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44
Thunder · G · 21
Nikola Topic
vs
2025-26
12
76ers · G-F · 22
Rayan Rupert
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Nikola Topic vs Rayan Rupert

7-9categories
Topic · Rupert

Nikola Topic: Day-To-Day (Back · Torso).

44
Topic
Thunder
2025-26
Rupert
76ers
12
10
Games
availability
64
16.0
Minutes
per game
16.8
5.2
Points
per game
5.2
1.9
Rebounds
per game
2.9
4.4
Assists
per game
1.1
0.5
Steals + blocks
per game
1.0
2.5
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.9
43.1%
Field goal %
39.3%
40.0%
Three-point %
1.5 vs 2.1 attempts
32.4%
40.0%
Free throw %
77.8%
48.9%
True shooting
TS%
49.3%
20.4%
Usage
USG%
14.8%
38.3%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
9.3%
5.8%
Rebound %
of available
8.2%
-13.7
Net rating
on court
-13.6
6.3%
PIE
player impact estimate
5.5%
-4.2
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

Rayan Rupert scored more in 2025-26, 0.0 points a game apart (5.2 vs 5.2), on Topic's heavier usage (20.4% vs 14.8%).

Efficiency is a wash: true shooting within a point of each other (48.9% vs 49.3%).

Playmaking goes to Topic (4.4 vs 1.1 assists), the glass to Rupert (2.9 vs 1.9 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Rupert played 54 more games (64 vs 10 of 82).

With Rupert on the floor his team outscored opponents by -13.6 per 100 possessions, against -13.7 for Topic; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Topic $5.4M through 2027-28, Rupert — through —. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Topic
2025-26
Rupert
6-4
Record when playing
29-35
5.8
Points at home
3.9
4.3
Points on the road
6.4
3.0
Points in wins
3.4
8.5
Points in losses
6.7
18
Season high
33
0
30-point games
1
2
Double-doubles
3
Topic · last 5
Wed, Oct 7 vs MIL0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Thu, May 28 at SAS0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Tue, May 26 vs SAS0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sun, May 24 at SAS2 pts · 0 reb · 2 ast
Fri, May 22 at SAS0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Rupert · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 at NYK0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs BOS0 pts · 4 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Oct 10 at BOS9 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at BKN5 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Oct 5 vs NYK6 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Topic · contract
2026-27$5.4M
2027-28$7.5M
Rupert · contract
No contract on file (free agent, two-way, or not yet signed).

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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).