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

Giannis Antetokounmpo vs Kevin Durant

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Antetokounmpo · Durant
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Antetokounmpo
Heat
2025-26
Durant
Rockets
Kevin Durant
36
Games
availability
78
28.9
Minutes
per game
36.4
27.6
Points
per game
26.0
9.8
Rebounds
per game
5.5
5.4
Assists
per game
4.8
1.6
Steals + blocks
per game
1.7
3.2
Turnovers
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%
+4.4
Net rating
on court
+5.5
21.3%
PIE
player impact estimate
15.0%
+2.7
Plus-minus
per game
+4.4
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

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
Antetokounmpo
2025-26
Durant
17-19
Record when playing
48-30
27.3
Points at home
24.5
27.9
Points on the road
27.5
28.5
Points in wins
25.8
26.7
Points in losses
26.2
41
Season high
40
17
30-point games
29
19
Double-doubles
7
Antetokounmpo · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 vs MIN35 pts · 6 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Oct 16 at ORL0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 14 vs BKN20 pts · 15 reb · 9 ast
Thu, Oct 8 vs NOP18 pts · 4 reb · 4 ast
Sat, Oct 3 at TOR9 pts · 4 reb · 7 ast
Durant · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 vs DAL30 pts · 6 reb · 3 ast
Thu, Oct 15 vs OKC11 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
Sun, Oct 11 vs DAL0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Oct 9 at DAL15 pts · 0 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Apr 21 at LAL23 pts · 6 reb · 4 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).