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Heat · F · 25
Myron Gardner
vs
2025-26
Zeke Nnaji
Nuggets · F-C · 25
Zeke Nnaji
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Myron Gardner vs Zeke Nnaji

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Gardner · Nnaji
15
Gardner
Heat
2025-26
Nnaji
Nuggets
Zeke Nnaji
45
Games
availability
52
9.1
Minutes
per game
12.0
3.6
Points
per game
3.7
2.7
Rebounds
per game
2.6
1.0
Assists
per game
0.6
0.6
Steals + blocks
per game
0.8
0.4
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.5
48.0%
Field goal %
47.0%
40.6%
Three-point %
1.4 vs 1.0 attempts
25.9%
73.1%
Free throw %
77.3%
60.6%
True shooting
TS%
55.8%
13.9%
Usage
USG%
13.6%
14.3%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
6.9%
13.2%
Rebound %
of available
10.3%
+8.4
Net rating
on court
-6.6
9.3%
PIE
player impact estimate
7.0%
+1.7
Plus-minus
per game
-2.1
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

Zeke Nnaji scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (3.7 vs 3.6), on Gardner's heavier usage (13.9% vs 13.6%).

Gardner is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 60.6% to 55.8%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Gardner (1.0 vs 0.6 assists), the glass to Gardner (2.7 vs 2.6 rebounds).

With Gardner on the floor his team outscored opponents by +8.4 per 100 possessions, against -6.6 for Nnaji; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Gardner $2.2M through 2027-28, Nnaji $7.5M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Gardner
2025-26
Nnaji
24-21
Record when playing
38-14
4.1
Points at home
3.0
3.2
Points on the road
4.5
3.5
Points in wins
3.4
3.8
Points in losses
4.2
14
Season high
21
0
30-point games
0
1
Double-doubles
2
Gardner · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at ORL5 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Oct 14 vs BKN2 pts · 0 reb · 2 ast
Sat, Oct 10 vs MIN12 pts · 7 reb · 5 ast
Thu, Oct 8 vs NOP11 pts · 4 reb · 4 ast
Sat, Oct 3 at TOR7 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast
Nnaji · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at LAL0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at LAC5 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Oct 11 vs CHI4 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at UTA6 pts · 4 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Oct 4 vs UTA3 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Gardner · contract
2026-27$2.2M
2027-28$2.5M
Nnaji · contract
2026-27$7.5M
2027-28player option$7.5M

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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).