Alperen Sengun vs LaMelo Ball

Alperen Sengun scored more in 2025-26, 0.3 points a game apart (20.4 vs 20.1), on Ball's heavier usage (30.6% vs 25.9%).

Sengun is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 56.9% to 54.6%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Ball (7.1 vs 6.2 assists), the glass to Sengun (8.9 vs 4.8 rebounds).

With Ball on the floor his team outscored opponents by +9.1 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, Ball $40.8M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.