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Pelicans · F · 23
Julian Reese
vs
2025-26
Obi Toppin
Pacers · F · 28
Obi Toppin
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Julian Reese vs Obi Toppin

6-11categories
Reese · Toppin
Reese
Pelicans
2025-26
Toppin
Pacers
Obi Toppin
13
Games
availability
24
30.9
Minutes
per game
17.7
11.8
Points
per game
11.6
10.5
Rebounds
per game
4.4
1.8
Assists
per game
2.3
2.0
Steals + blocks
per game
0.5
2.5
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.2
52.9%
Field goal %
50.3%
0.0%
Three-point %
0.0 vs 4.4 attempts
35.2%
63.6%
Free throw %
91.3%
55.7%
True shooting
TS%
63.6%
17.3%
Usage
USG%
24.1%
8.4%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
19.3%
17.4%
Rebound %
of available
12.0%
-11.8
Net rating
on court
-3.6
9.2%
PIE
player impact estimate
14.3%
-8.6
Plus-minus
per game
-1.4
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

Julian Reese scored more in 2025-26, 0.2 points a game apart (11.8 vs 11.6), on Toppin's heavier usage (24.1% vs 17.3%).

Toppin is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 63.6% to 55.7%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Toppin (2.3 vs 1.8 assists), the glass to Reese (10.5 vs 4.4 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Toppin played 11 more games (24 vs 13 of 82).

With Toppin on the floor his team outscored opponents by -3.6 per 100 possessions, against -11.8 for Reese; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Reese — through —, Toppin $15.0M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Reese
2025-26
Toppin
1-12
Record when playing
4-20
12.5
Points at home
12.5
11.3
Points on the road
11.0
26.0
Points in wins
13.0
10.7
Points in losses
11.3
26
Season high
26
0
30-point games
0
5
Double-doubles
0

Last games & contracts

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Reese · last 5
Sun, Apr 12 at CLE14 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Apr 10 vs MIA10 pts · 6 reb · 3 ast
Thu, Apr 9 vs CHI16 pts · 15 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Apr 7 vs CHI17 pts · 11 reb · 4 ast
Sun, Apr 5 at BKN17 pts · 16 reb · 1 ast
Toppin · last 5
Sun, Apr 12 vs DET21 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Fri, Apr 10 vs PHI7 pts · 7 reb · 2 ast
Thu, Apr 9 at BKN26 pts · 9 reb · 3 ast
Tue, Apr 7 vs MIN14 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Sun, Apr 5 at CLE21 pts · 8 reb · 4 ast
Reese · contract
No contract on file (free agent, two-way, or not yet signed).
Toppin · contract
2026-27$15.0M
2027-28$16.0M

More comparisons

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Reese vs
Obi Toppin · Jarace Walker · Rui Hachimura · Duncan Robinson
Toppin vs
Rui Hachimura · Sandro Mamukelashvili · Julian Champagnie · Duncan Robinson

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).