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

Keyonte George vs Lauri Markkanen

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George · Markkanen

George

Jazz

2025-26

Markkanen

Jazz

Games

availability

33.1

Minutes

per game

34.3

23.6

Points

per game

26.7

3.7

Rebounds

per game

6.9

6.1

Assists

per game

2.1

1.4

Steals + blocks

per game

1.5

3.1

Turnovers

per game · lower is better

1.5

45.6%

Field goal %

47.7%

37.1%

Three-point %

6.7 vs 7.7 attempts

35.5%

89.2%

Free throw %

89.6%

60.9%

True shooting

TS%

60.8%

27.5%

Usage

USG%

26.9%

28.6%

Assist %

of teammates' baskets

10.1%

5.4%

Rebound %

of available

9.4%

-8.6

Net rating

on court

-1.5

12.2%

PIE

player impact estimate

13.9%

-6.2

Plus-minus

per game

-1.3

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

Lauri Markkanen scored more in 2025-26, 3.1 points a game apart (26.7 vs 23.6), on George's heavier usage (27.5% vs 26.9%).

Efficiency is a wash: true shooting within a point of each other (60.9% vs 60.8%).

Playmaking goes to George (6.1 vs 2.1 assists), the glass to Markkanen (6.9 vs 3.7 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: George played 12 more games (54 vs 42 of 82).

With Markkanen on the floor his team outscored opponents by -1.5 per 100 possessions, against -8.6 for George; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: George $6.6M through 2031-32, Markkanen $46.1M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs

George

2025-26

Markkanen

16-38

Record when playing

17-25

23.3

Points at home

28.1

24.0

Points on the road

25.6

28.0

Points in wins

29.5

21.8

Points in losses

24.8

Season high

30-point games

Double-doubles

Last games & contracts

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George · last 5

Wed, Oct 21 at MEM22 pts · 3 reb · 5 ast

Fri, Oct 16 at PHX13 pts · 1 reb · 3 ast

Mon, Oct 12 vs SAS13 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast

Tue, Oct 6 vs DEN6 pts · 0 reb · 4 ast

Sun, Oct 4 at DEN15 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast

Markkanen · last 5

Wed, Oct 21 at MEM18 pts · 9 reb · 3 ast

Fri, Oct 16 at PHX19 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast

Mon, Oct 12 vs SAS11 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast

Tue, Oct 6 vs DEN0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast

Sun, Oct 4 at DEN17 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast

George · contract

2026-27$6.6M

2027-28$28.7M

2028-29$29.8M

2029-30$31.0M

2030-31$32.3M

2031-32$33.6M

Markkanen · contract

2026-27$46.1M

2027-28$49.8M

2028-29$53.5M

More comparisons

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George vs
James Harden · Cade Cunningham · Austin Reaves · Jamal Murray

Markkanen vs
Kevin Durant · Giannis Antetokounmpo · Kawhi Leonard · Victor Wembanyama

George vs the top 40 scorers of 2025-26
Luka Doncic · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Anthony Edwards · Jaylen Brown · Tyrese Maxey · Kawhi Leonard · Donovan Mitchell · Nikola Jokic · Lauri Markkanen · Stephen Curry · Devin Booker · Jalen Brunson · Kevin Durant · Jamal Murray · Victor Wembanyama · Michael Porter Jr. · Deni Avdija · Pascal Siakam · Cade Cunningham · James Harden · Austin Reaves · Jalen Johnson · Paolo Banchero · Norman Powell · Brandon Ingram · Trey Murphy III · Julius Randle · Cooper Flagg · Zion Williamson · LeBron James · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Shaedon Sharpe · Alperen Sengun · Brandon Miller · Dillon Brooks · LaMelo Ball · Bam Adebayo · Karl-Anthony Towns · Desmond Bane

Markkanen vs the top 40 scorers of 2025-26
Luka Doncic · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Anthony Edwards · Jaylen Brown · Tyrese Maxey · Kawhi Leonard · Donovan Mitchell · Nikola Jokic · Stephen Curry · Devin Booker · Jalen Brunson · Kevin Durant · Jamal Murray · Victor Wembanyama · Michael Porter Jr. · Deni Avdija · Pascal Siakam · Cade Cunningham · Keyonte George · James Harden · Austin Reaves · Jalen Johnson · Paolo Banchero · Norman Powell · Brandon Ingram · Trey Murphy III · Julius Randle · Cooper Flagg · Zion Williamson · LeBron James · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Shaedon Sharpe · Alperen Sengun · Brandon Miller · Dillon Brooks · LaMelo Ball · Bam Adebayo · Karl-Anthony Towns · Desmond Bane

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).