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Pelicans · C · 25
Hunter Dickinson
vs
2025-26
Khaman Maluach
Suns · C · 20
Khaman Maluach
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Hunter Dickinson vs Khaman Maluach

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Dickinson · Maluach
4
Dickinson
Pelicans
2025-26
Maluach
Suns
Khaman Maluach
5
Games
availability
46
8.5
Minutes
per game
8.9
2.4
Points
per game
3.0
1.0
Rebounds
per game
2.9
0.4
Assists
per game
0.1
0.6
Steals + blocks
per game
0.8
0.6
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.5
35.7%
Field goal %
53.3%
0.0%
Three-point %
0.8 vs 0.5 attempts
23.8%
100.0%
Free throw %
71.0%
40.3%
True shooting
TS%
58.6%
16.2%
Usage
USG%
14.2%
6.5%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
2.1%
4.9%
Rebound %
of available
15.1%
-35.7
Net rating
on court
+2.5
1.0%
PIE
player impact estimate
9.8%
-7.4
Plus-minus
per game
+1.0
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

Khaman Maluach scored more in 2025-26, 0.6 points a game apart (3.0 vs 2.4), on Dickinson's heavier usage (16.2% vs 14.2%).

Maluach is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 58.6% to 40.3%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Dickinson (0.4 vs 0.1 assists), the glass to Maluach (2.9 vs 1.0 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Maluach played 41 more games (46 vs 5 of 82).

With Maluach on the floor his team outscored opponents by +2.5 per 100 possessions, against -35.7 for Dickinson; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Dickinson — through —, Maluach $6.3M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Dickinson
2025-26
Maluach
1-4
Record when playing
22-24
1.0
Points at home
2.8
3.3
Points on the road
3.3
2.0
Points in wins
3.6
2.5
Points in losses
2.5
6
Season high
18
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
1

Last games & contracts

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Dickinson · last 5
Sun, Apr 12 at MIN6 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast
Fri, Apr 10 at BOS2 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Apr 7 vs UTA2 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Apr 5 vs ORL0 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 22 at MEM2 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Maluach · last 5
Wed, Oct 14 at SAS3 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Sat, Oct 10 vs SAS10 pts · 15 reb · 3 ast
Wed, Oct 7 at CHI8 pts · 7 reb · 4 ast
Mon, Oct 5 at DET6 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Apr 27 vs OKC2 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Dickinson · contract
No contract on file (free agent, two-way, or not yet signed).
Maluach · contract
2026-27$6.3M
2027-28$6.6M
2028-29$8.4M

More comparisons

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Dickinson vs
Yang Hansen · Ariel Hukporti · Duop Reath · Khaman Maluach
Maluach vs
Clint Capela · Yang Hansen · Ariel Hukporti · Tony Bradley

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).