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Josh Giddey
Bulls · G · 24
Josh Giddey
vs
2025-26
Stephon Castle
Spurs · G · 21
Stephon Castle
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Josh Giddey vs Stephon Castle

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Giddey · Castle
Josh Giddey
Giddey
Bulls
2025-26
Castle
Spurs
Stephon Castle
54
Games
availability
68
32.1
Minutes
per game
30.0
17.0
Points
per game
16.7
8.3
Rebounds
per game
5.3
9.1
Assists
per game
7.4
1.5
Steals + blocks
per game
1.4
3.6
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
3.2
44.8%
Field goal %
47.1%
36.4%
Three-point %
5.2 vs 3.6 attempts
33.2%
76.3%
Free throw %
73.4%
56.2%
True shooting
TS%
57.5%
23.8%
Usage
USG%
24.3%
41.0%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
34.4%
12.1%
Rebound %
of available
8.4%
-5.0
Net rating
on court
+9.8
14.2%
PIE
player impact estimate
11.7%
-3.5
Plus-minus
per game
+6.0
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

Josh Giddey scored more in 2025-26, 0.3 points a game apart (17.0 vs 16.7), on Castle's heavier usage (24.3% vs 23.8%).

Castle is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 57.5% to 56.2%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Giddey (9.1 vs 7.4 assists), the glass to Giddey (8.3 vs 5.3 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Castle played 14 more games (68 vs 54 of 82).

With Castle on the floor his team outscored opponents by +9.8 per 100 possessions, against -5.0 for Giddey; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Giddey $25.0M through 2028-29, Castle $10.0M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Giddey
2025-26
Castle
21-33
Record when playing
51-17
16.0
Points at home
16.8
18.2
Points on the road
16.5
19.0
Points in wins
16.7
15.7
Points in losses
16.6
32
Season high
40
1
30-point games
3
28
Double-doubles
18

Last games & contracts

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Giddey · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 vs MIN12 pts · 4 reb · 4 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at MIL6 pts · 5 reb · 9 ast
Sun, Oct 11 at DEN7 pts · 1 reb · 8 ast
Fri, Oct 9 vs MEM13 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Wed, Oct 7 vs PHX7 pts · 3 reb · 7 ast
Castle · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 vs OKC24 pts · 7 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs SAC13 pts · 5 reb · 5 ast
Wed, Oct 14 vs PHX18 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast
Mon, Oct 12 at UTA0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Oct 10 at PHX13 pts · 7 reb · 5 ast
Giddey · contract
2026-27$25.0M
2027-28$25.0M
2028-29$25.0M
Castle · contract
2026-27$10.0M
2027-28$12.7M

More comparisons

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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).