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Luke Kornet
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Luke Kornet
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2025-26
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Luke Kornet vs Robert Williams III

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Kornet · Williams III
Luke Kornet
Kornet
Spurs
2025-26
Williams III
Trail Blazers
Robert Williams III
68
Games
availability
59
21.0
Minutes
per game
17.1
6.5
Points
per game
6.7
6.1
Rebounds
per game
7.0
1.9
Assists
per game
1.0
1.5
Steals + blocks
per game
2.1
0.4
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.8
64.3%
Field goal %
70.8%
0.0%
Three-point %
0.0 vs 0.4 attempts
39.1%
82.5%
Free throw %
59.6%
68.9%
True shooting
TS%
72.2%
10.0%
Usage
USG%
12.9%
11.4%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
8.9%
13.2%
Rebound %
of available
19.2%
+3.9
Net rating
on court
+3.4
10.9%
PIE
player impact estimate
16.3%
+1.7
Plus-minus
per game
+1.2
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

Robert Williams III scored more in 2025-26, 0.2 points a game apart (6.7 vs 6.5), on Williams III's heavier usage (12.9% vs 10.0%).

Williams III is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 72.2% to 68.9%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Kornet (1.9 vs 1.0 assists), the glass to Williams III (7.0 vs 6.1 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Kornet played 9 more games (68 vs 59 of 82).

With Kornet on the floor his team outscored opponents by +3.9 per 100 possessions, against +3.4 for Williams III; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Kornet $10.4M through 2028-29, Williams III — through —. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Kornet
2025-26
Williams III
52-16
Record when playing
30-29
6.8
Points at home
6.5
6.2
Points on the road
6.9
6.6
Points in wins
6.7
6.4
Points in losses
6.8
23
Season high
20
0
30-point games
0
3
Double-doubles
5
Kornet · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 vs OKC4 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs SAC1 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 14 vs PHX0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Oct 12 at UTA0 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Sat, Oct 10 at PHX4 pts · 10 reb · 2 ast
Williams III · last 5
Tue, Oct 13 at SAC9 pts · 8 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 7 vs GSW8 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Apr 28 at SAS11 pts · 7 reb · 1 ast
Sun, Apr 26 vs SAS4 pts · 6 reb · 2 ast
Fri, Apr 24 vs SAS11 pts · 9 reb · 2 ast
Kornet · contract
2026-27$10.4M
2027-28$9.9M
2028-29team option$9.3M
Williams III · 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).