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

Austin Reaves vs Brandon Miller

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Reaves · Miller
Austin Reaves
Reaves
Lakers
2025-26
Miller
Hornets
Brandon Miller
51
Games
availability
65
34.5
Minutes
per game
30.3
23.3
Points
per game
20.2
4.7
Rebounds
per game
4.9
5.5
Assists
per game
3.3
1.5
Steals + blocks
per game
1.7
3.0
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.5
49.0%
Field goal %
43.5%
36.0%
Three-point %
6.4 vs 8.2 attempts
38.3%
87.1%
Free throw %
89.2%
64.1%
True shooting
TS%
57.4%
25.8%
Usage
USG%
27.2%
23.7%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
17.3%
7.1%
Rebound %
of available
7.8%
+5.0
Net rating
on court
+8.5
13.7%
PIE
player impact estimate
11.3%
+3.6
Plus-minus
per game
+5.7
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

Austin Reaves scored more in 2025-26, 3.1 points a game apart (23.3 vs 20.2), on Miller's heavier usage (27.2% vs 25.8%).

Reaves is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 64.1% to 57.4%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Reaves (5.5 vs 3.3 assists), the glass to Miller (4.9 vs 4.7 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Miller played 14 more games (65 vs 51 of 82).

With Miller on the floor his team outscored opponents by +8.5 per 100 possessions, against +5.0 for Reaves; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Reaves $41.2M through 2029-30, Miller $15.1M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Reaves
2025-26
Miller
36-15
Record when playing
41-24
23.7
Points at home
21.2
22.7
Points on the road
19.0
24.8
Points in wins
21.0
19.6
Points in losses
18.7
51
Season high
33
12
30-point games
5
6
Double-doubles
3
Reaves · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 vs GSW23 pts · 4 reb · 6 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs DEN19 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast
Tue, Oct 13 vs GSW28 pts · 4 reb · 7 ast
Thu, Oct 8 vs SAC8 pts · 5 reb · 8 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at GSW0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Miller · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 at BKN18 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Oct 16 at MEM15 pts · 0 reb · 2 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at BOS16 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast
Sun, Oct 11 vs MIL18 pts · 3 reb · 4 ast
Tue, Oct 6 vs BKN0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Reaves · contract
2026-27$41.2M
2027-28$44.5M
2028-29$47.8M
2029-30player option$51.1M
Miller · contract
2026-27$15.1M

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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).