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JD Davison
Magic · G · 23
JD Davison
vs
2025-26
Pat Connaughton
Hornets · G · 33
Pat Connaughton
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

JD Davison vs Pat Connaughton

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Davison · Connaughton
JD Davison
Davison
Magic
2025-26
Connaughton
Hornets
Pat Connaughton
28
Games
availability
42
7.8
Minutes
per game
7.1
2.5
Points
per game
2.6
1.2
Rebounds
per game
1.5
1.3
Assists
per game
0.4
0.4
Steals + blocks
per game
0.3
0.3
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.3
37.5%
Field goal %
44.7%
25.0%
Three-point %
1.1 vs 1.2 attempts
40.4%
68.4%
Free throw %
65.0%
47.7%
True shooting
TS%
58.6%
15.3%
Usage
USG%
15.0%
21.9%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
11.0%
7.4%
Rebound %
of available
9.9%
+2.6
Net rating
on court
-4.3
9.0%
PIE
player impact estimate
11.7%
+0.6
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

Pat Connaughton scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (2.6 vs 2.5), on Davison's heavier usage (15.3% vs 15.0%).

Connaughton is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 58.6% to 47.7%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Davison (1.3 vs 0.4 assists), the glass to Connaughton (1.5 vs 1.2 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Connaughton played 14 more games (42 vs 28 of 82).

With Davison on the floor his team outscored opponents by +2.6 per 100 possessions, against -4.3 for Connaughton; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Davison $2.6M through 2026-27, Connaughton $3.8M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Davison
2025-26
Connaughton
23-5
Record when playing
25-17
2.8
Points at home
2.4
2.0
Points on the road
2.8
2.5
Points in wins
2.7
2.2
Points in losses
2.5
9
Season high
13
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
0

Last games & contracts

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Davison · last 5
Fri, May 1 vs LAL0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Apr 26 vs LAL2 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Apr 12 vs MEM9 pts · 10 reb · 7 ast
Fri, Apr 3 vs UTA5 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Mar 31 vs NYK0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Connaughton · last 5
Fri, Apr 10 vs DET0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Apr 7 at BOS0 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Apr 5 at MIN0 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Apr 3 vs IND7 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Thu, Apr 2 vs PHX0 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Davison · contract
2026-27$2.6M
Connaughton · contract
2026-27$3.8M

More comparisons

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Connaughton vs
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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).