Amen Thompson vs Trae Young
Thompson · Young
Where the gap is
from the numbers aboveAmen Thompson scored more in 2025-26, 0.4 points a game apart (18.3 vs 17.9), on Young's heavier usage (26.2% vs 19.5%).
Young is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.2% to 59.4%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.
Playmaking goes to Young (8.0 vs 5.3 assists), the glass to Thompson (7.8 vs 2.0 rebounds).
Availability is part of the comparison: Thompson played 64 more games (79 vs 15 of 82).
With Thompson on the floor his team outscored opponents by +6.6 per 100 possessions, against -8.1 for Young; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.
On the books for 2026-27: Thompson $12.3M through 2031-32, Young $49.5M through 2029-30. 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).