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Brandon Miller
Hornets · F · 23
Brandon Miller
vs
2025-26
Franz Wagner
Magic · F · 25
Franz Wagner
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Brandon Miller vs Franz Wagner

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Miller · Wagner
Brandon Miller
Miller
Hornets
2025-26
Wagner
Magic
Franz Wagner
65
Games
availability
34
30.3
Minutes
per game
30.0
20.2
Points
per game
20.6
4.9
Rebounds
per game
5.2
3.3
Assists
per game
3.3
1.7
Steals + blocks
per game
1.2
2.5
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.7
43.5%
Field goal %
48.1%
38.3%
Three-point %
8.2 vs 4.1 attempts
34.5%
89.2%
Free throw %
82.3%
57.4%
True shooting
TS%
58.8%
27.2%
Usage
USG%
25.6%
17.3%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
17.5%
7.8%
Rebound %
of available
8.4%
+8.5
Net rating
on court
+3.6
11.3%
PIE
player impact estimate
13.4%
+5.7
Plus-minus
per game
+2.4
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

Franz Wagner scored more in 2025-26, 0.4 points a game apart (20.6 vs 20.2), on Miller's heavier usage (27.2% vs 25.6%).

Wagner is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 58.8% to 57.4%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Wagner (3.3 vs 3.3 assists), the glass to Wagner (5.2 vs 4.9 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Miller played 31 more games (65 vs 34 of 82).

With Miller on the floor his team outscored opponents by +8.5 per 100 possessions, against +3.6 for Wagner; 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, Wagner $41.8M 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
Wagner
41-24
Record when playing
20-14
21.2
Points at home
21.2
19.0
Points on the road
19.8
21.0
Points in wins
22.3
18.7
Points in losses
18.1
33
Season high
37
5
30-point games
2
3
Double-doubles
0

Last games & contracts

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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
Wagner · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 vs ATL22 pts · 6 reb · 5 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs MIA11 pts · 6 reb · 6 ast
Tue, Oct 13 vs CLE20 pts · 4 reb · 8 ast
Sun, Oct 11 at CLE10 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast
Wed, Oct 7 at MEM6 pts · 2 reb · 7 ast
Miller · contract
2026-27$15.1M
Wagner · contract
2026-27$41.8M
2027-28$44.8M
2028-29$47.9M
2029-30$51.0M

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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).