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

Alperen Sengun vs Jalen Brunson

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Sengun · Brunson
Alperen Sengun
Sengun
Rockets
2025-26
Brunson
Knicks
Jalen Brunson
72
Games
availability
74
33.3
Minutes
per game
35.0
20.4
Points
per game
26.0
8.9
Rebounds
per game
3.3
6.2
Assists
per game
6.8
2.3
Steals + blocks
per game
0.9
3.2
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.4
51.9%
Field goal %
46.7%
30.5%
Three-point %
1.8 vs 7.1 attempts
36.9%
69.1%
Free throw %
84.1%
56.9%
True shooting
TS%
58.0%
25.9%
Usage
USG%
29.6%
28.2%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
30.7%
13.3%
Rebound %
of available
4.7%
+3.4
Net rating
on court
+6.1
14.2%
PIE
player impact estimate
13.5%
+2.8
Plus-minus
per game
+4.8
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

Jalen Brunson scored more in 2025-26, 5.6 points a game apart (26.0 vs 20.4), on Brunson's heavier usage (29.6% vs 25.9%).

Brunson is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 58.0% to 56.9%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Brunson (6.8 vs 6.2 assists), the glass to Sengun (8.9 vs 3.3 rebounds).

With Brunson on the floor his team outscored opponents by +6.1 per 100 possessions, against +3.4 for Sengun; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Sengun $35.6M through 2029-30, Brunson $37.7M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Sengun
2025-26
Brunson
46-26
Record when playing
50-24
19.8
Points at home
27.4
20.8
Points on the road
24.7
20.6
Points in wins
26.4
19.9
Points in losses
25.3
39
Season high
47
10
30-point games
26
34
Double-doubles
12
Sengun · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 vs DAL23 pts · 10 reb · 5 ast
Thu, Oct 15 vs OKC14 pts · 7 reb · 5 ast
Sun, Oct 11 vs DAL0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Oct 9 at DAL16 pts · 10 reb · 10 ast
Fri, May 1 vs LAL17 pts · 11 reb · 1 ast
Brunson · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 vs PHI21 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast
Thu, Oct 15 vs TOR20 pts · 3 reb · 7 ast
Mon, Oct 12 vs MIN20 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast
Thu, Oct 8 vs WAS13 pts · 0 reb · 3 ast
Mon, Oct 5 at PHI12 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast
Sengun · contract
2026-27$35.6M
2027-28$37.3M
2028-29$39.0M
2029-30player option$39.0M
Brunson · contract
2026-27$37.7M
2027-28$40.5M
2028-29player option$43.3M

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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).