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Jamal Cain
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2025-26
Karlo Matković
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Karlo Matković
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Jamal Cain vs Karlo Matković

5-11categories
Cain · Matković
8
Cain
Magic
2025-26
Matković
Pelicans
Karlo Matković
40
Games
availability
62
12.1
Minutes
per game
14.7
5.4
Points
per game
5.7
2.0
Rebounds
per game
3.7
0.7
Assists
per game
0.8
0.4
Steals + blocks
per game
1.3
0.5
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.5
48.7%
Field goal %
60.4%
38.4%
Three-point %
1.8 vs 1.5 attempts
42.2%
84.8%
Free throw %
73.2%
62.4%
True shooting
TS%
69.6%
15.9%
Usage
USG%
12.8%
8.5%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
7.9%
8.0%
Rebound %
of available
11.5%
+4.5
Net rating
on court
-4.4
8.1%
PIE
player impact estimate
10.8%
+1.1
Plus-minus
per game
-1.5
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

Karlo Matković scored more in 2025-26, 0.3 points a game apart (5.7 vs 5.4), on Cain's heavier usage (15.9% vs 12.8%).

Matković is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 69.6% to 62.4%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Matković (0.8 vs 0.7 assists), the glass to Matković (3.7 vs 2.0 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Matković played 22 more games (62 vs 40 of 82).

With Cain on the floor his team outscored opponents by +4.5 per 100 possessions, against -4.4 for Matković; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Cain $2.6M through 2026-27, Matković $2.3M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Cain
2025-26
Matković
22-18
Record when playing
24-38
4.7
Points at home
6.4
6.0
Points on the road
4.9
5.6
Points in wins
6.3
5.1
Points in losses
5.3
20
Season high
16
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
1

Last games & contracts

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Cain · last 5
Sun, May 3 at DET5 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Fri, May 1 vs DET3 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast
Wed, Apr 29 at DET5 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Mon, Apr 27 vs DET8 pts · 9 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Apr 25 vs DET7 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Matković · last 5
Sun, Mar 29 vs HOU2 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Mar 27 at TOR4 pts · 6 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Mar 26 at DET8 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Mar 24 at NYK12 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Sat, Mar 21 vs CLE6 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Cain · contract
2026-27team option$2.6M
Matković · contract
2026-27team option$2.3M

More comparisons

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Cain vs
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Matković vs
Kobe Brown · Dean Wade · Anthony Gill · Kris Murray

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).