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Anthony Edwards
Timberwolves · G · 25
Anthony Edwards
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2025-26
Jaylen Brown
76ers · G-F · 29
Jaylen Brown
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Anthony Edwards vs Jaylen Brown

8-9categories
Edwards · Brown
EdwardsBrown
61Games
availability
71
35.0Minutes
per game
34.4
28.8Points
per game
28.7
5.0Rebounds
per game
6.9
3.7Assists
per game
5.1
2.2Steals + blocks
per game
1.4
2.9Turnovers
per game · lower is better
3.6
48.9%Field goal %47.7%
39.9%Three-point %
8.4 vs 5.7 attempts
34.7%
79.6%Free throw %79.5%
61.7%True shooting
TS%
57.3%
30.9%Usage
USG%
35.1%
17.4%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
25.1%
6.9%Rebound %
of available
9.5%
+3.5Net rating
on court
+6.5
14.5%PIE
player impact estimate
15.2%
+2.7Plus-minus
per game
+4.5

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Anthony Edwards scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (28.8 vs 28.7), on Brown's heavier usage (35.1% vs 30.9%).

Edwards is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.7% to 57.3%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Brown (5.1 vs 3.7 assists), the glass to Brown (6.9 vs 5.0 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Brown played 10 more games (71 vs 61 of 82).

With Brown on the floor his team outscored opponents by +6.5 per 100 possessions, against +3.5 for Edwards; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Edwards $48.9M through 2028-29, Brown $57.1M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
EdwardsBrown
37-24Record when playing47-24
27.2Points at home27.9
30.2Points on the road29.6
27.6Points in wins29.0
30.6Points in losses28.2
55Season high50
3230-point games35
2Double-doubles14
Edwards · last 5
Fri, May 15 vs SAS24 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Tue, May 12 at SAS20 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Sun, May 10 vs SAS36 pts · 6 reb · 2 ast
Fri, May 8 vs SAS32 pts · 14 reb · 6 ast
Wed, May 6 at SAS12 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Brown · last 5
Sat, May 2 vs PHI33 pts · 9 reb · 4 ast
Thu, Apr 30 at PHI18 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Apr 28 vs PHI22 pts · 5 reb · 5 ast
Sun, Apr 26 at PHI20 pts · 7 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Apr 24 at PHI25 pts · 7 reb · 4 ast
Edwards · contract
2026-27$48.9M
2027-28$52.3M
2028-29$55.7M
Brown · contract
2026-27$57.1M
2027-28$61.0M
2028-29$65.0M

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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).