; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Timme — through —, Gibson $0.1M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Timme
2025-26
Gibson
18-9
Record when playing
1-9
3.1
Points at home
5.3
3.8
Points on the road
2.6
2.2
Points in wins
1.0
5.8
Points in losses
3.7
21
Season high
8
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
0
Timme · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at CHI18 pts · 7 reb · 3 ast
Wed, Oct 14 vs DET0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Oct 12 at NYK3 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
Sat, Oct 10 at MIA0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 7 at IND0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Gibson · last 5
Sun, Apr 12 at HOU4 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Apr 8 at DEN2 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Apr 5 at MIL0 pts · 6 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Mar 27 vs HOU8 pts · 1 reb · 3 ast
Wed, Mar 25 vs SAS7 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Timme · contract
No contract on file (free agent, two-way, or not yet signed).
Gibson · contract
2026-27$0.1M

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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).