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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 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

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Randle · Gilgeous-Alexander
Julius Randle
Randle
Nets
2025-26
Gilgeous-Alexander
Thunder
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
79
Games
availability
68
33.0
Minutes
per game
33.2
21.1
Points
per game
31.1
6.7
Rebounds
per game
4.3
5.0
Assists
per game
6.6
1.3
Steals + blocks
per game
2.2
2.7
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.2
48.1%
Field goal %
55.3%
31.5%
Three-point %
4.4 vs 4.4 attempts
38.6%
80.2%
Free throw %
87.9%
58.5%
True shooting
TS%
66.5%
25.8%
Usage
USG%
32.3%
22.7%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
33.2%
9.9%
Rebound %
of available
6.2%
+4.0
Net rating
on court
+16.3
12.8%
PIE
player impact estimate
20.7%
+2.9
Plus-minus
per game
+11.6
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

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored more in 2025-26, 10.0 points a game apart (31.1 vs 21.1), on Gilgeous-Alexander's heavier usage (32.3% vs 25.8%).

Gilgeous-Alexander is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 66.5% to 58.5%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Gilgeous-Alexander (6.6 vs 5.0 assists), the glass to Randle (6.7 vs 4.3 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Randle played 11 more games (79 vs 68 of 82).

With Gilgeous-Alexander on the floor his team outscored opponents by +16.3 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, Gilgeous-Alexander $40.8M through 2030-31. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Randle
2025-26
Gilgeous-Alexander
47-32
Record when playing
56-12
21.2
Points at home
31.3
21.0
Points on the road
30.9
20.9
Points in wins
31.1
21.3
Points in losses
31.1
41
Season high
55
12
30-point games
43
15
Double-doubles
8
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
Gilgeous-Alexander · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 at SAS32 pts · 6 reb · 4 ast
Thu, Oct 15 at HOU17 pts · 1 reb · 3 ast
Tue, Oct 13 vs IND15 pts · 0 reb · 6 ast
Wed, Oct 7 vs MIL17 pts · 3 reb · 5 ast
Sat, May 30 vs SAS35 pts · 4 reb · 9 ast
Randle · contract
2026-27$33.3M
2027-28player option$35.8M
Gilgeous-Alexander · contract
2026-27$40.8M
2027-28$61.0M
2028-29$65.9M
2029-30$70.8M
2030-31$75.6M

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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).