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Kevin Durant
Rockets · F · 37
Kevin Durant
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2025-26
Nickeil Alexander-Walker
Hawks · G · 28
Nickeil Alexander-Walker
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Kevin Durant vs Nickeil Alexander-Walker

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Durant · Alexander-Walker

Kevin Durant: Day-To-Day (Ankle · Leg · Left).

DurantAlexander-Walker
78Games
availability
78
36.4Minutes
per game
33.4
26.0Points
per game
20.8
5.5Rebounds
per game
3.4
4.8Assists
per game
3.7
1.7Steals + blocks
per game
1.8
3.2Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.1
52.0%Field goal %45.9%
41.3%Three-point %
5.8 vs 8.1 attempts
39.9%
87.4%Free throw %90.2%
64.1%True shooting
TS%
61.0%
26.3%Usage
USG%
23.0%
20.3%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
15.5%
7.3%Rebound %
of available
4.9%
+5.5Net rating
on court
+4.0
15.0%PIE
player impact estimate
10.5%
+4.4Plus-minus
per game
+3.1

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Kevin Durant scored more in 2025-26, 5.2 points a game apart (26.0 vs 20.8), on Durant's heavier usage (26.3% vs 23.0%).

Durant is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 64.1% to 61.0%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Durant (4.8 vs 3.7 assists), the glass to Durant (5.5 vs 3.4 rebounds).

With Durant on the floor his team outscored opponents by +5.5 per 100 possessions, against +4.0 for Alexander-Walker; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Durant $43.9M through 2027-28, Alexander-Walker $14.4M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
DurantAlexander-Walker
48-30Record when playing43-35
24.5Points at home20.7
27.5Points on the road20.9
25.8Points in wins20.5
26.2Points in losses21.2
40Season high41
2930-point games10
7Double-doubles2
Durant · last 5
Tue, Apr 21 at LAL23 pts · 6 reb · 4 ast
Fri, Apr 10 vs MIN33 pts · 7 reb · 7 ast
Thu, Apr 9 vs PHI29 pts · 7 reb · 5 ast
Tue, Apr 7 at PHX24 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast
Sun, Apr 5 at GSW31 pts · 8 reb · 8 ast
Alexander-Walker · last 5
Thu, Apr 30 vs NYK11 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Apr 28 at NYK16 pts · 0 reb · 3 ast
Sat, Apr 25 vs NYK15 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Thu, Apr 23 vs NYK14 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Apr 20 at NYK9 pts · 5 reb · 6 ast
Durant · contract
2026-27$43.9M
2027-28$46.1M
Alexander-Walker · contract
2026-27$14.4M
2027-28$15.2M
2028-29player option$15.9M

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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).