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Larry Nance Jr.
Pacers · F-C · 33
Larry Nance Jr.
vs
2025-26
51
Knicks · F · 21
Mohamed Diawara
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Larry Nance Jr. vs Mohamed Diawara

6-11categories
Nance Jr. · Diawara
Larry Nance Jr.
Nance Jr.
Pacers
2025-26
Diawara
Knicks
51
35
Games
availability
69
12.8
Minutes
per game
9.2
3.7
Points
per game
3.6
2.7
Rebounds
per game
1.4
1.0
Assists
per game
0.8
0.8
Steals + blocks
per game
0.3
0.6
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.4
41.9%
Field goal %
42.3%
33.3%
Three-point %
1.8 vs 1.9 attempts
36.9%
46.2%
Free throw %
75.0%
50.5%
True shooting
TS%
55.0%
13.7%
Usage
USG%
16.9%
10.5%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
11.4%
9.8%
Rebound %
of available
7.5%
-2.9
Net rating
on court
+5.3
6.2%
PIE
player impact estimate
7.6%
-0.5
Plus-minus
per game
+0.8
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

Larry Nance Jr. scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (3.7 vs 3.6), on Diawara's heavier usage (16.9% vs 13.7%).

Diawara is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 55.0% to 50.5%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Nance Jr. (1.0 vs 0.8 assists), the glass to Nance Jr. (2.7 vs 1.4 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Diawara played 34 more games (69 vs 35 of 82).

With Diawara on the floor his team outscored opponents by +5.3 per 100 possessions, against -2.9 for Nance Jr.; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Nance Jr. $2.4M through 2026-27, Diawara $2.2M through 2029-30. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Nance Jr.
2025-26
Diawara
25-10
Record when playing
42-27
2.8
Points at home
3.2
4.6
Points on the road
3.9
4.0
Points in wins
4.6
3.1
Points in losses
2.0
10
Season high
18
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
0

Last games & contracts

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Nance Jr. · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 vs MIL4 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Oct 13 at OKC5 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Oct 10 vs ATL6 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast
Wed, Oct 7 vs MIN0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Apr 23 at TOR0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Diawara · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 vs PHI0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 15 vs TOR6 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Oct 13 at TOR13 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Mon, Oct 12 vs MIN0 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 8 vs WAS0 pts · 2 reb · 3 ast
Nance Jr. · contract
2026-27$2.4M
Diawara · contract
2026-27$2.2M
2027-28$2.4M
2028-29$2.6M
2029-30$2.8M

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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).