Bradley Beal vs Bryce McGowens
Beal · McGowens
Bradley Beal: Out (Knee · Leg).
Where the gap is
from the numbers aboveBradley Beal scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (8.2 vs 8.1), on Beal's heavier usage (22.4% vs 13.6%).
McGowens is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.0% to 47.6%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.
Playmaking goes to Beal (1.7 vs 1.5 assists), the glass to McGowens (2.1 vs 0.8 rebounds).
Availability is part of the comparison: McGowens played 36 more games (42 vs 6 of 82).
With McGowens on the floor his team outscored opponents by -3.6 per 100 possessions, against -9.3 for Beal; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.
On the books for 2026-27: Beal $6.4M through 2029-30, McGowens $2.6M through 2027-28. 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).