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Warriors · F-C · 31
Kristaps Porzingis
vs
2025-26
Matas Buzelis
Bulls · F · 22
Matas Buzelis
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Kristaps Porzingis vs Matas Buzelis

10-7categories
Porzingis · Buzelis

Kristaps Porzingis: Out (Illness).

7
Porzingis
Warriors
2025-26
Buzelis
Bulls
Matas Buzelis
32
Games
availability
77
24.0
Minutes
per game
29.2
16.7
Points
per game
16.3
5.2
Rebounds
per game
5.8
2.5
Assists
per game
2.1
1.8
Steals + blocks
per game
2.2
1.3
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.1
44.6%
Field goal %
46.3%
33.8%
Three-point %
5.0 vs 6.4 attempts
34.9%
84.2%
Free throw %
78.6%
58.2%
True shooting
TS%
58.6%
26.5%
Usage
USG%
22.3%
16.2%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
10.3%
10.4%
Rebound %
of available
9.4%
+3.0
Net rating
on court
-6.3
12.4%
PIE
player impact estimate
9.7%
+1.4
Plus-minus
per game
-4.0
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

Kristaps Porzingis scored more in 2025-26, 0.4 points a game apart (16.7 vs 16.3), on Porzingis's heavier usage (26.5% vs 22.3%).

Efficiency is a wash: true shooting within a point of each other (58.2% vs 58.6%).

Playmaking goes to Porzingis (2.5 vs 2.1 assists), the glass to Buzelis (5.8 vs 5.2 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Buzelis played 45 more games (77 vs 32 of 82).

With Porzingis on the floor his team outscored opponents by +3.0 per 100 possessions, against -6.3 for Buzelis; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Porzingis $19.5M through 2027-28, Buzelis $5.7M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Porzingis
2025-26
Buzelis
13-19
Record when playing
28-49
17.3
Points at home
15.8
16.2
Points on the road
16.8
18.2
Points in wins
17.3
15.6
Points in losses
15.7
30
Season high
41
2
30-point games
2
1
Double-doubles
4

Last games & contracts

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Porzingis · last 5
Wed, Oct 7 at POR0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Oct 6 vs LAL0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Oct 4 at LAC0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Apr 12 at LAC12 pts · 8 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Apr 10 at SAC11 pts · 7 reb · 2 ast
Buzelis · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 at TOR17 pts · 6 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs MIN14 pts · 6 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at MIL19 pts · 2 reb · 3 ast
Sun, Oct 11 at DEN13 pts · 6 reb · 3 ast
Fri, Oct 9 vs MEM6 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Porzingis · contract
2026-27$19.5M
2027-28player option$20.5M
Buzelis · contract
2026-27$5.7M
2027-28$7.6M

More comparisons

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Porzingis vs
OG Anunoby · Matas Buzelis · Miles Bridges · Aaron Gordon
Buzelis vs
Aaron Gordon · OG Anunoby · Kristaps Porzingis · Jabari Smith Jr.

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).