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

John Poulakidas vs Justin Champagnie

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Poulakidas · Champagnie
John Poulakidas
Poulakidas
Free agent
2025-26
Champagnie
Wizards
Justin Champagnie
13
Games
availability
69
19.5
Minutes
per game
20.0
8.8
Points
per game
8.7
2.3
Rebounds
per game
5.6
0.8
Assists
per game
1.2
0.8
Steals + blocks
per game
1.5
0.3
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.7
42.9%
Field goal %
50.2%
40.3%
Three-point %
5.9 vs 2.4 attempts
31.9%
85.7%
Free throw %
78.4%
61.1%
True shooting
TS%
58.9%
15.3%
Usage
USG%
16.1%
6.1%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
8.7%
5.3%
Rebound %
of available
13.3%
-2.3
Net rating
on court
-9.4
6.9%
PIE
player impact estimate
10.6%
-1.2
Plus-minus
per game
-4.3
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 Champagnie's heavier usage (16.1% vs 15.3%).

Poulakidas is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.1% to 58.9%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Champagnie (1.2 vs 0.8 assists), the glass to Champagnie (5.6 vs 2.3 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Champagnie played 56 more games (69 vs 13 of 82).

With Poulakidas on the floor his team outscored opponents by -2.3 per 100 possessions, against -9.4 for Champagnie; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Poulakidas — through —, Champagnie $2.7M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Poulakidas
2025-26
Champagnie
3-10
Record when playing
13-56
10.0
Points at home
8.1
8.1
Points on the road
9.2
14.3
Points in wins
9.6
7.2
Points in losses
8.4
28
Season high
21
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
4
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
Champagnie · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at NOP0 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Oct 12 vs BKN7 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Oct 10 vs DET12 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at NYK12 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Apr 12 at CLE13 pts · 6 reb · 3 ast
Poulakidas · contract
No contract on file (free agent, two-way, or not yet signed).
Champagnie · contract
2026-27$2.7M
2027-28$3.0M

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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).