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Brandon Miller
Hornets · F · 23
Brandon Miller
vs
2025-26
LeBron James
76ers · F · 41
LeBron James
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Brandon Miller vs LeBron James

7-10categories
Miller · James

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

MillerJames
65Games
availability
60
30.3Minutes
per game
33.2
20.2Points
per game
20.9
4.9Rebounds
per game
6.1
3.3Assists
per game
7.2
1.7Steals + blocks
per game
1.8
2.5Turnovers
per game · lower is better
3.0
43.5%Field goal %51.5%
38.3%Three-point %
8.2 vs 4.1 attempts
31.7%
89.2%Free throw %73.7%
57.4%True shooting
TS%
59.4%
27.2%Usage
USG%
26.2%
17.3%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
33.8%
7.8%Rebound %
of available
9.3%
+8.5Net rating
on court
+2.6
11.3%PIE
player impact estimate
15.4%
+5.7Plus-minus
per game
+2.0

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

LeBron James scored more in 2025-26, 0.7 points a game apart (20.9 vs 20.2), on Miller's heavier usage (27.2% vs 26.2%).

James is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 59.4% to 57.4%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to James (7.2 vs 3.3 assists), the glass to James (6.1 vs 4.9 rebounds).

With Miller on the floor his team outscored opponents by +8.5 per 100 possessions, against +2.6 for James; 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, James $3.9M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
MillerJames
41-24Record when playing39-21
21.2Points at home20.7
19.0Points on the road21.2
21.0Points in wins21.3
18.7Points in losses20.2
33Season high36
530-point games6
3Double-doubles17
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
James · last 5
Mon, May 11 vs OKC24 pts · 12 reb · 3 ast
Sat, May 9 vs OKC19 pts · 6 reb · 8 ast
Thu, May 7 at OKC23 pts · 2 reb · 6 ast
Tue, May 5 at OKC27 pts · 4 reb · 6 ast
Fri, May 1 at HOU28 pts · 7 reb · 8 ast
Miller · contract
2026-27$15.1M
James · contract
2026-27$3.9M
2027-28player option$4.1M

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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).