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Marvin Bagley III
Nuggets · F · 27
Marvin Bagley III
vs
2025-26
Tari Eason
Rockets · F · 25
Tari Eason
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Marvin Bagley III vs Tari Eason

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Bagley III · Eason
Marvin Bagley III
Bagley III
Nuggets
2025-26
Eason
Rockets
Tari Eason
60
Games
availability
60
20.0
Minutes
per game
25.8
10.5
Points
per game
10.5
6.1
Rebounds
per game
6.3
1.4
Assists
per game
1.5
1.2
Steals + blocks
per game
1.7
1.0
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.4
61.8%
Field goal %
41.6%
46.2%
Three-point %
0.9 vs 4.3 attempts
35.8%
66.0%
Free throw %
77.6%
66.1%
True shooting
TS%
51.4%
18.0%
Usage
USG%
18.1%
10.7%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
7.8%
14.3%
Rebound %
of available
11.6%
-9.1
Net rating
on court
+6.5
12.3%
PIE
player impact estimate
8.3%
-3.7
Plus-minus
per game
+2.8
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

Tari Eason scored more in 2025-26, 0.0 points a game apart (10.5 vs 10.5), on Eason's heavier usage (18.1% vs 18.0%).

Bagley III is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 66.1% to 51.4%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Eason (1.5 vs 1.4 assists), the glass to Eason (6.3 vs 6.1 rebounds).

With Eason on the floor his team outscored opponents by +6.5 per 100 possessions, against -9.1 for Bagley III; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Bagley III $2.4M through 2026-27, Eason $14.1M through 2030-31. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Bagley III
2025-26
Eason
16-44
Record when playing
38-22
9.1
Points at home
10.5
11.4
Points on the road
10.3
13.8
Points in wins
11.5
9.3
Points in losses
8.6
26
Season high
26
0
30-point games
0
6
Double-doubles
6

Last games & contracts

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Bagley III · last 5
Tue, Oct 6 at UTA10 pts · 5 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Oct 4 vs UTA5 pts · 7 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Apr 10 at SAS2 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Apr 8 at PHX20 pts · 8 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Apr 7 at LAC21 pts · 9 reb · 1 ast
Eason · last 5
Fri, Oct 9 at DAL20 pts · 9 reb · 2 ast
Fri, May 1 vs LAL14 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast
Wed, Apr 29 at LAL18 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Sun, Apr 26 vs LAL20 pts · 8 reb · 2 ast
Fri, Apr 24 vs LAL5 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast
Bagley III · contract
2026-27$2.4M
Eason · contract
2026-27$14.1M
2027-28$15.2M
2028-29$16.3M
2029-30$17.4M
2030-31player option$18.5M

More comparisons

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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).