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

Joan Beringer vs Zeke Nnaji

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Beringer · Nnaji
19
Beringer
Timberwolves
2025-26
Nnaji
Nuggets
Zeke Nnaji
40
Games
availability
52
7.9
Minutes
per game
12.0
3.9
Points
per game
3.7
2.3
Rebounds
per game
2.6
0.3
Assists
per game
0.6
0.9
Steals + blocks
per game
0.8
0.3
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.5
66.3%
Field goal %
47.0%
0.0%
Three-point %
0.0 vs 1.0 attempts
25.9%
70.3%
Free throw %
77.3%
68.3%
True shooting
TS%
55.8%
15.6%
Usage
USG%
13.6%
5.2%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
6.9%
13.8%
Rebound %
of available
10.3%
+2.3
Net rating
on court
-6.6
10.7%
PIE
player impact estimate
7.0%
+0.6
Plus-minus
per game
-2.1
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

Joan Beringer scored more in 2025-26, 0.2 points a game apart (3.9 vs 3.7), on Beringer's heavier usage (15.6% vs 13.6%).

Beringer is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 68.3% to 55.8%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Nnaji (0.6 vs 0.3 assists), the glass to Nnaji (2.6 vs 2.3 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Nnaji played 12 more games (52 vs 40 of 82).

With Beringer on the floor his team outscored opponents by +2.3 per 100 possessions, against -6.6 for Nnaji; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Beringer $4.4M through 2028-29, Nnaji $7.5M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Beringer
2025-26
Nnaji
22-18
Record when playing
38-14
3.8
Points at home
3.0
4.0
Points on the road
4.5
4.6
Points in wins
3.4
3.0
Points in losses
4.2
24
Season high
21
0
30-point games
0
1
Double-doubles
2
Beringer · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at CHI11 pts · 6 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 14 vs DET10 pts · 7 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Oct 12 at NYK5 pts · 4 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Oct 10 at MIA10 pts · 7 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Oct 7 at IND2 pts · 8 reb · 0 ast
Nnaji · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at LAL0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at LAC5 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Oct 11 vs CHI4 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at UTA6 pts · 4 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Oct 4 vs UTA3 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Beringer · contract
2026-27$4.4M
2027-28$4.6M
2028-29$7.1M
Nnaji · contract
2026-27$7.5M
2027-28player option$7.5M

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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).