Brandon Ingram vs Dillon Brooks

Brandon Ingram scored more in 2025-26, 1.3 points a game apart (21.5 vs 20.2), on Brooks's heavier usage (27.9% vs 26.4%).

Ingram is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 57.3% to 54.0%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Ingram (3.7 vs 1.8 assists), the glass to Ingram (5.6 vs 3.6 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Ingram played 21 more games (77 vs 56 of 82).

With Ingram on the floor his team outscored opponents by +1.0 per 100 possessions, against -1.1 for Brooks; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Ingram $40.0M through 2027-28, Brooks $20.0M through 2029-30. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.