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

Julian Strawther vs Kobe Sanders

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Strawther · Sanders

Julian Strawther: Out (Knee · Leg · Left).

Strawther

Nuggets

2025-26

Sanders

Clippers

Games

availability

15.1

Minutes

per game

19.9

7.2

Points

per game

7.3

2.0

Rebounds

per game

2.3

1.1

Assists

per game

1.6

0.5

Steals + blocks

per game

0.8

0.6

Turnovers

per game · lower is better

1.2

46.7%

Field goal %

46.6%

38.7%

Three-point %

2.6 vs 2.9 attempts

40.8%

81.4%

Free throw %

82.6%

59.0%

True shooting

TS%

59.7%

18.7%

Usage

USG%

15.5%

10.1%

Assist %

of teammates' baskets

11.7%

6.5%

Rebound %

of available

5.6%

+1.5

Net rating

on court

+0.2

8.2%

PIE

player impact estimate

6.2%

+0.4

Plus-minus

per game

+0.5

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

Kobe Sanders scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (7.3 vs 7.2), on Strawther's heavier usage (18.7% vs 15.5%).

Efficiency is a wash: true shooting within a point of each other (59.0% vs 59.7%).

Playmaking goes to Sanders (1.6 vs 1.1 assists), the glass to Sanders (2.3 vs 2.0 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Sanders played 11 more games (68 vs 57 of 82).

With Strawther on the floor his team outscored opponents by +1.5 per 100 possessions, against +0.2 for Sanders; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Strawther $4.8M through 2026-27, Sanders $2.6M through 2029-30. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs

Strawther

2025-26

Sanders

38-19

Record when playing

36-32

6.4

Points at home

7.9

8.4

Points on the road

6.7

7.4

Points in wins

8.4

6.9

Points in losses

6.1

Season high

30-point games

Double-doubles

Last games & contracts

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Strawther · last 5

Fri, Oct 16 at LAL0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast

Wed, Oct 14 at LAC11 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast

Sun, Oct 11 vs CHI13 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast

Tue, Oct 6 at UTA15 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast

Sun, Oct 4 vs UTA14 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast

Sanders · last 5

Wed, Oct 14 vs DEN0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast

Sun, Oct 4 vs GSW0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast

Sun, Apr 12 vs GSW11 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast

Fri, Apr 10 at POR4 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast

Wed, Apr 8 vs OKC17 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast

Strawther · contract

2026-27$4.8M

Sanders · contract

2026-27$2.6M

2027-28$2.8M

2028-29$2.9M

2029-30team option$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).