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Matas Buzelis
Bulls · F · 22
Matas Buzelis
vs
2025-26
8
Knicks · F-G · 29
OG Anunoby
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Matas Buzelis vs OG Anunoby

5-12categories
Buzelis · Anunoby
Matas Buzelis
Buzelis
Bulls
2025-26
Anunoby
Knicks
8
77
Games
availability
67
29.2
Minutes
per game
33.2
16.3
Points
per game
16.7
5.8
Rebounds
per game
5.2
2.1
Assists
per game
2.2
2.2
Steals + blocks
per game
2.3
2.1
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.8
46.3%
Field goal %
48.4%
34.9%
Three-point %
6.4 vs 6.1 attempts
38.6%
78.6%
Free throw %
82.8%
58.6%
True shooting
TS%
62.0%
22.3%
Usage
USG%
19.4%
10.3%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
9.0%
9.4%
Rebound %
of available
7.8%
-6.3
Net rating
on court
+9.2
9.7%
PIE
player impact estimate
9.9%
-4.0
Plus-minus
per game
+6.1
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

OG Anunoby scored more in 2025-26, 0.4 points a game apart (16.7 vs 16.3), on Buzelis's heavier usage (22.3% vs 19.4%).

Anunoby is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 62.0% to 58.6%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Anunoby (2.2 vs 2.1 assists), the glass to Buzelis (5.8 vs 5.2 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Buzelis played 10 more games (77 vs 67 of 82).

With Anunoby on the floor his team outscored opponents by +9.2 per 100 possessions, against -6.3 for Buzelis; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Buzelis $5.7M through 2027-28, Anunoby $42.5M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Buzelis
2025-26
Anunoby
28-49
Record when playing
45-22
15.8
Points at home
15.9
16.8
Points on the road
17.5
17.3
Points in wins
18.3
15.7
Points in losses
13.4
41
Season high
34
2
30-point games
2
4
Double-doubles
5

Last games & contracts

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Buzelis · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 at TOR17 pts · 6 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs MIN14 pts · 6 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at MIL19 pts · 2 reb · 3 ast
Sun, Oct 11 at DEN13 pts · 6 reb · 3 ast
Fri, Oct 9 vs MEM6 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Anunoby · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 vs PHI10 pts · 5 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 15 vs TOR6 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast
Mon, Oct 12 vs MIN15 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Thu, Oct 8 vs WAS10 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Mon, Oct 5 at PHI12 pts · 6 reb · 0 ast
Buzelis · contract
2026-27$5.7M
2027-28$7.6M
Anunoby · contract
2026-27$42.5M
2027-28$45.4M
2028-29player option$48.4M

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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).