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Keyonte George
Jazz · G · 22
Keyonte George
vs
2025-26
LeBron James
76ers · F · 41
LeBron James
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Keyonte George vs LeBron James

5-12categories
George · James
GeorgeJames
54Games
availability
60
33.1Minutes
per game
33.2
23.6Points
per game
20.9
3.7Rebounds
per game
6.1
6.1Assists
per game
7.2
1.4Steals + blocks
per game
1.8
3.1Turnovers
per game · lower is better
3.0
45.6%Field goal %51.5%
37.1%Three-point %
6.7 vs 4.1 attempts
31.7%
89.2%Free throw %73.7%
60.9%True shooting
TS%
59.4%
27.5%Usage
USG%
26.2%
28.6%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
33.8%
5.4%Rebound %
of available
9.3%
-8.6Net rating
on court
+2.6
12.2%PIE
player impact estimate
15.4%
-6.2Plus-minus
per game
+2.0

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Keyonte George scored more in 2025-26, 2.7 points a game apart (23.6 vs 20.9), on George's heavier usage (27.5% vs 26.2%).

George is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 60.9% to 59.4%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to James (7.2 vs 6.1 assists), the glass to James (6.1 vs 3.7 rebounds).

With James on the floor his team outscored opponents by +2.6 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 2026-27, James $3.9M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
GeorgeJames
16-38Record when playing39-21
23.3Points at home20.7
24.0Points on the road21.2
28.0Points in wins21.3
21.8Points in losses20.2
43Season high36
1430-point games6
4Double-doubles17
George · last 5
Wed, Mar 11 vs NYK14 pts · 2 reb · 5 ast
Mon, Mar 9 vs GSW15 pts · 0 reb · 2 ast
Sat, Mar 7 at MIL22 pts · 2 reb · 4 ast
Wed, Mar 4 at PHI30 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast
Mon, Mar 2 vs DEN36 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
James · last 5
Mon, May 11 vs OKC24 pts · 12 reb · 3 ast
Sat, May 9 vs OKC19 pts · 6 reb · 8 ast
Thu, May 7 at OKC23 pts · 2 reb · 6 ast
Tue, May 5 at OKC27 pts · 4 reb · 6 ast
Fri, May 1 at HOU28 pts · 7 reb · 8 ast
George · contract
2026-27$6.6M
James · contract
2026-27$3.9M
2027-28player option$4.1M

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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).