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Gary Trent Jr.
Bucks · G · 27
Gary Trent Jr.
vs
2025-26
8
Suns · G · 30
Luke Kennard
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Gary Trent Jr. vs Luke Kennard

2-15categories
Trent Jr. · Kennard

Luke Kennard: Day-To-Day (Knee · Leg · Left).

Gary Trent Jr.
Trent Jr.
Bucks
2025-26
Kennard
Suns
8
65
Games
availability
78
21.2
Minutes
per game
21.5
8.1
Points
per game
8.4
1.0
Rebounds
per game
2.3
1.2
Assists
per game
2.2
0.5
Steals + blocks
per game
0.8
0.6
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.8
38.7%
Field goal %
53.3%
36.0%
Three-point %
5.3 vs 3.1 attempts
47.8%
76.9%
Free throw %
91.3%
53.3%
True shooting
TS%
68.9%
16.7%
Usage
USG%
13.1%
8.2%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
13.9%
2.4%
Rebound %
of available
5.3%
-12.4
Net rating
on court
+0.5
4.7%
PIE
player impact estimate
8.9%
-5.4
Plus-minus
per game
+0.5
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

Luke Kennard scored more in 2025-26, 0.3 points a game apart (8.4 vs 8.1), on Trent Jr.'s heavier usage (16.7% vs 13.1%).

Kennard is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 68.9% to 53.3%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Kennard (2.2 vs 1.2 assists), the glass to Kennard (2.3 vs 1.0 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Kennard played 13 more games (78 vs 65 of 82).

With Kennard on the floor his team outscored opponents by +0.5 per 100 possessions, against -12.4 for Trent Jr.; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Trent Jr. $15.2M through 2029-30, Kennard $6.1M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Trent Jr.
2025-26
Kennard
24-41
Record when playing
45-33
8.8
Points at home
7.6
7.5
Points on the road
9.1
8.6
Points in wins
9.5
7.9
Points in losses
6.8
36
Season high
22
1
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
1

Last games & contracts

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Trent Jr. · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at IND0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 14 vs CHI0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Oct 11 at CHA0 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 7 at OKC0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Oct 5 vs MIN11 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Kennard · last 5
Wed, Oct 14 at SAS4 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Sat, Oct 10 vs SAS20 pts · 5 reb · 4 ast
Wed, Oct 7 at CHI8 pts · 2 reb · 4 ast
Mon, Oct 5 at DET9 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Mon, May 11 vs OKC5 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Trent Jr. · contract
2026-27$15.2M
2027-28$16.4M
2028-29$16.4M
2029-30$16.0M
Kennard · contract
2026-27$6.1M
2027-28player option$6.4M

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Kennard vs
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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).