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Paolo Banchero
Magic · F · 23
Paolo Banchero
vs
2025-26
Pascal Siakam
Pacers · F · 32
Pascal Siakam
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Paolo Banchero vs Pascal Siakam

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Banchero · Siakam
BancheroSiakam
72Games
availability
62
34.7Minutes
per game
33.2
22.2Points
per game
24.0
8.4Rebounds
per game
6.6
5.2Assists
per game
3.8
1.3Steals + blocks
per game
1.5
3.1Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.2
45.9%Field goal %48.4%
30.5%Three-point %
3.8 vs 4.7 attempts
35.8%
77.5%Free throw %69.3%
56.6%True shooting
TS%
56.2%
27.4%Usage
USG%
29.2%
23.5%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
19.0%
11.9%Rebound %
of available
9.5%
-0.2Net rating
on court
-5.6
13.8%PIE
player impact estimate
13.0%
0.0Plus-minus
per game
-3.7

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Pascal Siakam scored more in 2025-26, 1.8 points a game apart (24.0 vs 22.2), on Siakam's heavier usage (29.2% vs 27.4%).

Efficiency is a wash: true shooting within a point of each other (56.6% vs 56.2%).

Playmaking goes to Banchero (5.2 vs 3.8 assists), the glass to Banchero (8.4 vs 6.6 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Banchero played 10 more games (72 vs 62 of 82).

With Banchero on the floor his team outscored opponents by -0.2 per 100 possessions, against -5.6 for Siakam; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Banchero $41.5M through 2030-31, Siakam $48.9M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
BancheroSiakam
38-34Record when playing17-45
21.5Points at home22.9
22.9Points on the road25.0
22.3Points in wins25.5
22.1Points in losses23.4
39Season high37
1430-point games14
26Double-doubles10
Banchero · last 5
Sun, May 3 at DET38 pts · 9 reb · 6 ast
Fri, May 1 vs DET17 pts · 10 reb · 6 ast
Wed, Apr 29 at DET45 pts · 9 reb · 7 ast
Mon, Apr 27 vs DET18 pts · 8 reb · 4 ast
Sat, Apr 25 vs DET25 pts · 12 reb · 9 ast
Siakam · last 5
Fri, Apr 3 at CHA30 pts · 7 reb · 2 ast
Wed, Apr 1 at CHI25 pts · 4 reb · 5 ast
Sun, Mar 29 vs MIA30 pts · 11 reb · 6 ast
Fri, Mar 27 vs LAC11 pts · 6 reb · 3 ast
Wed, Mar 25 vs LAL20 pts · 8 reb · 1 ast
Banchero · contract
2026-27$41.5M
2027-28$44.8M
2028-29$48.1M
2029-30$51.5M
2030-31player option$54.8M
Siakam · contract
2026-27$48.9M
2027-28$52.3M

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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).