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Branden Carlson
Trail Blazers · C · 27
Branden Carlson
vs
2025-26
3
Cavaliers · C-F · 29
Thomas Bryant
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Branden Carlson vs Thomas Bryant

7-10categories
Carlson · Bryant

Branden Carlson: Out (Concussion · Head).

Branden Carlson
Carlson
Trail Blazers
2025-26
Bryant
Cavaliers
3
42
Games
availability
60
11.6
Minutes
per game
12.2
5.8
Points
per game
6.2
3.0
Rebounds
per game
3.4
0.7
Assists
per game
0.6
0.8
Steals + blocks
per game
0.7
0.4
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.5
52.7%
Field goal %
50.6%
36.0%
Three-point %
2.0 vs 2.2 attempts
35.9%
57.7%
Free throw %
80.3%
61.3%
True shooting
TS%
62.5%
18.5%
Usage
USG%
18.2%
8.6%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
6.7%
12.1%
Rebound %
of available
12.9%
-2.0
Net rating
on court
+3.6
10.9%
PIE
player impact estimate
11.5%
-0.6
Plus-minus
per game
+0.7
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

Thomas Bryant scored more in 2025-26, 0.4 points a game apart (6.2 vs 5.8), on Carlson's heavier usage (18.5% vs 18.2%).

Bryant is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 62.5% to 61.3%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Carlson (0.7 vs 0.6 assists), the glass to Bryant (3.4 vs 3.0 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Bryant played 18 more games (60 vs 42 of 82).

With Bryant on the floor his team outscored opponents by +3.6 per 100 possessions, against -2.0 for Carlson; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Carlson $2.4M through 2026-27, Bryant $2.4M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Carlson
2025-26
Bryant
32-10
Record when playing
37-23
5.9
Points at home
6.0
5.6
Points on the road
6.4
5.6
Points in wins
5.9
6.3
Points in losses
6.6
26
Season high
15
0
30-point games
0
3
Double-doubles
1

Last games & contracts

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Carlson · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at GSW0 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Oct 13 at SAC2 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 7 vs GSW4 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Apr 12 vs PHX26 pts · 10 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Apr 10 at DEN23 pts · 12 reb · 5 ast
Bryant · last 5
Tue, Oct 13 at ORL8 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Sun, Oct 11 vs ORL12 pts · 4 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 8 vs BOS8 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Mon, May 25 vs NYK10 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Thu, May 21 at NYK0 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Carlson · contract
2026-27$2.4M
Bryant · contract
2026-27$2.4M

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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).