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51
Knicks · F · 21
Mohamed Diawara
vs
2025-26
Taj Gibson
Free agent · F · 41
Taj Gibson
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Mohamed Diawara vs Taj Gibson

7-9categories
Diawara · Gibson
51
Diawara
Knicks
2025-26
Gibson
Free agent
Taj Gibson
69
Games
availability
10
9.2
Minutes
per game
9.7
3.6
Points
per game
3.4
1.4
Rebounds
per game
2.7
0.8
Assists
per game
0.6
0.3
Steals + blocks
per game
0.3
0.4
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.1
42.3%
Field goal %
46.2%
36.9%
Three-point %
1.9 vs 0.6 attempts
50.0%
75.0%
Free throw %
87.5%
55.0%
True shooting
TS%
57.6%
16.9%
Usage
USG%
12.3%
11.4%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
9.2%
7.5%
Rebound %
of available
12.1%
+5.3
Net rating
on court
-4.7
7.6%
PIE
player impact estimate
8.1%
+0.8
Plus-minus
per game
-0.7
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

Mohamed Diawara scored more in 2025-26, 0.2 points a game apart (3.6 vs 3.4), on Diawara's heavier usage (16.9% vs 12.3%).

Gibson is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 57.6% to 55.0%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Diawara (0.8 vs 0.6 assists), the glass to Gibson (2.7 vs 1.4 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Diawara played 59 more games (69 vs 10 of 82).

With Diawara on the floor his team outscored opponents by +5.3 per 100 possessions, against -4.7 for Gibson; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Diawara $2.2M through 2029-30, Gibson $0.1M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Diawara
2025-26
Gibson
42-27
Record when playing
1-9
3.2
Points at home
5.3
3.9
Points on the road
2.6
4.6
Points in wins
1.0
2.0
Points in losses
3.7
18
Season high
8
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
0

Last games & contracts

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Diawara · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 vs PHI0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 15 vs TOR6 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Oct 13 at TOR13 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Mon, Oct 12 vs MIN0 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 8 vs WAS0 pts · 2 reb · 3 ast
Gibson · last 5
Sun, Apr 12 at HOU4 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Apr 8 at DEN2 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Apr 5 at MIL0 pts · 6 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Mar 27 vs HOU8 pts · 1 reb · 3 ast
Wed, Mar 25 vs SAS7 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Diawara · contract
2026-27$2.2M
2027-28$2.4M
2028-29$2.6M
2029-30$2.8M
Gibson · contract
2026-27$0.1M

More comparisons

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Gibson vs
Trayce Jackson-Davis · Drew Timme · Dorian Finney-Smith · Malevy Leons

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).