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

Jake LaRavia vs Moussa Diabaté

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LaRavia · Diabaté
Jake LaRavia
LaRavia
Lakers
2025-26
Diabaté
Hornets
Moussa Diabaté
82
Games
availability
73
25.1
Minutes
per game
26.0
8.2
Points
per game
7.9
4.0
Rebounds
per game
8.7
1.8
Assists
per game
1.9
1.8
Steals + blocks
per game
1.8
1.1
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.0
45.9%
Field goal %
63.1%
32.1%
Three-point %
3.0 vs 0.0 attempts
50.0%
76.3%
Free throw %
65.9%
57.1%
True shooting
TS%
65.3%
13.8%
Usage
USG%
11.2%
9.3%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
9.9%
8.1%
Rebound %
of available
16.4%
0.0
Net rating
on court
+10.5
6.7%
PIE
player impact estimate
10.8%
-0.1
Plus-minus
per game
+4.7
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

Jake LaRavia scored more in 2025-26, 0.3 points a game apart (8.2 vs 7.9), on LaRavia's heavier usage (13.8% vs 11.2%).

Diabaté is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 65.3% to 57.1%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Diabaté (1.9 vs 1.8 assists), the glass to Diabaté (8.7 vs 4.0 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: LaRavia played 9 more games (82 vs 73 of 82).

With Diabaté on the floor his team outscored opponents by +10.5 per 100 possessions, against 0.0 for LaRavia; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: LaRavia $6.0M through 2026-27, Diabaté $2.5M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
LaRavia
2025-26
Diabaté
53-29
Record when playing
40-33
7.8
Points at home
7.9
8.6
Points on the road
7.9
8.7
Points in wins
8.7
7.4
Points in losses
6.9
27
Season high
18
0
30-point games
0
1
Double-doubles
20
LaRavia · last 5
Thu, May 7 at OKC0 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
Tue, May 5 at OKC3 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Fri, May 1 at HOU7 pts · 5 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Apr 29 vs HOU2 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Sun, Apr 26 at HOU6 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Diabaté · last 5
Sun, Apr 12 at NYK4 pts · 9 reb · 3 ast
Fri, Apr 10 vs DET8 pts · 6 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Apr 7 at BOS2 pts · 5 reb · 5 ast
Sun, Apr 5 at MIN8 pts · 9 reb · 4 ast
Thu, Apr 2 vs PHX4 pts · 10 reb · 1 ast
LaRavia · contract
2026-27$6.0M
Diabaté · contract
2026-27$2.5M

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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).