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

Julius Randle vs Kawhi Leonard

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Randle · Leonard
Julius Randle
Randle
Nets
2025-26
Leonard
Raptors
2
79
Games
availability
65
33.0
Minutes
per game
32.1
21.1
Points
per game
27.9
6.7
Rebounds
per game
6.4
5.0
Assists
per game
3.6
1.3
Steals + blocks
per game
2.3
2.7
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.0
48.1%
Field goal %
50.5%
31.5%
Three-point %
4.4 vs 6.8 attempts
38.7%
80.2%
Free throw %
89.2%
58.5%
True shooting
TS%
62.9%
25.8%
Usage
USG%
32.6%
22.7%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
19.3%
9.9%
Rebound %
of available
10.2%
+4.0
Net rating
on court
+7.5
12.8%
PIE
player impact estimate
18.5%
+2.9
Plus-minus
per game
+5.2
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

Kawhi Leonard scored more in 2025-26, 6.8 points a game apart (27.9 vs 21.1), on Leonard's heavier usage (32.6% vs 25.8%).

Leonard is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 62.9% to 58.5%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Randle (5.0 vs 3.6 assists), the glass to Randle (6.7 vs 6.4 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Randle played 14 more games (79 vs 65 of 82).

With Leonard on the floor his team outscored opponents by +7.5 per 100 possessions, against +4.0 for Randle; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Randle $33.3M through 2027-28, Leonard $50.3M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Randle
2025-26
Leonard
47-32
Record when playing
37-28
21.2
Points at home
30.4
21.0
Points on the road
25.1
20.9
Points in wins
30.1
21.3
Points in losses
25.0
41
Season high
55
12
30-point games
21
15
Double-doubles
5
Randle · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 vs CHA33 pts · 8 reb · 7 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at MIA15 pts · 6 reb · 5 ast
Mon, Oct 12 at WAS14 pts · 4 reb · 9 ast
Thu, Oct 8 vs PHI14 pts · 6 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at CHA13 pts · 2 reb · 3 ast
Leonard · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 vs CHI23 pts · 6 reb · 2 ast
Fri, Oct 16 at DET0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 15 at NYK6 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Oct 13 vs NYK21 pts · 5 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Oct 3 vs MIA0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Randle · contract
2026-27$33.3M
2027-28player option$35.8M
Leonard · contract
2026-27$50.3M
2027-28$56.1M
2028-29$58.9M

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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).