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Norman Powell
Bulls · G · 33
Norman Powell
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2025-26
Stephen Curry
Warriors · G · 38
Stephen Curry
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Norman Powell vs Stephen Curry

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Powell · Curry
PowellCurry
58Games
availability
43
29.6Minutes
per game
30.9
21.7Points
per game
26.6
3.5Rebounds
per game
3.6
2.5Assists
per game
4.7
1.3Steals + blocks
per game
1.5
1.9Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.8
47.0%Field goal %46.8%
38.0%Three-point %
7.1 vs 11.3 attempts
39.3%
82.7%Free throw %92.3%
60.9%True shooting
TS%
63.7%
26.2%Usage
USG%
30.8%
12.3%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
24.5%
5.4%Rebound %
of available
5.7%
+0.6Net rating
on court
+2.8
11.3%PIE
player impact estimate
14.6%
+0.7Plus-minus
per game
+2.1

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Stephen Curry scored more in 2025-26, 4.9 points a game apart (26.6 vs 21.7), on Curry's heavier usage (30.8% vs 26.2%).

Curry is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 63.7% to 60.9%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Curry (4.7 vs 2.5 assists), the glass to Curry (3.6 vs 3.5 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Powell played 15 more games (58 vs 43 of 82).

With Curry on the floor his team outscored opponents by +2.8 per 100 possessions, against +0.6 for Powell; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Powell $21.5M through 2027-28, Curry $62.6M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
PowellCurry
29-29Record when playing24-19
23.5Points at home25.0
20.3Points on the road28.3
23.1Points in wins25.8
20.3Points in losses27.5
38Season high49
630-point games14
1Double-doubles3
Powell · last 5
Sun, Apr 12 vs ATL25 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Thu, Apr 9 at TOR7 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Apr 7 at TOR14 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Mar 27 at CLE15 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Wed, Mar 25 at CLE19 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast
Curry · last 5
Sun, Apr 12 at LAC24 pts · 6 reb · 3 ast
Fri, Apr 10 at SAC11 pts · 3 reb · 5 ast
Tue, Apr 7 vs SAC17 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast
Sun, Apr 5 vs HOU29 pts · 2 reb · 4 ast
Fri, Jan 30 vs DET23 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Powell · contract
2026-27$21.5M
2027-28team option$22.6M
Curry · contract
2026-27$62.6M

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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).