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Suns · G · 24
Kennedy Chandler
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2025-26
Peyton Watson
Cavaliers · G · 24
Peyton Watson
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Kennedy Chandler vs Peyton Watson

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Chandler · Watson

Peyton Watson: Day-To-Day (Hamstring · Leg · Right).

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Chandler
Suns
2025-26
Watson
Cavaliers
Peyton Watson
11
Games
availability
54
32.3
Minutes
per game
29.6
15.0
Points
per game
14.6
3.4
Rebounds
per game
4.9
6.7
Assists
per game
2.1
1.2
Steals + blocks
per game
2.0
2.1
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.7
44.5%
Field goal %
49.1%
39.5%
Three-point %
3.5 vs 3.6 attempts
41.1%
65.1%
Free throw %
73.0%
52.9%
True shooting
TS%
59.4%
19.5%
Usage
USG%
20.4%
26.1%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
9.6%
4.9%
Rebound %
of available
8.3%
-9.3
Net rating
on court
+6.2
8.1%
PIE
player impact estimate
8.7%
-6.3
Plus-minus
per game
+3.6
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

Kennedy Chandler scored more in 2025-26, 0.4 points a game apart (15.0 vs 14.6), on Watson's heavier usage (20.4% vs 19.5%).

Watson is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 59.4% to 52.9%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Chandler (6.7 vs 2.1 assists), the glass to Watson (4.9 vs 3.4 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Watson played 43 more games (54 vs 11 of 82).

With Watson on the floor his team outscored opponents by +6.2 per 100 possessions, against -9.3 for Chandler; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Chandler — through —, Watson $20.5M through 2029-30. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Chandler
2025-26
Watson
1-10
Record when playing
36-18
16.7
Points at home
13.5
13.0
Points on the road
15.6
26.0
Points in wins
14.7
13.9
Points in losses
14.4
31
Season high
35
1
30-point games
4
1
Double-doubles
2

Last games & contracts

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Chandler · last 5
Fri, Apr 10 vs MEM26 pts · 5 reb · 10 ast
Tue, Apr 7 at NOP31 pts · 7 reb · 8 ast
Sun, Apr 5 at OKC5 pts · 0 reb · 5 ast
Fri, Apr 3 at HOU2 pts · 1 reb · 4 ast
Wed, Apr 1 vs DEN16 pts · 5 reb · 6 ast
Watson · last 5
Wed, Apr 1 at UTA6 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Mar 29 vs GSW10 pts · 6 reb · 5 ast
Fri, Mar 27 vs UTA7 pts · 5 reb · 4 ast
Wed, Mar 25 vs DAL21 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast
Sun, Mar 22 vs POR14 pts · 6 reb · 3 ast
Chandler · contract
No contract on file (free agent, two-way, or not yet signed).
Watson · contract
2026-27$20.5M
2027-28$21.5M
2028-29$22.5M
2029-30player option$23.5M

More comparisons

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Chandler vs
Anthony Black · Ayo Dosunmu · Collin Sexton · Jaime Jaquez Jr.
Watson vs
Mikal Bridges · Ayo Dosunmu · Jeremiah Fears · Anfernee Simons

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).