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Larry Nance Jr.
Pacers · F-C · 33
Larry Nance Jr.
vs
2025-26
12
Cavaliers · F · 26
Riley Minix
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Larry Nance Jr. vs Riley Minix

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Nance Jr. · Minix
Larry Nance Jr.
Nance Jr.
Pacers
2025-26
Minix
Cavaliers
12
35
Games
availability
9
12.8
Minutes
per game
6.5
3.7
Points
per game
3.9
2.7
Rebounds
per game
0.7
1.0
Assists
per game
0.6
0.8
Steals + blocks
per game
0.3
0.6
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.3
41.9%
Field goal %
60.9%
33.3%
Three-point %
1.8 vs 1.3 attempts
33.3%
46.2%
Free throw %
100.0%
50.5%
True shooting
TS%
72.0%
13.7%
Usage
USG%
17.6%
10.5%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
10.4%
9.8%
Rebound %
of available
5.5%
-2.9
Net rating
on court
+20.8
6.2%
PIE
player impact estimate
11.4%
-0.5
Plus-minus
per game
+3.6
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

Riley Minix scored more in 2025-26, 0.2 points a game apart (3.9 vs 3.7), on Minix's heavier usage (17.6% vs 13.7%).

Minix is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 72.0% 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 0.6 assists), the glass to Nance Jr. (2.7 vs 0.7 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Nance Jr. played 26 more games (35 vs 9 of 82).

With Minix on the floor his team outscored opponents by +20.8 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, Minix — through —. 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
Minix
25-10
Record when playing
7-2
2.8
Points at home
4.5
4.6
Points on the road
3.4
4.0
Points in wins
3.1
3.1
Points in losses
6.5
10
Season high
12
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
Minix · last 5
Tue, Oct 13 at ORL0 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Oct 11 vs ORL0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 8 vs BOS4 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast
Sun, Apr 12 vs WAS12 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Apr 10 at ATL4 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Nance Jr. · contract
2026-27$2.4M
Minix · contract
No contract on file (free agent, two-way, or not yet signed).

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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).