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

Keegan Murray vs Santi Aldama

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Murray · Aldama

Santi Aldama: Out (Knee · Leg).

Keegan Murray
Murray
Kings
2025-26
Aldama
Mavericks
Santi Aldama
23
Games
availability
43
34.5
Minutes
per game
27.9
14.0
Points
per game
14.0
5.7
Rebounds
per game
6.7
1.7
Assists
per game
2.9
2.6
Steals + blocks
per game
1.6
1.2
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.3
42.0%
Field goal %
47.9%
27.7%
Three-point %
4.9 vs 4.7 attempts
35.0%
77.6%
Free throw %
66.7%
49.9%
True shooting
TS%
57.2%
18.2%
Usage
USG%
19.1%
7.0%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
15.3%
7.9%
Rebound %
of available
11.2%
-10.7
Net rating
on court
-2.4
7.8%
PIE
player impact estimate
11.5%
-7.1
Plus-minus
per game
-1.1
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

Santi Aldama scored more in 2025-26, 0.0 points a game apart (14.0 vs 14.0), on Aldama's heavier usage (19.1% vs 18.2%).

Aldama is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 57.2% to 49.9%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Aldama (2.9 vs 1.7 assists), the glass to Aldama (6.7 vs 5.7 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Aldama played 20 more games (43 vs 23 of 82).

With Aldama on the floor his team outscored opponents by -2.4 per 100 possessions, against -10.7 for Murray; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Murray $24.1M through 2030-31, Aldama $17.0M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Murray
2025-26
Aldama
5-18
Record when playing
19-24
14.9
Points at home
14.3
13.2
Points on the road
13.7
18.6
Points in wins
13.8
12.7
Points in losses
14.2
26
Season high
37
0
30-point games
2
2
Double-doubles
5
Murray · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at SAS3 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Oct 13 vs POR10 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Oct 10 at GSW5 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Oct 5 vs LAL0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Feb 25 at HOU3 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Aldama · last 5
Sun, Oct 11 at HOU0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Oct 9 vs HOU0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Feb 4 at SAC12 pts · 6 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Jan 26 at HOU17 pts · 7 reb · 2 ast
Sun, Jan 18 vs ORL9 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast
Murray · contract
2026-27$24.1M
2027-28$26.1M
2028-29$28.0M
2029-30$29.9M
2030-31$31.9M
Aldama · contract
2026-27$17.0M
2027-28team option$17.0M

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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).