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

Elijah Harkless vs Keon Ellis

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Harkless · Ellis
94
Harkless
Pistons
2025-26
Ellis
Nets
Keon Ellis
26
Games
availability
72
21.0
Minutes
per game
20.5
6.8
Points
per game
6.7
2.0
Rebounds
per game
1.9
2.9
Assists
per game
1.0
1.4
Steals + blocks
per game
1.8
1.0
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.6
33.5%
Field goal %
44.0%
23.9%
Three-point %
3.4 vs 3.5 attempts
36.3%
76.6%
Free throw %
72.9%
47.1%
True shooting
TS%
57.9%
16.2%
Usage
USG%
12.9%
17.7%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
6.7%
4.7%
Rebound %
of available
4.5%
-2.5
Net rating
on court
-4.8
5.5%
PIE
player impact estimate
5.8%
-1.3
Plus-minus
per game
-2.0
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

Elijah Harkless scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (6.8 vs 6.7), on Harkless's heavier usage (16.2% vs 12.9%).

Ellis is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 57.9% to 47.1%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Harkless (2.9 vs 1.0 assists), the glass to Harkless (2.0 vs 1.9 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Ellis played 46 more games (72 vs 26 of 82).

With Harkless on the floor his team outscored opponents by -2.5 per 100 possessions, against -4.8 for Ellis; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Harkless — through —, Ellis $8.8M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Harkless
2025-26
Ellis
5-21
Record when playing
31-41
9.6
Points at home
5.9
4.8
Points on the road
7.3
8.4
Points in wins
6.5
6.5
Points in losses
6.8
23
Season high
21
0
30-point games
0
1
Double-doubles
0
Harkless · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 vs TOR7 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at MIN0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Oct 10 at WAS1 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast
Mon, Oct 5 vs PHX0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Mar 28 at PHX4 pts · 5 reb · 5 ast
Ellis · last 5
Wed, Oct 14 at MIA0 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Mon, Oct 12 at WAS15 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 8 vs PHI12 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at CHA5 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Mon, May 25 vs NYK5 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Harkless · contract
No contract on file (free agent, two-way, or not yet signed).
Ellis · contract
2026-27$8.8M
2027-28$9.2M

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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).