Elijah Harkless vs Ryan Nembhard
Harkless · Nembhard
Where the gap is
from the numbers aboveElijah Harkless scored more in 2025-26, 0.2 points a game apart (6.8 vs 6.6), on Nembhard's heavier usage (17.3% vs 16.2%).
Nembhard is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 49.2% to 47.1%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.
Playmaking goes to Nembhard (5.3 vs 2.9 assists), the glass to Nembhard (2.2 vs 2.0 rebounds).
Availability is part of the comparison: Nembhard played 34 more games (60 vs 26 of 82).
With Nembhard on the floor his team outscored opponents by -1.9 per 100 possessions, against -2.5 for Harkless; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.
On the books for 2026-27: Harkless — through —, 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 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).