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Jazz · F-C · 29
Lauri Markkanen
vs
2025-26
17
Nets · F · 28
Michael Porter Jr.
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Lauri Markkanen vs Michael Porter Jr.

9-8categories
Markkanen · Porter Jr.
23
Markkanen
Jazz
2025-26
Porter Jr.
Nets
17
42
Games
availability
52
34.3
Minutes
per game
32.5
26.7
Points
per game
24.2
6.9
Rebounds
per game
7.1
2.1
Assists
per game
3.0
1.5
Steals + blocks
per game
1.4
1.5
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.3
47.7%
Field goal %
46.3%
35.5%
Three-point %
7.7 vs 9.3 attempts
36.3%
89.6%
Free throw %
85.9%
60.8%
True shooting
TS%
59.5%
26.9%
Usage
USG%
29.2%
10.1%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
16.5%
9.4%
Rebound %
of available
11.0%
-1.5
Net rating
on court
-6.6
13.9%
PIE
player impact estimate
14.1%
-1.3
Plus-minus
per game
-3.9
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

Lauri Markkanen scored more in 2025-26, 2.5 points a game apart (26.7 vs 24.2), on Porter Jr.'s heavier usage (29.2% vs 26.9%).

Markkanen is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 60.8% to 59.5%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Porter Jr. (3.0 vs 2.1 assists), the glass to Porter Jr. (7.1 vs 6.9 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Porter Jr. played 10 more games (52 vs 42 of 82).

With Markkanen on the floor his team outscored opponents by -1.5 per 100 possessions, against -6.6 for Porter Jr.; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Markkanen $46.1M through 2028-29, Porter Jr. $40.8M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Markkanen
2025-26
Porter Jr.
17-25
Record when playing
14-38
28.1
Points at home
25.2
25.6
Points on the road
23.3
29.5
Points in wins
28.5
24.8
Points in losses
22.6
51
Season high
38
13
30-point games
14
5
Double-doubles
12

Last games & contracts

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Markkanen · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 at MEM18 pts · 9 reb · 3 ast
Fri, Oct 16 at PHX19 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Mon, Oct 12 vs SAS11 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Oct 6 vs DEN0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Oct 4 at DEN17 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Porter Jr. · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 vs CHA26 pts · 7 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at MIA27 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Mon, Oct 12 at WAS22 pts · 4 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at CHA16 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Mar 10 vs DET19 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Markkanen · contract
2026-27$46.1M
2027-28$49.8M
2028-29$53.5M
Porter Jr. · contract
2026-27$40.8M

More comparisons

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Markkanen vs
Kevin Durant · Giannis Antetokounmpo · Kawhi Leonard · Victor Wembanyama
Porter Jr. vs
Deni Avdija · Pascal Siakam · Victor Wembanyama · Jalen Johnson
Markkanen vs the top 40 scorers of 2025-26
Luka Doncic · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Anthony Edwards · Jaylen Brown · Tyrese Maxey · Kawhi Leonard · Donovan Mitchell · Nikola Jokic · Stephen Curry · Devin Booker · Jalen Brunson · Kevin Durant · Jamal Murray · Victor Wembanyama · Michael Porter Jr. · Deni Avdija · Pascal Siakam · Cade Cunningham · Keyonte George · James Harden · Austin Reaves · Jalen Johnson · Paolo Banchero · Norman Powell · Brandon Ingram · Trey Murphy III · Julius Randle · Cooper Flagg · Zion Williamson · LeBron James · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Shaedon Sharpe · Alperen Sengun · Brandon Miller · Dillon Brooks · LaMelo Ball · Bam Adebayo · Karl-Anthony Towns · Desmond Bane
Porter Jr. vs the top 40 scorers of 2025-26
Luka Doncic · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Anthony Edwards · Jaylen Brown · Tyrese Maxey · Kawhi Leonard · Donovan Mitchell · Nikola Jokic · Lauri Markkanen · Stephen Curry · Devin Booker · Jalen Brunson · Kevin Durant · Jamal Murray · Victor Wembanyama · Deni Avdija · Pascal Siakam · Cade Cunningham · Keyonte George · James Harden · Austin Reaves · Jalen Johnson · Paolo Banchero · Norman Powell · Brandon Ingram · Trey Murphy III · Julius Randle · Cooper Flagg · Zion Williamson · LeBron James · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Shaedon Sharpe · Alperen Sengun · Brandon Miller · Dillon Brooks · LaMelo Ball · Bam Adebayo · Karl-Anthony Towns · Desmond Bane

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).