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Kevin Durant
Rockets · F · 37
Kevin Durant
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2025-26
Paolo Banchero
Magic · F · 23
Paolo Banchero
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Kevin Durant vs Paolo Banchero

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Durant · Banchero

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

DurantBanchero
78Games
availability
72
36.4Minutes
per game
34.7
26.0Points
per game
22.2
5.5Rebounds
per game
8.4
4.8Assists
per game
5.2
1.7Steals + blocks
per game
1.3
3.2Turnovers
per game · lower is better
3.1
52.0%Field goal %45.9%
41.3%Three-point %
5.8 vs 3.8 attempts
30.5%
87.4%Free throw %77.5%
64.1%True shooting
TS%
56.6%
26.3%Usage
USG%
27.4%
20.3%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
23.5%
7.3%Rebound %
of available
11.9%
+5.5Net rating
on court
-0.2
15.0%PIE
player impact estimate
13.8%
+4.4Plus-minus
per game
0.0

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Kevin Durant scored more in 2025-26, 3.8 points a game apart (26.0 vs 22.2), on Banchero's heavier usage (27.4% vs 26.3%).

Durant is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 64.1% to 56.6%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Banchero (5.2 vs 4.8 assists), the glass to Banchero (8.4 vs 5.5 rebounds).

With Durant on the floor his team outscored opponents by +5.5 per 100 possessions, against -0.2 for Banchero; 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, Banchero $41.5M through 2030-31. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
DurantBanchero
48-30Record when playing38-34
24.5Points at home21.5
27.5Points on the road22.9
25.8Points in wins22.3
26.2Points in losses22.1
40Season high39
2930-point games14
7Double-doubles26
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
Banchero · last 5
Sun, May 3 at DET38 pts · 9 reb · 6 ast
Fri, May 1 vs DET17 pts · 10 reb · 6 ast
Wed, Apr 29 at DET45 pts · 9 reb · 7 ast
Mon, Apr 27 vs DET18 pts · 8 reb · 4 ast
Sat, Apr 25 vs DET25 pts · 12 reb · 9 ast
Durant · contract
2026-27$43.9M
2027-28$46.1M
Banchero · contract
2026-27$41.5M
2027-28$44.8M
2028-29$48.1M
2029-30$51.5M
2030-31player option$54.8M

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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).