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Nuggets · F · 27
Marvin Bagley III
vs
2025-26
Ziaire Williams
Lakers · F · 25
Ziaire Williams
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Marvin Bagley III vs Ziaire Williams

14-3categories
Bagley III · Williams
3
Bagley III
Nuggets
2025-26
Williams
Lakers
Ziaire Williams
60
Games
availability
56
20.0
Minutes
per game
22.9
10.5
Points
per game
10.2
6.1
Rebounds
per game
2.4
1.4
Assists
per game
1.1
1.2
Steals + blocks
per game
1.8
1.0
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.1
61.8%
Field goal %
42.5%
46.2%
Three-point %
0.9 vs 4.5 attempts
34.3%
66.0%
Free throw %
85.0%
66.1%
True shooting
TS%
57.9%
18.0%
Usage
USG%
17.9%
10.7%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
7.6%
14.3%
Rebound %
of available
5.2%
-9.1
Net rating
on court
-10.1
12.3%
PIE
player impact estimate
7.9%
-3.7
Plus-minus
per game
-5.0
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, 0.3 points a game apart (10.5 vs 10.2), on Bagley III's heavier usage (18.0% vs 17.9%).

Bagley III is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 66.1% to 57.9%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Bagley III (1.4 vs 1.1 assists), the glass to Bagley III (6.1 vs 2.4 rebounds).

With Bagley III on the floor his team outscored opponents by -9.1 per 100 possessions, against -10.1 for Williams; 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, Williams $2.4M through 2026-27. 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
Williams
16-44
Record when playing
13-43
9.1
Points at home
10.4
11.4
Points on the road
10.0
13.8
Points in wins
9.0
9.3
Points in losses
10.6
26
Season high
25
0
30-point games
0
6
Double-doubles
0

Last games & contracts

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Bagley III · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at LAL13 pts · 8 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at LAC4 pts · 6 reb · 3 ast
Sun, Oct 11 vs CHI0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at UTA10 pts · 5 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Oct 4 vs UTA5 pts · 7 reb · 0 ast
Williams · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 vs DEN14 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at GSW0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Oct 5 at SAC13 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Apr 3 vs ATL8 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Tue, Mar 31 vs CHA10 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Bagley III · contract
2026-27$2.4M
Williams · contract
2026-27$2.4M

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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).