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Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
76ers · G · 33
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
vs
2025-26
Malachi Smith
Raptors · G · 26
Malachi Smith
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope vs Malachi Smith

5-12categories
Caldwell-Pope · Smith
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
Caldwell-Pope
76ers
2025-26
Smith
Raptors
Malachi Smith
51
Games
availability
15
21.3
Minutes
per game
23.9
8.4
Points
per game
8.3
2.5
Rebounds
per game
3.4
2.7
Assists
per game
3.3
1.0
Steals + blocks
per game
1.1
1.2
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.9
41.0%
Field goal %
48.5%
31.6%
Three-point %
3.4 vs 3.1 attempts
43.5%
91.3%
Free throw %
100.0%
53.3%
True shooting
TS%
60.5%
17.3%
Usage
USG%
13.6%
18.1%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
20.4%
5.4%
Rebound %
of available
7.3%
-4.5
Net rating
on court
-13.2
8.3%
PIE
player impact estimate
10.2%
-2.2
Plus-minus
per game
-6.0
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

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (8.4 vs 8.3), on Caldwell-Pope's heavier usage (17.3% vs 13.6%).

Smith is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 60.5% to 53.3%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Smith (3.3 vs 2.7 assists), the glass to Smith (3.4 vs 2.5 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Caldwell-Pope played 36 more games (51 vs 15 of 82).

With Caldwell-Pope on the floor his team outscored opponents by -4.5 per 100 possessions, against -13.2 for Smith; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Caldwell-Pope $17.7M through 2026-27, Smith — through —. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Caldwell-Pope
2025-26
Smith
20-31
Record when playing
3-12
8.2
Points at home
6.4
8.6
Points on the road
11.0
9.6
Points in wins
6.7
7.6
Points in losses
8.7
20
Season high
19
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
1

Last games & contracts

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Caldwell-Pope · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 at NYK10 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs BOS7 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Oct 10 at BOS0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at BKN2 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Mon, Oct 5 vs NYK7 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Smith · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at DET24 pts · 7 reb · 3 ast
Thu, Oct 15 at NYK8 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Oct 13 vs NYK3 pts · 0 reb · 2 ast
Sat, Oct 10 vs LAC4 pts · 1 reb · 4 ast
Sat, Oct 3 vs MIA7 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast
Caldwell-Pope · contract
2026-27player option$17.7M
2026-27$2.4M
Smith · contract
No contract on file (free agent, two-way, or not yet signed).

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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).