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Goga Bitadze
Magic · C-F · 27
Goga Bitadze
vs
2025-26
Nick Richards
Heat · C · 28
Nick Richards
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Goga Bitadze vs Nick Richards

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Bitadze · Richards
Goga Bitadze
Bitadze
Magic
2025-26
Richards
Heat
Nick Richards
64
Games
availability
48
15.2
Minutes
per game
14.6
5.9
Points
per game
5.8
5.0
Rebounds
per game
5.1
1.3
Assists
per game
0.3
1.6
Steals + blocks
per game
0.9
0.7
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.2
67.6%
Field goal %
51.2%
18.2%
Three-point %
0.2 vs 0.4 attempts
27.8%
71.1%
Free throw %
64.4%
70.0%
True shooting
TS%
56.2%
12.8%
Usage
USG%
17.6%
12.4%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
3.3%
15.7%
Rebound %
of available
16.3%
+1.6
Net rating
on court
-8.4
12.2%
PIE
player impact estimate
7.9%
+0.3
Plus-minus
per game
-2.8
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

Goga Bitadze scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (5.9 vs 5.8), on Richards's heavier usage (17.6% vs 12.8%).

Bitadze is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 70.0% to 56.2%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Bitadze (1.3 vs 0.3 assists), the glass to Richards (5.1 vs 5.0 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Bitadze played 16 more games (64 vs 48 of 82).

With Bitadze on the floor his team outscored opponents by +1.6 per 100 possessions, against -8.4 for Richards; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Bitadze $7.6M through 2026-27, Richards $2.4M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Bitadze
2025-26
Richards
34-30
Record when playing
20-28
5.7
Points at home
6.2
6.1
Points on the road
5.2
7.2
Points in wins
5.5
4.3
Points in losses
5.9
15
Season high
16
0
30-point games
0
3
Double-doubles
4

Last games & contracts

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Bitadze · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 vs MIA0 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Oct 13 vs CLE14 pts · 6 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Oct 11 at CLE7 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 7 at MEM7 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Fri, May 1 vs DET6 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Richards · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at ORL9 pts · 11 reb · 3 ast
Wed, Oct 14 vs BKN11 pts · 5 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Oct 10 vs MIN7 pts · 10 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 8 vs NOP5 pts · 9 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Oct 3 at TOR0 pts · 7 reb · 0 ast
Bitadze · contract
2026-27$7.6M
Richards · contract
2026-27$2.4M

More comparisons

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Bitadze vs
Steven Adams · Branden Carlson · Nick Richards · Mitchell Robinson
Richards vs
Steven Adams · Branden Carlson · Mitchell Robinson · Yves Missi

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).