Malevy Leons vs Mohamed Diawara
Leons · Diawara
Where the gap is
from the numbers aboveMohamed Diawara scored more in 2025-26, 0.3 points a game apart (3.6 vs 3.3), on Diawara's heavier usage (16.9% vs 13.7%).
Diawara is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 55.0% to 51.6%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.
Playmaking goes to Leons (0.9 vs 0.8 assists), the glass to Leons (2.1 vs 1.4 rebounds).
Availability is part of the comparison: Diawara played 44 more games (69 vs 25 of 82).
With Diawara on the floor his team outscored opponents by +5.3 per 100 possessions, against -10.6 for Leons; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.
On the books for 2026-27: Leons — through —, 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 logsLast games & contracts
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pick any two players →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).