Kristaps Porziņģis vs Matas Buzelis
Porziņģis · Buzelis
Where the gap is
from the numbers aboveKristaps Porziņģis scored more in 2025-26, 0.4 points a game apart (16.7 vs 16.3), on Porziņģis'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 Porziņģis (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 Porziņģis 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: Porziņģis $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| Porziņģis | 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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pick any two players →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).