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Kawhi Leonard
Clippers · F · 35
Kawhi Leonard
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2025-26
Nickeil Alexander-Walker
Hawks · G · 28
Nickeil Alexander-Walker
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Kawhi Leonard vs Nickeil Alexander-Walker

12-5categories
Leonard · Alexander-Walker
LeonardAlexander-Walker
65Games
availability
78
32.1Minutes
per game
33.4
27.9Points
per game
20.8
6.4Rebounds
per game
3.4
3.6Assists
per game
3.7
2.3Steals + blocks
per game
1.8
2.0Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.1
50.5%Field goal %45.9%
38.7%Three-point %
6.8 vs 8.1 attempts
39.9%
89.2%Free throw %90.2%
62.9%True shooting
TS%
61.0%
32.6%Usage
USG%
23.0%
19.3%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
15.5%
10.2%Rebound %
of available
4.9%
+7.5Net rating
on court
+4.0
18.5%PIE
player impact estimate
10.5%
+5.2Plus-minus
per game
+3.1

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Kawhi Leonard scored more in 2025-26, 7.1 points a game apart (27.9 vs 20.8), on Leonard's heavier usage (32.6% vs 23.0%).

Leonard is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 62.9% to 61.0%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Alexander-Walker (3.7 vs 3.6 assists), the glass to Leonard (6.4 vs 3.4 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Alexander-Walker 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 +4.0 for Alexander-Walker; 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, Alexander-Walker $14.4M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
LeonardAlexander-Walker
37-28Record when playing43-35
30.4Points at home20.7
25.1Points on the road20.9
30.1Points in wins20.5
25.0Points in losses21.2
55Season high41
2130-point games10
5Double-doubles2
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
Alexander-Walker · last 5
Thu, Apr 30 vs NYK11 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Apr 28 at NYK16 pts · 0 reb · 3 ast
Sat, Apr 25 vs NYK15 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Thu, Apr 23 vs NYK14 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Apr 20 at NYK9 pts · 5 reb · 6 ast
Leonard · contract
2026-27$50.3M
Alexander-Walker · contract
2026-27$14.4M
2027-28$15.2M
2028-29player option$15.9M

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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).