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Karl-Anthony Towns
Knicks · C-F · 30
Karl-Anthony Towns
vs
2025-26
Kevin Durant
Rockets · F · 37
Kevin Durant
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Karl-Anthony Towns vs Kevin Durant

6-11categories
Towns · Durant

Kevin Durant: Day-To-Day (Ankle · Leg · Left).

TownsDurant
75Games
availability
78
31.0Minutes
per game
36.4
20.1Points
per game
26.0
11.9Rebounds
per game
5.5
3.0Assists
per game
4.8
1.4Steals + blocks
per game
1.7
2.5Turnovers
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%
+7.0Net rating
on court
+5.5
15.4%PIE
player impact estimate
15.0%
+5.0Plus-minus
per game
+4.4

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
TownsDurant
49-26Record when playing48-30
20.4Points at home24.5
19.8Points on the road27.5
20.1Points in wins25.8
20.0Points in losses26.2
40Season high40
730-point games29
56Double-doubles7
Towns · last 5
Sat, Jun 13 at SAS2 pts · 10 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Jun 10 vs SAS13 pts · 10 reb · 2 ast
Mon, Jun 8 vs SAS11 pts · 8 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Jun 5 at SAS21 pts · 13 reb · 4 ast
Wed, Jun 3 at SAS18 pts · 12 reb · 4 ast
Durant · last 5
Tue, Apr 21 at LAL23 pts · 6 reb · 4 ast
Fri, Apr 10 vs MIN33 pts · 7 reb · 7 ast
Thu, Apr 9 vs PHI29 pts · 7 reb · 5 ast
Tue, Apr 7 at PHX24 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast
Sun, Apr 5 at GSW31 pts · 8 reb · 8 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).