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John Poulakidas
Free agent · G · 23
John Poulakidas
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2025-26
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

John Poulakidas vs Jordan Goodwin

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Poulakidas · Goodwin
John Poulakidas
Poulakidas
Free agent
2025-26
Goodwin
Suns
Jordan Goodwin
13
Games
availability
70
19.5
Minutes
per game
22.5
8.8
Points
per game
8.7
2.3
Rebounds
per game
4.9
0.8
Assists
per game
2.2
0.8
Steals + blocks
per game
1.7
0.3
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.0
42.9%
Field goal %
41.3%
40.3%
Three-point %
5.9 vs 4.3 attempts
37.1%
85.7%
Free throw %
69.6%
61.1%
True shooting
TS%
52.5%
15.3%
Usage
USG%
16.7%
6.1%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
13.6%
5.3%
Rebound %
of available
10.5%
-2.3
Net rating
on court
+3.3
6.9%
PIE
player impact estimate
9.8%
-1.2
Plus-minus
per game
+1.3
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

John Poulakidas scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (8.8 vs 8.7), on Goodwin's heavier usage (16.7% vs 15.3%).

Poulakidas is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.1% to 52.5%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Goodwin (2.2 vs 0.8 assists), the glass to Goodwin (4.9 vs 2.3 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Goodwin played 57 more games (70 vs 13 of 82).

With Goodwin on the floor his team outscored opponents by +3.3 per 100 possessions, against -2.3 for Poulakidas; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Poulakidas — through —, Goodwin $5.9M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Poulakidas
2025-26
Goodwin
3-10
Record when playing
39-31
10.0
Points at home
9.1
8.1
Points on the road
8.3
14.3
Points in wins
9.8
7.2
Points in losses
7.3
28
Season high
26
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
2
Poulakidas · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 vs ATL2 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 14 vs NOP16 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Oct 11 at HOU0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Oct 9 vs HOU3 pts · 0 reb · 2 ast
Sun, Apr 12 vs CHI28 pts · 2 reb · 4 ast
Goodwin · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 vs UTA10 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at SAS0 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast
Sat, Oct 10 vs SAS8 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 7 at CHI5 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Mon, Oct 5 at DET7 pts · 6 reb · 1 ast
Poulakidas · contract
No contract on file (free agent, two-way, or not yet signed).
Goodwin · contract
2026-27$5.9M
2027-28$6.3M
2028-29player option$6.8M

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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).