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Brandon Miller
Hornets · F · 23
Brandon Miller
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2025-26
Jalen Brunson
Knicks · G · 30
Jalen Brunson
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Brandon Miller vs Jalen Brunson

7-10categories
Miller · Brunson

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

MillerBrunson
65Games
availability
74
30.3Minutes
per game
35.0
20.2Points
per game
26.0
4.9Rebounds
per game
3.3
3.3Assists
per game
6.8
1.7Steals + blocks
per game
0.9
2.5Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.4
43.5%Field goal %46.7%
38.3%Three-point %
8.2 vs 7.1 attempts
36.9%
89.2%Free throw %84.1%
57.4%True shooting
TS%
58.0%
27.2%Usage
USG%
29.6%
17.3%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
30.7%
7.8%Rebound %
of available
4.7%
+8.5Net rating
on court
+6.1
11.3%PIE
player impact estimate
13.5%
+5.7Plus-minus
per game
+4.8

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Jalen Brunson scored more in 2025-26, 5.8 points a game apart (26.0 vs 20.2), on Brunson's heavier usage (29.6% vs 27.2%).

Efficiency is a wash: true shooting within a point of each other (57.4% vs 58.0%).

Playmaking goes to Brunson (6.8 vs 3.3 assists), the glass to Miller (4.9 vs 3.3 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Brunson played 9 more games (74 vs 65 of 82).

With Miller on the floor his team outscored opponents by +8.5 per 100 possessions, against +6.1 for Brunson; 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, Brunson $37.7M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
MillerBrunson
41-24Record when playing50-24
21.2Points at home27.4
19.0Points on the road24.7
21.0Points in wins26.4
18.7Points in losses25.3
33Season high47
530-point games26
3Double-doubles12
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
Brunson · last 5
Sat, Jun 13 at SAS45 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Wed, Jun 10 vs SAS36 pts · 5 reb · 7 ast
Mon, Jun 8 vs SAS32 pts · 5 reb · 5 ast
Fri, Jun 5 at SAS20 pts · 5 reb · 6 ast
Wed, Jun 3 at SAS30 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Miller · contract
2026-27$15.1M
Brunson · contract
2026-27$37.7M
2027-28$40.5M
2028-29player option$43.3M

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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).