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Brandon Miller
Hornets · F · 23
Brandon Miller
vs
2025-26
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Thunder · G · 28
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Brandon Miller vs Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

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Miller · Gilgeous-Alexander

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

MillerGilgeous-Alexander
65Games
availability
68
30.3Minutes
per game
33.2
20.2Points
per game
31.1
4.9Rebounds
per game
4.3
3.3Assists
per game
6.6
1.7Steals + blocks
per game
2.2
2.5Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.2
43.5%Field goal %55.3%
38.3%Three-point %
8.2 vs 4.4 attempts
38.6%
89.2%Free throw %87.9%
57.4%True shooting
TS%
66.5%
27.2%Usage
USG%
32.3%
17.3%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
33.2%
7.8%Rebound %
of available
6.2%
+8.5Net rating
on court
+16.3
11.3%PIE
player impact estimate
20.7%
+5.7Plus-minus
per game
+11.6

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored more in 2025-26, 10.9 points a game apart (31.1 vs 20.2), on Gilgeous-Alexander's heavier usage (32.3% vs 27.2%).

Gilgeous-Alexander is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 66.5% to 57.4%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Gilgeous-Alexander (6.6 vs 3.3 assists), the glass to Miller (4.9 vs 4.3 rebounds).

With Gilgeous-Alexander on the floor his team outscored opponents by +16.3 per 100 possessions, against +8.5 for Miller; 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, Gilgeous-Alexander $40.8M through 2030-31. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
MillerGilgeous-Alexander
41-24Record when playing56-12
21.2Points at home31.3
19.0Points on the road30.9
21.0Points in wins31.1
18.7Points in losses31.1
33Season high55
530-point games43
3Double-doubles8
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
Gilgeous-Alexander · last 5
Sat, May 30 vs SAS35 pts · 4 reb · 9 ast
Thu, May 28 at SAS15 pts · 1 reb · 4 ast
Tue, May 26 vs SAS32 pts · 2 reb · 9 ast
Sun, May 24 at SAS19 pts · 4 reb · 7 ast
Fri, May 22 at SAS26 pts · 2 reb · 12 ast
Miller · contract
2026-27$15.1M
Gilgeous-Alexander · contract
2026-27$40.8M
2027-28$61.0M
2028-29$65.9M
2029-30$70.8M
2030-31$75.6M

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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).