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Kris Murray
Grizzlies · F · 26
Kris Murray
vs
2025-26
31
Hornets · F · 21
Tidjane Salaun
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Kris Murray vs Tidjane Salaun

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Murray · Salaun
Kris Murray
Murray
Grizzlies
2025-26
Salaun
Hornets
31
57
Games
availability
37
23.4
Minutes
per game
15.6
5.8
Points
per game
6.0
3.6
Rebounds
per game
4.0
1.4
Assists
per game
0.7
1.3
Steals + blocks
per game
0.6
0.8
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.7
46.7%
Field goal %
50.3%
27.9%
Three-point %
2.1 vs 2.2 attempts
43.4%
68.4%
Free throw %
65.0%
55.0%
True shooting
TS%
62.9%
10.3%
Usage
USG%
14.7%
8.2%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
7.1%
7.3%
Rebound %
of available
12.5%
+1.5
Net rating
on court
+2.1
6.3%
PIE
player impact estimate
10.2%
+0.8
Plus-minus
per game
-0.1
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

Tidjane Salaun scored more in 2025-26, 0.2 points a game apart (6.0 vs 5.8), on Salaun's heavier usage (14.7% vs 10.3%).

Salaun is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 62.9% to 55.0%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Murray (1.4 vs 0.7 assists), the glass to Salaun (4.0 vs 3.6 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Murray played 20 more games (57 vs 37 of 82).

With Salaun on the floor his team outscored opponents by +2.1 per 100 possessions, against +1.5 for Murray; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Murray $5.3M through 2026-27, Salaun $8.2M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Murray
2025-26
Salaun
28-29
Record when playing
19-18
6.8
Points at home
4.8
4.9
Points on the road
7.0
6.6
Points in wins
6.7
5.0
Points in losses
5.2
16
Season high
21
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
1

Last games & contracts

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Murray · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 vs UTA0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs CHA0 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Oct 9 at CHI3 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Wed, Oct 7 vs ORL5 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Mon, Oct 5 at ATL3 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Salaun · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 at BKN0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Oct 16 at MEM9 pts · 4 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at BOS16 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Sun, Oct 11 vs MIL5 pts · 7 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Oct 6 vs BKN6 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Murray · contract
2026-27$5.3M
Salaun · contract
2026-27$8.2M
2027-28$10.4M

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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).