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Jamal Murray
Nuggets · G · 29
Jamal Murray
vs
2025-26
Paolo Banchero
Magic · F · 23
Paolo Banchero
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Jamal Murray vs Paolo Banchero

14-3categories
Murray · Banchero
MurrayBanchero
75Games
availability
72
35.4Minutes
per game
34.7
25.4Points
per game
22.2
4.4Rebounds
per game
8.4
7.1Assists
per game
5.2
1.3Steals + blocks
per game
1.3
2.3Turnovers
per game · lower is better
3.1
48.3%Field goal %45.9%
43.5%Three-point %
7.5 vs 3.8 attempts
30.5%
88.7%Free throw %77.5%
62.2%True shooting
TS%
56.6%
26.9%Usage
USG%
27.4%
29.8%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
23.5%
6.3%Rebound %
of available
11.9%
+6.8Net rating
on court
-0.2
14.2%PIE
player impact estimate
13.8%
+5.8Plus-minus
per game
0.0

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Jamal Murray scored more in 2025-26, 3.2 points a game apart (25.4 vs 22.2), on Banchero's heavier usage (27.4% vs 26.9%).

Murray is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 62.2% to 56.6%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Murray (7.1 vs 5.2 assists), the glass to Banchero (8.4 vs 4.4 rebounds).

With Murray on the floor his team outscored opponents by +6.8 per 100 possessions, against -0.2 for Banchero; 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, Banchero $41.5M through 2030-31. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
MurrayBanchero
48-27Record when playing38-34
23.7Points at home21.5
27.1Points on the road22.9
26.5Points in wins22.3
23.4Points in losses22.1
53Season high39
2330-point games14
18Double-doubles26
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
Banchero · last 5
Sun, May 3 at DET38 pts · 9 reb · 6 ast
Fri, May 1 vs DET17 pts · 10 reb · 6 ast
Wed, Apr 29 at DET45 pts · 9 reb · 7 ast
Mon, Apr 27 vs DET18 pts · 8 reb · 4 ast
Sat, Apr 25 vs DET25 pts · 12 reb · 9 ast
Murray · contract
2026-27$50.1M
2027-28$53.8M
2028-29$57.5M
Banchero · contract
2026-27$41.5M
2027-28$44.8M
2028-29$48.1M
2029-30$51.5M
2030-31player option$54.8M

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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).