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Jamal Murray
Nuggets · G · 29
Jamal Murray
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2025-26
Norman Powell
Bulls · G · 33
Norman Powell
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Jamal Murray vs Norman Powell

15-1categories
Murray · Powell
MurrayPowell
75Games
availability
58
35.4Minutes
per game
29.6
25.4Points
per game
21.7
4.4Rebounds
per game
3.5
7.1Assists
per game
2.5
1.3Steals + blocks
per game
1.3
2.3Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.9
48.3%Field goal %47.0%
43.5%Three-point %
7.5 vs 7.1 attempts
38.0%
88.7%Free throw %82.7%
62.2%True shooting
TS%
60.9%
26.9%Usage
USG%
26.2%
29.8%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
12.3%
6.3%Rebound %
of available
5.4%
+6.8Net rating
on court
+0.6
14.2%PIE
player impact estimate
11.3%
+5.8Plus-minus
per game
+0.7

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Jamal Murray scored more in 2025-26, 3.7 points a game apart (25.4 vs 21.7), on Murray's heavier usage (26.9% vs 26.2%).

Murray is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 62.2% to 60.9%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Murray (7.1 vs 2.5 assists), the glass to Murray (4.4 vs 3.5 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Murray played 17 more games (75 vs 58 of 82).

With Murray on the floor his team outscored opponents by +6.8 per 100 possessions, against +0.6 for Powell; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Murray $50.1M through 2028-29, Powell $21.5M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
MurrayPowell
48-27Record when playing29-29
23.7Points at home23.5
27.1Points on the road20.3
26.5Points in wins23.1
23.4Points in losses20.3
53Season high38
2330-point games6
18Double-doubles1
Murray · last 5
Thu, Apr 30 at MIN12 pts · 6 reb · 4 ast
Mon, Apr 27 vs MIN24 pts · 4 reb · 7 ast
Sat, Apr 25 at MIN30 pts · 5 reb · 5 ast
Thu, Apr 23 at MIN16 pts · 3 reb · 4 ast
Mon, Apr 20 vs MIN30 pts · 7 reb · 7 ast
Powell · last 5
Sun, Apr 12 vs ATL25 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Thu, Apr 9 at TOR7 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Apr 7 at TOR14 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Mar 27 at CLE15 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Wed, Mar 25 at CLE19 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast
Murray · contract
2026-27$50.1M
2027-28$53.8M
2028-29$57.5M
Powell · contract
2026-27$21.5M
2027-28team option$22.6M

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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).