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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 Michael Porter Jr.

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Randle · Porter Jr.
Julius Randle
Randle
Nets
2025-26
Porter Jr.
Nets
17
79
Games
availability
52
33.0
Minutes
per game
32.5
21.1
Points
per game
24.2
6.7
Rebounds
per game
7.1
5.0
Assists
per game
3.0
1.3
Steals + blocks
per game
1.4
2.7
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.3
48.1%
Field goal %
46.3%
31.5%
Three-point %
4.4 vs 9.3 attempts
36.3%
80.2%
Free throw %
85.9%
58.5%
True shooting
TS%
59.5%
25.8%
Usage
USG%
29.2%
22.7%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
16.5%
9.9%
Rebound %
of available
11.0%
+4.0
Net rating
on court
-6.6
12.8%
PIE
player impact estimate
14.1%
+2.9
Plus-minus
per game
-3.9
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

Michael Porter Jr. scored more in 2025-26, 3.1 points a game apart (24.2 vs 21.1), on Porter Jr.'s heavier usage (29.2% vs 25.8%).

Porter Jr. is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 59.5% 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 3.0 assists), the glass to Porter Jr. (7.1 vs 6.7 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Randle played 27 more games (79 vs 52 of 82).

With Randle on the floor his team outscored opponents by +4.0 per 100 possessions, against -6.6 for Porter Jr.; 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, Porter Jr. $40.8M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Randle
2025-26
Porter Jr.
47-32
Record when playing
14-38
21.2
Points at home
25.2
21.0
Points on the road
23.3
20.9
Points in wins
28.5
21.3
Points in losses
22.6
41
Season high
38
12
30-point games
14
15
Double-doubles
12
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
Porter Jr. · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 vs CHA26 pts · 7 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at MIA27 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Mon, Oct 12 at WAS22 pts · 4 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at CHA16 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Mar 10 vs DET19 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Randle · contract
2026-27$33.3M
2027-28player option$35.8M
Porter Jr. · contract
2026-27$40.8M

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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).