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

Brandon Miller vs Nickeil Alexander-Walker

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Miller · Alexander-Walker
Brandon Miller
Miller
Hornets
2025-26
Alexander-Walker
Hawks
Nickeil Alexander-Walker
65
Games
availability
78
30.3
Minutes
per game
33.4
20.2
Points
per game
20.8
4.9
Rebounds
per game
3.4
3.3
Assists
per game
3.7
1.7
Steals + blocks
per game
1.8
2.5
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.1
43.5%
Field goal %
45.9%
38.3%
Three-point %
8.2 vs 8.1 attempts
39.9%
89.2%
Free throw %
90.2%
57.4%
True shooting
TS%
61.0%
27.2%
Usage
USG%
23.0%
17.3%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
15.5%
7.8%
Rebound %
of available
4.9%
+8.5
Net rating
on court
+4.0
11.3%
PIE
player impact estimate
10.5%
+5.7
Plus-minus
per game
+3.1
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

Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored more in 2025-26, 0.6 points a game apart (20.8 vs 20.2), on Miller's heavier usage (27.2% vs 23.0%).

Alexander-Walker is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.0% to 57.4%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Alexander-Walker (3.7 vs 3.3 assists), the glass to Miller (4.9 vs 3.4 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Alexander-Walker played 13 more games (78 vs 65 of 82).

With Miller on the floor his team outscored opponents by +8.5 per 100 possessions, against +4.0 for Alexander-Walker; 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, Alexander-Walker $14.4M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Miller
2025-26
Alexander-Walker
41-24
Record when playing
43-35
21.2
Points at home
20.7
19.0
Points on the road
20.9
21.0
Points in wins
20.5
18.7
Points in losses
21.2
33
Season high
41
5
30-point games
10
3
Double-doubles
2
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
Alexander-Walker · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 at ORL31 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast
Fri, Oct 16 at DAL25 pts · 3 reb · 5 ast
Mon, Oct 12 vs OKC16 pts · 6 reb · 5 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at SAS7 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Mon, Oct 5 vs MEM14 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Miller · contract
2026-27$15.1M
Alexander-Walker · contract
2026-27$14.4M
2027-28$15.2M
2028-29player option$15.9M

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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).