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

Kawhi Leonard vs Paolo Banchero

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Leonard · Banchero
2
Leonard
Raptors
2025-26
Banchero
Magic
Paolo Banchero
65
Games
availability
72
32.1
Minutes
per game
34.7
27.9
Points
per game
22.2
6.4
Rebounds
per game
8.4
3.6
Assists
per game
5.2
2.3
Steals + blocks
per game
1.3
2.0
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
3.1
50.5%
Field goal %
45.9%
38.7%
Three-point %
6.8 vs 3.8 attempts
30.5%
89.2%
Free throw %
77.5%
62.9%
True shooting
TS%
56.6%
32.6%
Usage
USG%
27.4%
19.3%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
23.5%
10.2%
Rebound %
of available
11.9%
+7.5
Net rating
on court
-0.2
18.5%
PIE
player impact estimate
13.8%
+5.2
Plus-minus
per game
0.0
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

Kawhi Leonard scored more in 2025-26, 5.7 points a game apart (27.9 vs 22.2), on Leonard's heavier usage (32.6% vs 27.4%).

Leonard is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 62.9% to 56.6%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Banchero (5.2 vs 3.6 assists), the glass to Banchero (8.4 vs 6.4 rebounds).

With Leonard on the floor his team outscored opponents by +7.5 per 100 possessions, against -0.2 for Banchero; 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 2028-29, Banchero $41.5M through 2030-31. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Leonard
2025-26
Banchero
37-28
Record when playing
38-34
30.4
Points at home
21.5
25.1
Points on the road
22.9
30.1
Points in wins
22.3
25.0
Points in losses
22.1
55
Season high
39
21
30-point games
14
5
Double-doubles
26
Leonard · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 vs CHI23 pts · 6 reb · 2 ast
Fri, Oct 16 at DET0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 15 at NYK6 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Oct 13 vs NYK21 pts · 5 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Oct 3 vs MIA0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Banchero · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 vs ATL35 pts · 7 reb · 10 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs MIA24 pts · 7 reb · 4 ast
Tue, Oct 13 vs CLE24 pts · 8 reb · 3 ast
Sun, Oct 11 at CLE10 pts · 7 reb · 2 ast
Wed, Oct 7 at MEM11 pts · 1 reb · 5 ast
Leonard · contract
2026-27$50.3M
2027-28$56.1M
2028-29$58.9M
Banchero · contract
2026-27$41.5M
2027-28$44.8M
2028-29$48.1M
2029-30$51.5M
2030-31player option$54.8M

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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).