Alijah Martin vs Chris Youngblood
Martin · Youngblood
Alijah Martin: Day-To-Day (Knee · Leg).
Where the gap is
from the numbers aboveAlijah Martin scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (2.2 vs 2.1), on Martin's heavier usage (18.5% vs 16.2%).
Youngblood is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 52.7% to 43.7%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.
Playmaking goes to Martin (0.5 vs 0.4 assists), the glass to Martin (0.9 vs 0.8 rebounds).
Availability is part of the comparison: Youngblood played 11 more games (34 vs 23 of 82).
With Youngblood on the floor his team outscored opponents by +2.3 per 100 possessions, against -5.8 for Martin; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.
On the books for 2026-27: Martin $2.2M through 2027-28, Youngblood — through —. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.
Splits
2025-26 · from the game logsLast games & contracts
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pick any two players →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).