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

Marcus Sasser vs Sidy Cissoko

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Sasser · Cissoko
Marcus Sasser
Sasser
Mavericks
2025-26
Cissoko
Trail Blazers
91
38
Games
availability
75
12.0
Minutes
per game
19.1
5.2
Points
per game
5.1
1.0
Rebounds
per game
2.2
2.0
Assists
per game
1.5
0.6
Steals + blocks
per game
1.0
0.8
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.9
39.0%
Field goal %
39.8%
41.5%
Three-point %
2.8 vs 2.6 attempts
29.8%
83.3%
Free throw %
65.9%
53.3%
True shooting
TS%
51.4%
19.7%
Usage
USG%
12.3%
21.7%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
10.7%
4.4%
Rebound %
of available
5.6%
+13.4
Net rating
on court
-1.7
7.8%
PIE
player impact estimate
3.6%
+3.1
Plus-minus
per game
-0.8
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

Marcus Sasser scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (5.2 vs 5.1), on Sasser's heavier usage (19.7% vs 12.3%).

Sasser is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 53.3% to 51.4%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Sasser (2.0 vs 1.5 assists), the glass to Cissoko (2.2 vs 1.0 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Cissoko played 37 more games (75 vs 38 of 82).

With Sasser on the floor his team outscored opponents by +13.4 per 100 possessions, against -1.7 for Cissoko; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Sasser $5.2M through 2026-27, Cissoko $2.5M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Sasser
2025-26
Cissoko
28-10
Record when playing
39-36
5.5
Points at home
5.3
4.9
Points on the road
4.9
5.0
Points in wins
4.6
5.6
Points in losses
5.6
19
Season high
20
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
0
Sasser · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 vs ATL5 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Oct 11 at HOU0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Oct 9 vs HOU0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sun, May 17 vs CLE9 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Fri, May 15 at CLE9 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Cissoko · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at GSW2 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Oct 13 at SAC2 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Oct 7 vs GSW0 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Apr 28 at SAS11 pts · 4 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Apr 26 vs SAS0 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
Sasser · contract
2026-27$5.2M
Cissoko · contract
2026-27$2.5M

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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).