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Knicks · F-G · 29
OG Anunoby
vs
2025-26
Paul George
Celtics · F · 36
Paul George
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

OG Anunoby vs Paul George

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Anunoby · George
8
Anunoby
Knicks
2025-26
George
Celtics
Paul George
67
Games
availability
37
33.2
Minutes
per game
30.7
16.7
Points
per game
17.3
5.2
Rebounds
per game
5.3
2.2
Assists
per game
3.6
2.3
Steals + blocks
per game
2.1
1.8
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.7
48.4%
Field goal %
43.9%
38.6%
Three-point %
6.1 vs 6.9 attempts
39.2%
82.8%
Free throw %
82.0%
62.0%
True shooting
TS%
57.0%
19.4%
Usage
USG%
22.9%
9.0%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
17.5%
7.8%
Rebound %
of available
8.1%
+9.2
Net rating
on court
+3.6
9.9%
PIE
player impact estimate
11.7%
+6.1
Plus-minus
per game
+2.4
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

Paul George scored more in 2025-26, 0.6 points a game apart (17.3 vs 16.7), on George's heavier usage (22.9% vs 19.4%).

Anunoby is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 62.0% to 57.0%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to George (3.6 vs 2.2 assists), the glass to George (5.3 vs 5.2 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Anunoby played 30 more games (67 vs 37 of 82).

With Anunoby on the floor his team outscored opponents by +9.2 per 100 possessions, against +3.6 for George; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Anunoby $42.5M through 2028-29, George $54.1M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Anunoby
2025-26
George
45-22
Record when playing
22-15
15.9
Points at home
16.3
17.5
Points on the road
18.4
18.3
Points in wins
18.7
13.4
Points in losses
15.3
34
Season high
39
2
30-point games
3
5
Double-doubles
2

Last games & contracts

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Anunoby · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 vs PHI10 pts · 5 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 15 vs TOR6 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast
Mon, Oct 12 vs MIN15 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Thu, Oct 8 vs WAS10 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Mon, Oct 5 at PHI12 pts · 6 reb · 0 ast
George · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 at DET38 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast
Wed, Oct 14 vs CHA5 pts · 6 reb · 4 ast
Sat, Oct 10 vs PHI13 pts · 5 reb · 4 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at CLE0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sun, May 10 vs NYK7 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Anunoby · contract
2026-27$42.5M
2027-28$45.4M
2028-29player option$48.4M
George · contract
2026-27$54.1M
2027-28player option$56.6M

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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).