Austin Reaves
2025–26
51 games · 1,762 minutes
NBA player comparison
Austin Reaves vs. Cade Cunningham: 2025–26 season
Regular-season verdict
Cade Cunningham leads in impact for 2025–26
Cade Cunningham ranks ahead of Austin Reaves in estimated impact while playing. This compares regular-season performance, not total contribution across the season.
Cade Cunningham
2025–26
64 games · 2,172 minutes
Impact comparison
Impact estimate is measured in points per 100 possessions above league average. Zero is average; higher is better. Impact Rate rank is a league place, not a 0–100 score: No. 1 is best.
+1.6Impact estimateEstimated points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+2.6Leads
#50Impact Rate rankLeague place · No. 1 is best#11Leads
+1.49LeadsEstimated defensive impactSelected-season lineup estimate · points per 100 possessions+1.01
+1.72Estimated offensive impactSelected-season lineup estimate · points per 100 possessions+3.52Leads
1.6%Steal rate2.0%Leads
14.0%LeadsTurnover rateLower is better; compare alongside offensive workload14.8%
26.7%Offensive usage30.5%
64.1%LeadsTrue shooting %56.4%
24.0%Assist rateShare of teammates’ made shots assisted while on court45.2%Leads
8.0%Rebound rateShare of available rebounds collected while on court9.2%Leads
51Games64
1,762Minutes2,172
Cade Cunningham's estimated impact per 100 possessions was +2.6, compared with +1.6 for Austin Reaves. This compares their impact while playing, not their total contribution across the season. Both players are compared in the 2025–26 season using its published Impact Rate. A ranked comparison requires at least 450 minutes for each player.
Austin Reaves: 51 games and 1,762 minutes. Cade Cunningham: 64 games and 2,172 minutes. Playing time matters when judging the whole season; the impact estimate above is a rate, not a season total.
Cade Cunningham ended a larger share of his team’s possessions, so the turnover rates are not an equal-workload comparison. Offensive usage measures the share of team plays a player ends with a shot, free throws, or a turnover while on the court—not every touch, pass, or act of playmaking. These rows provide context; they are not extra points added to the ranking.
Regular season only. Impact figures are estimates; small gaps are not exact. Playoffs, awards and titles do not determine the verdict.
Behind the estimate
Why the model rates them this way
The model starts with each player’s recorded individual stats, then adjusts that estimate using lineup results. The first two rows add up to the final estimate. All figures are points per 100 possessions.
Austin ReavesMetricCade Cunningham
+1.41From recorded individual stats+2.37Leads
+0.15Adjustment from recent lineup results+0.26Leads
+1.56Final estimated impact+2.63Leads
Lineup evidence: Austin Reaves — 3 seasons; Cade Cunningham — 3 seasons. This adjustment is not necessarily based on the selected season alone.
Offensive and defensive lineup estimates for the selected season
These selected-season estimates account for who played alongside and against each player. Positive means better than average; a positive defensive figure means fewer points allowed. They are separate estimates—not additional points added to the calculation above. They do not measure how much individual teammates improved.
Austin ReavesMetricCade Cunningham
+1.72Adjusted offensive impact+3.52Leads
+1.49LeadsAdjusted defensive impact+1.01
What this does not establish: these figures do not prove that either player made his teammates shoot better. A verified teammate-shooting comparison is unavailable for this selected season. A small difference in the estimates is not a decisive basketball distinction.
Full comparison · 2025–26 season
Understand the numbers
Start with impact, then compare playing time and skills. Team results add context. These are not categories to tally into a winner.
1 · Ranking evidence
Impact: who ranks higher, and why?
The impact estimate compares performance while playing, not total contribution over the season. The individual-stat estimate plus the lineup adjustment gives the final estimate.
| Metric | Austin Reaves | Cade Cunningham |
|---|---|---|
| Impact estimateEstimated points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better | +1.6 | +2.6Better result for this metric. |
| Impact Rate rankLeague place · No. 1 is best | #50 | #11Better result for this metric. |
| From recorded individual stats | +1.41 | +2.37Better result for this metric. |
| Adjustment from recent lineup results | +0.15 | +0.26Better result for this metric. |
Austin Reaves: 3 seasons of lineup evidence. Cade Cunningham: 3 seasons of lineup evidence. The adjustment is not necessarily based on this season alone.
Show more stats: Impact
| Metric | Austin Reaves | Cade Cunningham |
|---|---|---|
| Final estimated impact | +1.56 | +2.63Better result for this metric. |
2 · Playing time and responsibility
How much did each player take on?
Read games and minutes alongside impact. Offensive usage is the share of team plays a player ends with a shot, free throws, or a turnover while on court. More usage is not automatically better.
| Metric | Austin Reaves | Cade Cunningham |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 51 | 64 |
| Minutes | 1,762 | 2,172 |
| Offensive usage | 26.7% | 30.5% |
3 · Individual skills
Where does each player have an advantage?
These figures describe the selected regular seasons. They provide context, not extra points added to the verdict. Green marks the better result for a metric, including lower turnover rates. Workload and shot-selection measures stay neutral. These rows are not votes toward the ranking.
Shooting
True shooting includes two-pointers, three-pointers, and free throws.
| Metric | Austin Reaves | Cade Cunningham |
|---|---|---|
| True shooting percentage | 64.1%Better result for this metric. | 56.4% |
Show more stats: Shooting
| Metric | Austin Reaves | Cade Cunningham |
|---|---|---|
| Field-goal percentage | 49.0%Better result for this metric. | 46.1% |
| Three-point percentage | 36.0%Better result for this metric. | 34.2% |
| Free-throw percentage | 87.1%Better result for this metric. | 81.2% |
| Three-point attempt rateShare of field-goal attempts taken from three; describes shot selection, not quality | 43.0% | 30.8% |
Passing
Assist rate is the share of teammates’ made shots assisted while the player is on court. Read turnovers alongside offensive workload; lower turnover rate is generally better.
| Metric | Austin Reaves | Cade Cunningham |
|---|---|---|
| Assist rateShare of teammates’ made shots assisted while on court | 24.0% | 45.2%Better result for this metric. |
| Assists per game | 5.5 | 9.9Better result for this metric. |
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| Metric | Austin Reaves | Cade Cunningham |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover rateLower is better; compare alongside offensive workload | 14.0%Better result for this metric. | 14.8% |
Rebounding
Rebound rate is the share of available rebounds collected while on court.
| Metric | Austin Reaves | Cade Cunningham |
|---|---|---|
| Rebound rateShare of available rebounds collected while on court | 8.0% | 9.2%Better result for this metric. |
| Rebounds per game | 4.7 | 5.5Better result for this metric. |
Defense
Steals and blocks describe only part of defense. They do not capture every stop, rotation, or matchup.
| Metric | Austin Reaves | Cade Cunningham |
|---|---|---|
| Steal rate | 1.6% | 2.0%Better result for this metric. |
Show more stats: Defense
| Metric | Austin Reaves | Cade Cunningham |
|---|---|---|
| Block rateShare of opponents’ two-point attempts blocked while on court | 1.1% | 2.5%Better result for this metric. |
Scoring
Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.
| Metric | Austin Reaves | Cade Cunningham |
|---|---|---|
| Points per game | 23.3 | 23.9Better result for this metric. |
4 · Team context, not ranking inputs
What happened with and without them?
A verified with/without comparison is unavailable for this scope. We do not substitute another season’s observations.
Selected-season adjusted lineup estimates
These account for who played alongside and against each player. Positive defense means fewer points allowed. They are separate from the observed results and are not additional points added to the model calculation.
| Metric | Austin Reaves | Cade Cunningham |
|---|---|---|
| Adjusted offensive impact | +1.72 | +3.52Better result for this metric. |
| Adjusted defensive impact | +1.49Better result for this metric. | +1.01 |
Four separate questions
Impact, winning, playoffs, and awards
These are different ways to understand a career. Only Regular Season Impact determines the hussEyquation verdict. The other three sections add basketball context without adding points or changing the rank.
Career to date. At least one player is active. Every total below stops after the latest completed season in this data; nothing is projected.
Regular Season Impact
Cade Cunningham leads in impact for 2025–26.
Austin ReavesMetricCade Cunningham
+1.6Impact estimateEstimated points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+2.6Leads
#50Impact Rate rankLeague place · No. 1 is best#11Leads
This is the ranking result. It uses regular-season impact only. Team records, playoffs, and awards do not change it.
Team Success
The advantages are split across the available measures.
Austin ReavesMetricCade Cunningham
226LeadsListed-team regular-season wins158
55.1%LeadsListed-team winning percentage38.5%
2Leads50-win team seasons1
060-win team seasons1Leads
4LeadsPlayoff team seasons2
Context only. Not included in Career Impact Rank. Final records for every listed team-season. A traded season can include more than one team.
Playoff Résumé
Austin Reaves leads every available measure below.
Austin ReavesMetricCade Cunningham
4LeadsPlayoff appearances2
32LeadsPlayoff games20
14LeadsTeam playoff wins9
0Finals appearances0
0Championships0
Context only. Not included in Career Impact Rank. Team playoff results count only seasons when the player appeared in a playoff game.
Awards
No recorded measure separates these careers.
Austin ReavesMetricCade Cunningham
Not availableAll-Star2
Not availableMVP0
Not availableAll-NBA2
Not availableAll-Defense0
Not availableDPOY0
Not availableRookie of the Year0
Context only. Not included in Career Impact Rank. Major regular-season honors are recognition, not inputs to the impact ranking.
How each context field is counted
- Listed-team regular-season wins
- The sum of each listed team's final wins in every season the player represented that team.
- Listed-team winning percentage
- Those team wins divided by those teams' total regular-season games.
- 50- and 60-win team seasons
- Listed team-seasons that finished with at least 50 or 60 wins. Shortened seasons are not projected to 82 games.
- Team seasons reaching playoffs
- Listed team-seasons in which that team qualified for the playoffs.
- Playoff appearances and games
- Postseasons and games in which the player appeared.
- Team playoff wins
- Team wins from those postseasons. They describe team results, not individual credit.
- Finals appearances and championships
- Seasons when the player appeared in the playoffs for the finalist or champion.
- Awards
- Recorded NBA selections and major regular-season honors. A zero means the source records none; Not available means the source field is missing.
Source and scope Basketball Reference, NBA seasons 1950–51 through 2025–26, accessed 2026-10-09. Active-career totals are results to date through the latest completed season in the source.
Selected seasons
Box impact
Both bars show the same NBA season. Missing or unqualified data does not establish a winner.
Austin ReavesCade Cunningham
Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average