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Austin Reaves
Lakers · G · 28
Austin Reaves
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2025-26
Jaylen Brown
76ers · G-F · 29
Jaylen Brown
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Austin Reaves vs Jaylen Brown

8-9categories
Reaves · Brown
ReavesBrown
51Games
availability
71
34.5Minutes
per game
34.4
23.3Points
per game
28.7
4.7Rebounds
per game
6.9
5.5Assists
per game
5.1
1.5Steals + blocks
per game
1.4
3.0Turnovers
per game · lower is better
3.6
49.0%Field goal %47.7%
36.0%Three-point %
6.4 vs 5.7 attempts
34.7%
87.1%Free throw %79.5%
64.1%True shooting
TS%
57.3%
25.8%Usage
USG%
35.1%
23.7%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
25.1%
7.1%Rebound %
of available
9.5%
+5.0Net rating
on court
+6.5
13.7%PIE
player impact estimate
15.2%
+3.6Plus-minus
per game
+4.5

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Jaylen Brown scored more in 2025-26, 5.4 points a game apart (28.7 vs 23.3), on Brown's heavier usage (35.1% vs 25.8%).

Reaves is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 64.1% to 57.3%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Reaves (5.5 vs 5.1 assists), the glass to Brown (6.9 vs 4.7 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Brown played 20 more games (71 vs 51 of 82).

With Brown on the floor his team outscored opponents by +6.5 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, 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
ReavesBrown
36-15Record when playing47-24
23.7Points at home27.9
22.7Points on the road29.6
24.8Points in wins29.0
19.6Points in losses28.2
51Season high50
1230-point games35
6Double-doubles14
Reaves · last 5
Mon, May 11 vs OKC27 pts · 7 reb · 6 ast
Sat, May 9 vs OKC17 pts · 3 reb · 9 ast
Thu, May 7 at OKC31 pts · 2 reb · 6 ast
Tue, May 5 at OKC8 pts · 5 reb · 6 ast
Fri, May 1 at HOU15 pts · 3 reb · 2 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
Reaves · contract
2026-27$41.2M
2027-28$44.5M
2028-29$47.8M
2029-30player option$51.1M
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).