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

Giannis Antetokounmpo vs Lauri Markkanen

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Antetokounmpo · Markkanen

Antetokounmpo

Heat

2025-26

Markkanen

Jazz

Games

availability

28.9

Minutes

per game

34.3

27.6

Points

per game

26.7

9.8

Rebounds

per game

6.9

5.4

Assists

per game

2.1

1.6

Steals + blocks

per game

1.5

3.2

Turnovers

per game · lower is better

1.5

62.4%

Field goal %

47.7%

33.3%

Three-point %

1.3 vs 7.7 attempts

35.5%

65.0%

Free throw %

89.6%

65.8%

True shooting

TS%

60.8%

35.8%

Usage

USG%

26.9%

34.4%

Assist %

of teammates' baskets

10.1%

16.8%

Rebound %

of available

9.4%

+4.4

Net rating

on court

-1.5

21.3%

PIE

player impact estimate

13.9%

+2.7

Plus-minus

per game

-1.3

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, 0.9 points a game apart (27.6 vs 26.7), on Antetokounmpo's heavier usage (35.8% vs 26.9%).

Antetokounmpo is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 65.8% to 60.8%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Antetokounmpo (5.4 vs 2.1 assists), the glass to Antetokounmpo (9.8 vs 6.9 rebounds).

With Antetokounmpo on the floor his team outscored opponents by +4.4 per 100 possessions, against -1.5 for Markkanen; 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, Markkanen $46.1M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs

Antetokounmpo

2025-26

Markkanen

17-19

Record when playing

17-25

27.3

Points at home

28.1

27.9

Points on the road

25.6

28.5

Points in wins

29.5

26.7

Points in losses

24.8

Season high

30-point games

Double-doubles

Last games & contracts

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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

Markkanen · last 5

Wed, Oct 21 at MEM18 pts · 9 reb · 3 ast

Fri, Oct 16 at PHX19 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast

Mon, Oct 12 vs SAS11 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast

Tue, Oct 6 vs DEN0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast

Sun, Oct 4 at DEN17 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast

Antetokounmpo · contract

2026-27$58.5M

2027-28player option$62.8M

Markkanen · contract

2026-27$46.1M

2027-28$49.8M

2028-29$53.5M

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Antetokounmpo vs
Kawhi Leonard · Lauri Markkanen · Kevin Durant · Victor Wembanyama

Markkanen vs
Kevin Durant · Giannis Antetokounmpo · Kawhi Leonard · Victor Wembanyama

Markkanen vs the top 40 scorers of 2025-26
Luka Doncic · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Anthony Edwards · Jaylen Brown · Tyrese Maxey · Kawhi Leonard · Donovan Mitchell · Nikola Jokic · Stephen Curry · Devin Booker · Jalen Brunson · Kevin Durant · Jamal Murray · Victor Wembanyama · Michael Porter Jr. · Deni Avdija · Pascal Siakam · Cade Cunningham · Keyonte George · James Harden · Austin Reaves · Jalen Johnson · Paolo Banchero · Norman Powell · Brandon Ingram · Trey Murphy III · Julius Randle · Cooper Flagg · Zion Williamson · LeBron James · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Shaedon Sharpe · Alperen Sengun · Brandon Miller · Dillon Brooks · LaMelo Ball · Bam Adebayo · Karl-Anthony Towns · Desmond Bane

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).