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Jazz · F-C · 29
Lauri Markkanen
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2025-26
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Pelicans · F · 26
Trey Murphy III
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Lauri Markkanen vs Trey Murphy III

10-7categories
Markkanen · Murphy III
23
Markkanen
Jazz
2025-26
Murphy III
Pelicans
25
42
Games
availability
66
34.3
Minutes
per game
35.5
26.7
Points
per game
21.5
6.9
Rebounds
per game
5.7
2.1
Assists
per game
3.8
1.5
Steals + blocks
per game
1.9
1.5
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.8
47.7%
Field goal %
47.0%
35.5%
Three-point %
7.7 vs 8.6 attempts
37.9%
89.6%
Free throw %
88.6%
60.8%
True shooting
TS%
61.3%
26.9%
Usage
USG%
22.3%
10.1%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
16.0%
9.4%
Rebound %
of available
7.8%
-1.5
Net rating
on court
-3.6
13.9%
PIE
player impact estimate
12.2%
-1.3
Plus-minus
per game
-2.6
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

Lauri Markkanen scored more in 2025-26, 5.2 points a game apart (26.7 vs 21.5), on Markkanen's heavier usage (26.9% vs 22.3%).

Efficiency is a wash: true shooting within a point of each other (60.8% vs 61.3%).

Playmaking goes to Murphy III (3.8 vs 2.1 assists), the glass to Markkanen (6.9 vs 5.7 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Murphy III played 24 more games (66 vs 42 of 82).

With Markkanen on the floor his team outscored opponents by -1.5 per 100 possessions, against -3.6 for Murphy III; 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, Murphy III $27.0M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Markkanen
2025-26
Murphy III
17-25
Record when playing
21-45
28.1
Points at home
22.1
25.6
Points on the road
20.9
29.5
Points in wins
22.1
24.8
Points in losses
21.2
51
Season high
44
13
30-point games
10
5
Double-doubles
4

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
Murphy III · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 vs IND11 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs WAS11 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at DAL5 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at MIA11 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at OKC11 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Markkanen · contract
2026-27$46.1M
2027-28$49.8M
2028-29$53.5M
Murphy III · contract
2026-27$27.0M
2027-28$29.0M
2028-29$31.0M

More comparisons

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Markkanen vs
Kevin Durant · Giannis Antetokounmpo · Kawhi Leonard · Victor Wembanyama
Murphy III vs
Brandon Ingram · Julius Randle · Cooper Flagg · LeBron James
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
Murphy III 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 · Michael Porter Jr. · Deni Avdija · Pascal Siakam · Cade Cunningham · Keyonte George · James Harden · Austin Reaves · Jalen Johnson · Paolo Banchero · Norman Powell · Brandon Ingram · 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).