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Brandon Miller
Hornets · F · 23
Brandon Miller
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2025-26
Desmond Bane
Magic · G · 28
Desmond Bane
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Brandon Miller vs Desmond Bane

8-9categories
Miller · Bane

Brandon Miller: Day-To-Day (Shoulder · Arm · Left).

MillerBane
65Games
availability
82
30.3Minutes
per game
33.6
20.2Points
per game
20.1
4.9Rebounds
per game
4.1
3.3Assists
per game
4.1
1.7Steals + blocks
per game
1.5
2.5Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.0
43.5%Field goal %48.4%
38.3%Three-point %
8.2 vs 5.2 attempts
39.1%
89.2%Free throw %90.8%
57.4%True shooting
TS%
60.7%
27.2%Usage
USG%
22.4%
17.3%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
19.0%
7.8%Rebound %
of available
5.9%
+8.5Net rating
on court
+2.2
11.3%PIE
player impact estimate
11.1%
+5.7Plus-minus
per game
+1.6

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Brandon Miller scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (20.2 vs 20.1), on Miller's heavier usage (27.2% vs 22.4%).

Bane is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 60.7% to 57.4%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Bane (4.1 vs 3.3 assists), the glass to Miller (4.9 vs 4.1 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Bane played 17 more games (82 vs 65 of 82).

With Miller on the floor his team outscored opponents by +8.5 per 100 possessions, against +2.2 for Bane; 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, Bane $39.4M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
MillerBane
41-24Record when playing45-37
21.2Points at home21.4
19.0Points on the road18.8
21.0Points in wins22.3
18.7Points in losses17.4
33Season high37
530-point games12
3Double-doubles1
Miller · last 5
Sun, Apr 12 at NYK19 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Fri, Apr 10 vs DET22 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Apr 7 at BOS20 pts · 0 reb · 2 ast
Sun, Apr 5 at MIN7 pts · 6 reb · 3 ast
Fri, Apr 3 vs IND22 pts · 6 reb · 3 ast
Bane · last 5
Sun, May 3 at DET16 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Fri, May 1 vs DET17 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Apr 29 at DET18 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Mon, Apr 27 vs DET22 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Sat, Apr 25 vs DET25 pts · 7 reb · 0 ast
Miller · contract
2026-27$15.1M
Bane · contract
2026-27$39.4M
2027-28$42.2M
2028-29$44.9M

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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).