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Karl-Anthony Towns
Knicks · C-F · 30
Karl-Anthony Towns
vs
2025-26
Shaedon Sharpe
Trail Blazers · G · 23
Shaedon Sharpe
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Karl-Anthony Towns vs Shaedon Sharpe

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Towns · Sharpe

Shaedon Sharpe: Out (Knee · Leg · Right).

TownsSharpe
75Games
availability
50
31.0Minutes
per game
29.4
20.1Points
per game
20.8
11.9Rebounds
per game
4.3
3.0Assists
per game
2.6
1.4Steals + blocks
per game
1.5
2.5Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.9
50.1%Field goal %45.2%
36.8%Three-point %
4.1 vs 6.1 attempts
33.7%
85.8%Free throw %78.7%
61.9%True shooting
TS%
54.6%
25.1%Usage
USG%
29.3%
14.2%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
15.1%
19.2%Rebound %
of available
6.8%
+7.0Net rating
on court
-1.3
15.4%PIE
player impact estimate
10.8%
+5.0Plus-minus
per game
-1.0

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Shaedon Sharpe scored more in 2025-26, 0.7 points a game apart (20.8 vs 20.1), on Sharpe's heavier usage (29.3% vs 25.1%).

Towns is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.9% to 54.6%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Towns (3.0 vs 2.6 assists), the glass to Towns (11.9 vs 4.3 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Towns played 25 more games (75 vs 50 of 82).

With Towns on the floor his team outscored opponents by +7.0 per 100 possessions, against -1.3 for Sharpe; 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, Sharpe $20.1M through 2029-30. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
TownsSharpe
49-26Record when playing24-26
20.4Points at home20.0
19.8Points on the road21.9
20.1Points in wins20.7
20.0Points in losses21.0
40Season high36
730-point games5
56Double-doubles0
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
Sharpe · last 5
Tue, Apr 28 at SAS5 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Apr 26 vs SAS8 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Apr 24 vs SAS4 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Apr 21 at SAS9 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Apr 19 at SAS10 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Towns · contract
2026-27$57.1M
2027-28player option$61.0M
Sharpe · contract
2026-27$20.1M
2027-28$21.7M
2028-29$23.3M
2029-30$24.9M

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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).