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

Jamal Murray vs Norman Powell

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Murray · Powell
Jamal Murray
Murray
Nuggets
2025-26
Powell
Bulls
Norman Powell
75
Games
availability
58
35.4
Minutes
per game
29.6
25.4
Points
per game
21.7
4.4
Rebounds
per game
3.5
7.1
Assists
per game
2.5
1.3
Steals + blocks
per game
1.3
2.3
Turnovers
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%
+6.8
Net rating
on court
+0.6
14.2%
PIE
player impact estimate
11.3%
+5.8
Plus-minus
per game
+0.7
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

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
Murray
2025-26
Powell
48-27
Record when playing
29-29
23.7
Points at home
23.5
27.1
Points on the road
20.3
26.5
Points in wins
23.1
23.4
Points in losses
20.3
53
Season high
38
23
30-point games
6
18
Double-doubles
1
Murray · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at LAL21 pts · 3 reb · 6 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at LAC14 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Sun, Oct 11 vs CHI13 pts · 3 reb · 5 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at UTA4 pts · 2 reb · 3 ast
Sun, Oct 4 vs UTA0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Powell · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 at TOR15 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs MIN9 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at MIL16 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Sun, Oct 11 at DEN0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Oct 9 vs MEM17 pts · 3 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).