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Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Brandon Miller vs Cade Cunningham

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Miller · Cunningham
Brandon Miller
Miller
Hornets
2025-26
Cunningham
Pistons
Cade Cunningham
65
Games
availability
64
30.3
Minutes
per game
33.9
20.2
Points
per game
23.9
4.9
Rebounds
per game
5.5
3.3
Assists
per game
9.9
1.7
Steals + blocks
per game
2.2
2.5
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
3.7
43.5%
Field goal %
46.1%
38.3%
Three-point %
8.2 vs 5.7 attempts
34.2%
89.2%
Free throw %
81.2%
57.4%
True shooting
TS%
56.4%
27.2%
Usage
USG%
29.6%
17.3%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
43.0%
7.8%
Rebound %
of available
7.9%
+8.5
Net rating
on court
+11.4
11.3%
PIE
player impact estimate
15.9%
+5.7
Plus-minus
per game
+8.1
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

Cade Cunningham scored more in 2025-26, 3.7 points a game apart (23.9 vs 20.2), on Cunningham's heavier usage (29.6% vs 27.2%).

Miller is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 57.4% to 56.4%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Cunningham (9.9 vs 3.3 assists), the glass to Cunningham (5.5 vs 4.9 rebounds).

With Cunningham on the floor his team outscored opponents by +11.4 per 100 possessions, against +8.5 for Miller; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Miller $15.1M through 2026-27, Cunningham $50.1M through 2029-30. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Miller
2025-26
Cunningham
41-24
Record when playing
47-17
21.2
Points at home
22.5
19.0
Points on the road
25.1
21.0
Points in wins
23.5
18.7
Points in losses
25.2
33
Season high
46
5
30-point games
13
3
Double-doubles
38
Miller · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 at BKN18 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Oct 16 at MEM15 pts · 0 reb · 2 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at BOS16 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast
Sun, Oct 11 vs MIL18 pts · 3 reb · 4 ast
Tue, Oct 6 vs BKN0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Cunningham · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 vs BOS22 pts · 4 reb · 8 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs TOR18 pts · 1 reb · 7 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at MIN14 pts · 2 reb · 9 ast
Sat, Oct 10 at WAS0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Oct 5 vs PHX10 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Miller · contract
2026-27$15.1M
Cunningham · contract
2026-27$50.1M
2027-28$53.8M
2028-29$57.5M
2029-30$61.2M

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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).