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Marvin Bagley III
Nuggets · F · 27
Marvin Bagley III
vs
2025-26
Will Riley
Wizards · F · 20
Will Riley
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Marvin Bagley III vs Will Riley

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Bagley III · Riley
Marvin Bagley III
Bagley III
Nuggets
2025-26
Riley
Wizards
Will Riley
60
Games
availability
74
20.0
Minutes
per game
22.1
10.5
Points
per game
10.3
6.1
Rebounds
per game
2.9
1.4
Assists
per game
2.0
1.2
Steals + blocks
per game
0.8
1.0
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.3
61.8%
Field goal %
43.9%
46.2%
Three-point %
0.9 vs 3.3 attempts
31.6%
66.0%
Free throw %
80.0%
66.1%
True shooting
TS%
54.8%
18.0%
Usage
USG%
19.6%
10.7%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
13.1%
14.3%
Rebound %
of available
6.4%
-9.1
Net rating
on court
-14.1
12.3%
PIE
player impact estimate
8.0%
-3.7
Plus-minus
per game
-6.5
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

Marvin Bagley III scored more in 2025-26, 0.2 points a game apart (10.5 vs 10.3), on Riley's heavier usage (19.6% vs 18.0%).

Bagley III is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 66.1% to 54.8%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Riley (2.0 vs 1.4 assists), the glass to Bagley III (6.1 vs 2.9 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Riley played 14 more games (74 vs 60 of 82).

With Bagley III on the floor his team outscored opponents by -9.1 per 100 possessions, against -14.1 for Riley; 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, Riley $3.7M through 2028-29. 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
Riley
16-44
Record when playing
16-58
9.1
Points at home
9.9
11.4
Points on the road
10.7
13.8
Points in wins
8.1
9.3
Points in losses
10.9
26
Season high
31
0
30-point games
2
6
Double-doubles
2

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
Riley · last 5
Sat, Oct 10 vs DET15 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at NYK2 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Sun, Apr 12 at CLE6 pts · 5 reb · 4 ast
Fri, Apr 10 vs MIA16 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Thu, Apr 9 vs CHI23 pts · 9 reb · 7 ast
Bagley III · contract
2026-27$2.4M
Riley · contract
2026-27$3.7M
2027-28$3.9M
2028-29$6.2M

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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).