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Noah Penda
Magic · G-F · 21
Noah Penda
vs
2025-26
Yuki Kawamura
Free agent · G · 25
Yuki Kawamura
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Noah Penda vs Yuki Kawamura

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Penda · Kawamura

Noah Penda: Out (Hamstring · Leg · Right).

Noah Penda
Penda
Magic
2025-26
Kawamura
Free agent
Yuki Kawamura
59
Games
availability
18
12.8
Minutes
per game
11.6
3.8
Points
per game
3.4
3.2
Rebounds
per game
1.8
1.2
Assists
per game
2.6
0.8
Steals + blocks
per game
0.5
0.7
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.8
40.4%
Field goal %
32.7%
32.3%
Three-point %
1.6 vs 2.1 attempts
29.7%
68.8%
Free throw %
89.5%
50.6%
True shooting
TS%
51.4%
14.0%
Usage
USG%
13.3%
12.4%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
26.6%
11.8%
Rebound %
of available
7.4%
-3.0
Net rating
on court
-2.3
7.6%
PIE
player impact estimate
8.2%
-0.9
Plus-minus
per game
-0.2
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

Noah Penda scored more in 2025-26, 0.4 points a game apart (3.8 vs 3.4), on Penda's heavier usage (14.0% vs 13.3%).

Efficiency is a wash: true shooting within a point of each other (50.6% vs 51.4%).

Playmaking goes to Kawamura (2.6 vs 1.2 assists), the glass to Penda (3.2 vs 1.8 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Penda played 41 more games (59 vs 18 of 82).

With Kawamura on the floor his team outscored opponents by -2.3 per 100 possessions, against -3.0 for Penda; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Penda $2.2M through 2028-29, Kawamura — through —. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Penda
2025-26
Kawamura
30-29
Record when playing
6-12
2.8
Points at home
2.2
4.7
Points on the road
4.1
4.0
Points in wins
3.3
3.7
Points in losses
3.5
13
Season high
14
0
30-point games
0
2
Double-doubles
0

Last games & contracts

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Penda · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 vs MIA0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Oct 13 vs CLE5 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast
Sun, Oct 11 at CLE8 pts · 5 reb · 5 ast
Wed, Oct 7 at MEM0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Apr 22 at DET0 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Kawamura · last 5
Sat, Oct 10 at TOR10 pts · 0 reb · 4 ast
Sun, Oct 4 vs GSW1 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Apr 12 at DAL14 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Apr 10 vs ORL0 pts · 0 reb · 2 ast
Thu, Apr 9 at WAS6 pts · 4 reb · 4 ast
Penda · contract
2026-27$2.2M
2027-28$2.5M
2028-29team option$2.7M
Kawamura · 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).