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Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Kevin Durant vs Paolo Banchero

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Durant · Banchero
Kevin Durant
Durant
Rockets
2025-26
Banchero
Magic
Paolo Banchero
78
Games
availability
72
36.4
Minutes
per game
34.7
26.0
Points
per game
22.2
5.5
Rebounds
per game
8.4
4.8
Assists
per game
5.2
1.7
Steals + blocks
per game
1.3
3.2
Turnovers
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%
+5.5
Net rating
on court
-0.2
15.0%
PIE
player impact estimate
13.8%
+4.4
Plus-minus
per game
0.0
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

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
Durant
2025-26
Banchero
48-30
Record when playing
38-34
24.5
Points at home
21.5
27.5
Points on the road
22.9
25.8
Points in wins
22.3
26.2
Points in losses
22.1
40
Season high
39
29
30-point games
14
7
Double-doubles
26
Durant · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 vs DAL30 pts · 6 reb · 3 ast
Thu, Oct 15 vs OKC11 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
Sun, Oct 11 vs DAL0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Oct 9 at DAL15 pts · 0 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Apr 21 at LAL23 pts · 6 reb · 4 ast
Banchero · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 vs ATL35 pts · 7 reb · 10 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs MIA24 pts · 7 reb · 4 ast
Tue, Oct 13 vs CLE24 pts · 8 reb · 3 ast
Sun, Oct 11 at CLE10 pts · 7 reb · 2 ast
Wed, Oct 7 at MEM11 pts · 1 reb · 5 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).