Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Paolo Banchero vs Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

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Banchero · Gilgeous-Alexander

Banchero

Magic

2025-26

Gilgeous-Alexander

Thunder

Games

availability

34.7

Minutes

per game

33.2

22.2

Points

per game

31.1

8.4

Rebounds

per game

4.3

5.2

Assists

per game

6.6

1.3

Steals + blocks

per game

2.2

3.1

Turnovers

per game · lower is better

2.2

45.9%

Field goal %

55.3%

30.5%

Three-point %

3.8 vs 4.4 attempts

38.6%

77.5%

Free throw %

87.9%

56.6%

True shooting

TS%

66.5%

27.4%

Usage

USG%

32.3%

23.5%

Assist %

of teammates' baskets

33.2%

11.9%

Rebound %

of available

6.2%

-0.2

Net rating

on court

+16.3

13.8%

PIE

player impact estimate

20.7%

0.0

Plus-minus

per game

+11.6

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

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored more in 2025-26, 8.9 points a game apart (31.1 vs 22.2), on Gilgeous-Alexander's heavier usage (32.3% vs 27.4%).

Gilgeous-Alexander is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 66.5% to 56.6%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Gilgeous-Alexander (6.6 vs 5.2 assists), the glass to Banchero (8.4 vs 4.3 rebounds).

With Gilgeous-Alexander on the floor his team outscored opponents by +16.3 per 100 possessions, against -0.2 for Banchero; 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, Gilgeous-Alexander $40.8M through 2030-31. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs

Banchero

2025-26

Gilgeous-Alexander

38-34

Record when playing

56-12

21.5

Points at home

31.3

22.9

Points on the road

30.9

22.3

Points in wins

31.1

22.1

Points in losses

31.1

Season high

30-point games

Double-doubles

Last games & contracts

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Banchero · last 5

Wed, Oct 21 vs ATL35 pts · 7 reb · 10 ast

Fri, Oct 16 vs MIA24 pts · 7 reb · 4 ast

Tue, Oct 13 vs CLE24 pts · 8 reb · 3 ast

Sun, Oct 11 at CLE10 pts · 7 reb · 2 ast

Wed, Oct 7 at MEM11 pts · 1 reb · 5 ast

Gilgeous-Alexander · last 5

Tue, Oct 20 at SAS32 pts · 6 reb · 4 ast

Thu, Oct 15 at HOU17 pts · 1 reb · 3 ast

Tue, Oct 13 vs IND15 pts · 0 reb · 6 ast

Wed, Oct 7 vs MIL17 pts · 3 reb · 5 ast

Sat, May 30 vs SAS35 pts · 4 reb · 9 ast

Banchero · contract

2026-27$41.5M

2027-28$44.8M

2028-29$48.1M

2029-30$51.5M

2030-31player option$54.8M

Gilgeous-Alexander · contract

2026-27$40.8M

2027-28$61.0M

2028-29$65.9M

2029-30$70.8M

2030-31$75.6M

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Banchero vs
Jalen Johnson · Trey Murphy III · Brandon Ingram · Julius Randle

Gilgeous-Alexander vs
Anthony Edwards · Jaylen Brown · Tyrese Maxey · Donovan Mitchell

Banchero vs the top 40 scorers of 2025-26
Luka Doncic · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Anthony Edwards · Jaylen Brown · Tyrese Maxey · Kawhi Leonard · Donovan Mitchell · Nikola Jokic · Lauri Markkanen · Stephen Curry · Devin Booker · Jalen Brunson · Kevin Durant · Jamal Murray · Victor Wembanyama · Michael Porter Jr. · Deni Avdija · Pascal Siakam · Cade Cunningham · Keyonte George · James Harden · Austin Reaves · Jalen Johnson · Norman Powell · Brandon Ingram · Trey Murphy III · Julius Randle · Cooper Flagg · Zion Williamson · LeBron James · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Shaedon Sharpe · Alperen Sengun · Brandon Miller · Dillon Brooks · LaMelo Ball · Bam Adebayo · Karl-Anthony Towns · Desmond Bane

Gilgeous-Alexander vs the top 40 scorers of 2025-26
Luka Doncic · Anthony Edwards · Jaylen Brown · Tyrese Maxey · Kawhi Leonard · Donovan Mitchell · Nikola Jokic · Lauri Markkanen · Stephen Curry · Devin Booker · Jalen Brunson · Kevin Durant · Jamal Murray · Victor Wembanyama · Michael Porter Jr. · Deni Avdija · Pascal Siakam · Cade Cunningham · Keyonte George · James Harden · Austin Reaves · Jalen Johnson · Paolo Banchero · Norman Powell · Brandon Ingram · Trey Murphy III · Julius Randle · Cooper Flagg · Zion Williamson · LeBron James · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Shaedon Sharpe · Alperen Sengun · Brandon Miller · Dillon Brooks · LaMelo Ball · Bam Adebayo · Karl-Anthony Towns · Desmond Bane

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).