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Keshad Johnson
Heat · F · 25
Keshad Johnson
vs
2025-26
Malaki Branham
Free agent · F · 23
Malaki Branham
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Keshad Johnson vs Malaki Branham

8-9categories
Johnson · Branham
Keshad Johnson
Johnson
Heat
2025-26
Branham
Free agent
Malaki Branham
32
Games
availability
28
8.7
Minutes
per game
9.8
4.3
Points
per game
4.6
1.9
Rebounds
per game
1.6
0.3
Assists
per game
0.8
0.8
Steals + blocks
per game
0.5
0.4
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.5
49.0%
Field goal %
47.3%
29.5%
Three-point %
1.4 vs 1.3 attempts
37.8%
72.4%
Free throw %
82.4%
58.2%
True shooting
TS%
60.4%
17.1%
Usage
USG%
17.7%
3.6%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
13.1%
10.0%
Rebound %
of available
7.4%
+13.0
Net rating
on court
-8.8
8.3%
PIE
player impact estimate
9.9%
+2.8
Plus-minus
per game
-1.5
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

Malaki Branham scored more in 2025-26, 0.3 points a game apart (4.6 vs 4.3), on Branham's heavier usage (17.7% vs 17.1%).

Branham is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 60.4% to 58.2%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Branham (0.8 vs 0.3 assists), the glass to Johnson (1.9 vs 1.6 rebounds).

With Johnson on the floor his team outscored opponents by +13.0 per 100 possessions, against -8.8 for Branham; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Johnson
2025-26
Branham
16-16
Record when playing
7-21
3.7
Points at home
4.9
4.8
Points on the road
4.3
5.4
Points in wins
2.6
3.1
Points in losses
5.2
15
Season high
17
0
30-point games
0
1
Double-doubles
0

Last games & contracts

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Johnson · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at ORL8 pts · 6 reb · 2 ast
Wed, Oct 14 vs BKN8 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Oct 10 vs MIN0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 8 vs NOP0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Oct 3 at TOR0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Branham · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 vs MIA7 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Oct 13 vs CLE8 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
Sun, Oct 11 at CLE7 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Oct 7 at MEM5 pts · 6 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Jan 30 vs LAL17 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Johnson · contract
No contract on file (free agent, two-way, or not yet signed).
Branham · 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).