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Norman Powell
Bulls · G · 33
Norman Powell
vs
2025-26
25
Pelicans · F · 26
Trey Murphy III
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Norman Powell vs Trey Murphy III

5-11categories
Powell · Murphy III
PowellMurphy III
58Games
availability
66
29.6Minutes
per game
35.5
21.7Points
per game
21.5
3.5Rebounds
per game
5.7
2.5Assists
per game
3.8
1.3Steals + blocks
per game
1.9
1.9Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.8
47.0%Field goal %47.0%
38.0%Three-point %
7.1 vs 8.6 attempts
37.9%
82.7%Free throw %88.6%
60.9%True shooting
TS%
61.3%
26.2%Usage
USG%
22.3%
12.3%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
16.0%
5.4%Rebound %
of available
7.8%
+0.6Net rating
on court
-3.6
11.3%PIE
player impact estimate
12.2%
+0.7Plus-minus
per game
-2.6

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Norman Powell scored more in 2025-26, 0.2 points a game apart (21.7 vs 21.5), on Powell's heavier usage (26.2% vs 22.3%).

Efficiency is a wash: true shooting within a point of each other (60.9% vs 61.3%).

Playmaking goes to Murphy III (3.8 vs 2.5 assists), the glass to Murphy III (5.7 vs 3.5 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Murphy III played 8 more games (66 vs 58 of 82).

With Powell on the floor his team outscored opponents by +0.6 per 100 possessions, against -3.6 for Murphy III; 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, Murphy III $27.0M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
PowellMurphy III
29-29Record when playing21-45
23.5Points at home22.1
20.3Points on the road20.9
23.1Points in wins22.1
20.3Points in losses21.2
38Season high44
630-point games10
1Double-doubles4
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
Murphy III · last 5
Fri, Apr 3 at SAC13 pts · 4 reb · 4 ast
Thu, Apr 2 at POR19 pts · 8 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Mar 24 at NYK16 pts · 6 reb · 2 ast
Sat, Mar 21 vs CLE10 pts · 6 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Mar 19 vs LAC27 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast
Powell · contract
2026-27$21.5M
2027-28team option$22.6M
Murphy III · contract
2026-27$27.0M
2027-28$29.0M
2028-29$31.0M

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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).