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Kawhi Leonard
Clippers · F · 35
Kawhi Leonard
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2025-26
Kevin Durant
Rockets · F · 37
Kevin Durant
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Kawhi Leonard vs Kevin Durant

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Leonard · Durant

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

LeonardDurant
65Games
availability
78
32.1Minutes
per game
36.4
27.9Points
per game
26.0
6.4Rebounds
per game
5.5
3.6Assists
per game
4.8
2.3Steals + blocks
per game
1.7
2.0Turnovers
per game · lower is better
3.2
50.5%Field goal %52.0%
38.7%Three-point %
6.8 vs 5.8 attempts
41.3%
89.2%Free throw %87.4%
62.9%True shooting
TS%
64.1%
32.6%Usage
USG%
26.3%
19.3%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
20.3%
10.2%Rebound %
of available
7.3%
+7.5Net rating
on court
+5.5
18.5%PIE
player impact estimate
15.0%
+5.2Plus-minus
per game
+4.4

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Kawhi Leonard scored more in 2025-26, 1.9 points a game apart (27.9 vs 26.0), on Leonard's heavier usage (32.6% vs 26.3%).

Durant is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 64.1% to 62.9%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Durant (4.8 vs 3.6 assists), the glass to Leonard (6.4 vs 5.5 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Durant played 13 more games (78 vs 65 of 82).

With Leonard on the floor his team outscored opponents by +7.5 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: Leonard $50.3M through 2026-27, 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
LeonardDurant
37-28Record when playing48-30
30.4Points at home24.5
25.1Points on the road27.5
30.1Points in wins25.8
25.0Points in losses26.2
55Season high40
2130-point games29
5Double-doubles7
Leonard · last 5
Fri, Apr 10 at POR24 pts · 8 reb · 5 ast
Wed, Apr 8 vs OKC20 pts · 8 reb · 3 ast
Tue, Apr 7 vs DAL34 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast
Sun, Apr 5 at SAC26 pts · 6 reb · 3 ast
Thu, Apr 2 vs SAS24 pts · 6 reb · 5 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
Leonard · contract
2026-27$50.3M
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).