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Giannis Antetokounmpo
Heat · F · 31
Giannis Antetokounmpo
vs
2025-26
Kevin Durant
Rockets · F · 37
Kevin Durant
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Giannis Antetokounmpo vs Kevin Durant

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Antetokounmpo · Durant

Giannis Antetokounmpo: Day-To-Day (Knee · Leg · Left). Kevin Durant: Day-To-Day (Ankle · Leg · Left).

AntetokounmpoDurant
36Games
availability
78
28.9Minutes
per game
36.4
27.6Points
per game
26.0
9.8Rebounds
per game
5.5
5.4Assists
per game
4.8
1.6Steals + blocks
per game
1.7
3.2Turnovers
per game · lower is better
3.2
62.4%Field goal %52.0%
33.3%Three-point %
1.3 vs 5.8 attempts
41.3%
65.0%Free throw %87.4%
65.8%True shooting
TS%
64.1%
35.8%Usage
USG%
26.3%
34.4%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
20.3%
16.8%Rebound %
of available
7.3%
+4.4Net rating
on court
+5.5
21.3%PIE
player impact estimate
15.0%
+2.7Plus-minus
per game
+4.4

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored more in 2025-26, 1.6 points a game apart (27.6 vs 26.0), on Antetokounmpo's heavier usage (35.8% vs 26.3%).

Antetokounmpo is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 65.8% to 64.1%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Antetokounmpo (5.4 vs 4.8 assists), the glass to Antetokounmpo (9.8 vs 5.5 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Durant played 42 more games (78 vs 36 of 82).

With Durant on the floor his team outscored opponents by +5.5 per 100 possessions, against +4.4 for Antetokounmpo; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Antetokounmpo $58.5M through 2027-28, Durant $43.9M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
AntetokounmpoDurant
17-19Record when playing48-30
27.3Points at home24.5
27.9Points on the road27.5
28.5Points in wins25.8
26.7Points in losses26.2
41Season high40
1730-point games29
19Double-doubles7
Antetokounmpo · last 5
Sun, Mar 15 vs IND31 pts · 14 reb · 8 ast
Thu, Mar 12 at MIA31 pts · 6 reb · 3 ast
Tue, Mar 10 vs PHX22 pts · 6 reb · 3 ast
Sat, Mar 7 vs UTA27 pts · 9 reb · 8 ast
Wed, Mar 4 vs ATL24 pts · 5 reb · 4 ast
Durant · last 5
Tue, Apr 21 at LAL23 pts · 6 reb · 4 ast
Fri, Apr 10 vs MIN33 pts · 7 reb · 7 ast
Thu, Apr 9 vs PHI29 pts · 7 reb · 5 ast
Tue, Apr 7 at PHX24 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast
Sun, Apr 5 at GSW31 pts · 8 reb · 8 ast
Antetokounmpo · contract
2026-27$58.5M
2027-28player option$62.8M
Durant · contract
2026-27$43.9M
2027-28$46.1M

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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).