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

Karl-Anthony Towns vs Kevin Durant

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Towns · Durant
Karl-Anthony Towns
Towns
Knicks
2025-26
Durant
Rockets
Kevin Durant
75
Games
availability
78
31.0
Minutes
per game
36.4
20.1
Points
per game
26.0
11.9
Rebounds
per game
5.5
3.0
Assists
per game
4.8
1.4
Steals + blocks
per game
1.7
2.5
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
3.2
50.1%
Field goal %
52.0%
36.8%
Three-point %
4.1 vs 5.8 attempts
41.3%
85.8%
Free throw %
87.4%
61.9%
True shooting
TS%
64.1%
25.1%
Usage
USG%
26.3%
14.2%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
20.3%
19.2%
Rebound %
of available
7.3%
+7.0
Net rating
on court
+5.5
15.4%
PIE
player impact estimate
15.0%
+5.0
Plus-minus
per game
+4.4
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

Kevin Durant scored more in 2025-26, 5.9 points a game apart (26.0 vs 20.1), on Durant's heavier usage (26.3% vs 25.1%).

Durant is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 64.1% to 61.9%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Durant (4.8 vs 3.0 assists), the glass to Towns (11.9 vs 5.5 rebounds).

With Towns on the floor his team outscored opponents by +7.0 per 100 possessions, against +5.5 for Durant; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Towns $57.1M through 2027-28, Durant $43.9M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Towns
2025-26
Durant
49-26
Record when playing
48-30
20.4
Points at home
24.5
19.8
Points on the road
27.5
20.1
Points in wins
25.8
20.0
Points in losses
26.2
40
Season high
40
7
30-point games
29
56
Double-doubles
7
Towns · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 vs PHI19 pts · 12 reb · 1 ast
Thu, Oct 15 vs TOR13 pts · 15 reb · 9 ast
Mon, Oct 12 vs MIN11 pts · 2 reb · 4 ast
Thu, Oct 8 vs WAS8 pts · 7 reb · 3 ast
Mon, Oct 5 at PHI5 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast
Durant · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 vs DAL30 pts · 6 reb · 3 ast
Thu, Oct 15 vs OKC11 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
Sun, Oct 11 vs DAL0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Oct 9 at DAL15 pts · 0 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Apr 21 at LAL23 pts · 6 reb · 4 ast
Towns · contract
2026-27$57.1M
2027-28player option$61.0M
Durant · contract
2026-27$43.9M
2027-28$46.1M

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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).