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Austin Reaves
Lakers · G · 28
Austin Reaves
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2025-26
Nickeil Alexander-Walker
Hawks · G · 28
Nickeil Alexander-Walker
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Austin Reaves vs Nickeil Alexander-Walker

12-5categories
Reaves · Alexander-Walker
ReavesAlexander-Walker
51Games
availability
78
34.5Minutes
per game
33.4
23.3Points
per game
20.8
4.7Rebounds
per game
3.4
5.5Assists
per game
3.7
1.5Steals + blocks
per game
1.8
3.0Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.1
49.0%Field goal %45.9%
36.0%Three-point %
6.4 vs 8.1 attempts
39.9%
87.1%Free throw %90.2%
64.1%True shooting
TS%
61.0%
25.8%Usage
USG%
23.0%
23.7%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
15.5%
7.1%Rebound %
of available
4.9%
+5.0Net rating
on court
+4.0
13.7%PIE
player impact estimate
10.5%
+3.6Plus-minus
per game
+3.1

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Austin Reaves scored more in 2025-26, 2.5 points a game apart (23.3 vs 20.8), on Reaves's heavier usage (25.8% vs 23.0%).

Reaves is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 64.1% to 61.0%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Reaves (5.5 vs 3.7 assists), the glass to Reaves (4.7 vs 3.4 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Alexander-Walker played 27 more games (78 vs 51 of 82).

With Reaves on the floor his team outscored opponents by +5.0 per 100 possessions, against +4.0 for Alexander-Walker; 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, Alexander-Walker $14.4M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
ReavesAlexander-Walker
36-15Record when playing43-35
23.7Points at home20.7
22.7Points on the road20.9
24.8Points in wins20.5
19.6Points in losses21.2
51Season high41
1230-point games10
6Double-doubles2
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
Alexander-Walker · last 5
Thu, Apr 30 vs NYK11 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Apr 28 at NYK16 pts · 0 reb · 3 ast
Sat, Apr 25 vs NYK15 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Thu, Apr 23 vs NYK14 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Apr 20 at NYK9 pts · 5 reb · 6 ast
Reaves · contract
2026-27$41.2M
2027-28$44.5M
2028-29$47.8M
2029-30player option$51.1M
Alexander-Walker · contract
2026-27$14.4M
2027-28$15.2M
2028-29player option$15.9M

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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).