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Jamal Cain
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2026-27
Head to head · 2026-27 regular season · stats.nba.com

Jamal Cain vs Tidjane Salaun

1-4areas won
Cain · Salaun
ScoringPoints6.4vs6.5Salaun more per gamepoints per game, the volume
EfficiencyTS%54.4%vs60.5%Salaun wins 4 of 5 statsshooting percentages and ball security
ImpactNet rating-15.3vs-12.1Salaun wins 3 of 3 statshow the team does with him
Boards & defenseRebounds3.2vs3.5Salaun wins 3 of 3 statsrebounds, steals and blocks
8
Cain
Magic
2026-27
Salaun
Hornets
31
Scoring
6.4
Points
per game
6.5
Efficiency
54.4%
True shooting
TS%
60.5%
40.7%
Field goal %
45.3%
28.9%
Three-point %
3.5 vs 3.4 attempts
37.8%
91.7%
Free throw %
69.2%
1.2
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.4
Playmaking
0.5
Assists
per game
0.1
4.0%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
1.1%
Impact
-15.3
Net rating
on court
-12.1
5.2%
PIE
player impact estimate
10.0%
-6.5
Plus-minus
per game
-4.4
Boards & defense
3.2
Rebounds
per game
3.5
8.9%
Rebound %
of available
11.5%
0.5
Steals + blocks
per game
0.7
Role and availabilitycontext, not scored
11
Games
availability
11
18.2
Minutes
per game
15.2
15.7%
Usage
USG%
15.6%

Bottom lineScoring: Salaun · Efficiency: Salaun · Playmaking: Cain · Impact: Salaun · Boards & defense: Salaun.

How to read this chart
Each row
is one 2026-27 regular-season stat, Cain on the left and Salaun on the right. The better number is in the club's color.
The bars
show each player's share of the two totals added together: a 60/40 split means one has half again as much as the other. Turnovers are flipped: fewer is better.
The five areas
at the top group the stats that belong together. An area goes to whoever wins more of its rows; the big number in each card is the key stat, with the real values.
Role and availability
(games, minutes, usage) describe the role, not how good a player is, so they are shown but not scored.
The raw count
Cain 5, Salaun 11 rows won. Every row counts the same here, so read it as a curiosity, not a verdict.

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Tidjane Salaun scored more in 2026-27, 0.1 points a game apart (6.5 vs 6.4), on Cain's heavier usage (15.7% vs 15.6%).

Salaun is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 60.5% to 54.4%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Cain (0.5 vs 0.1 assists), the glass to Salaun (3.5 vs 3.2 rebounds).

With Salaun on the floor his team outscored opponents by -12.1 per 100 possessions, against -15.3 for Cain; 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, Salaun $8.2M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2026-27 · from the game logs
Cain
2026-27
Salaun
4-7
Record when playing
3-8
3.0
Points at home
7.4
9.2
Points on the road
4.8
5.8
Points in wins
7.3
6.7
Points in losses
6.1
18
Season high
14
0
30-point games
0
1
Double-doubles
0

Bottom lineCain's team is 4-7 with him on the floor, Salaun's 3-8. Cain has the bigger home-road scoring gap.

How to read this chart
Each row
splits the same game logs a different way: home or road, wins or losses, plus the big-night counts.
The bars
show each player's share of the two numbers added together, and the bigger number is in the club's color.
Record when playing
is the team's record in the games he suited up for, so missed games are left out.
Cain · last 5
Fri, Nov 13 vs MIL0 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Nov 11 at UTA0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Nov 10 at SAC5 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Sat, Nov 7 at GSW18 pts · 12 reb · 1 ast
Thu, Nov 5 at PHX5 pts · 5 reb · 0 ast
Salaun · last 5
Thu, Nov 12 at PHX2 pts · 4 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Nov 9 vs CLE14 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Nov 6 vs BOS13 pts · 4 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Nov 4 at BKN9 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Nov 2 vs DET1 pts · 7 reb · 0 ast
Cain · contract
2026-27team option$2.6M
Salaun · contract
2026-27$8.2M
2027-28$10.4M

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Per-game numbers and percentages are 2026-27 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).

Cain · Salaun · from the live data

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