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Brandon Miller
Hornets · F · 23
Brandon Miller
vs
2025-26
Zion Williamson
Pelicans · F · 26
Zion Williamson
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Brandon Miller vs Zion Williamson

9-8categories
Miller · Williamson

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

MillerWilliamson
65Games
availability
62
30.3Minutes
per game
29.7
20.2Points
per game
21.0
4.9Rebounds
per game
5.7
3.3Assists
per game
3.2
1.7Steals + blocks
per game
1.5
2.5Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.0
43.5%Field goal %60.0%
38.3%Three-point %
8.2 vs 0.1 attempts
25.0%
89.2%Free throw %71.6%
57.4%True shooting
TS%
64.4%
27.2%Usage
USG%
25.0%
17.3%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
17.4%
7.8%Rebound %
of available
9.0%
+8.5Net rating
on court
-1.9
11.3%PIE
player impact estimate
14.1%
+5.7Plus-minus
per game
-1.3

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Zion Williamson scored more in 2025-26, 0.8 points a game apart (21.0 vs 20.2), on Miller's heavier usage (27.2% vs 25.0%).

Williamson is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 64.4% to 57.4%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Miller (3.3 vs 3.2 assists), the glass to Williamson (5.7 vs 4.9 rebounds).

With Miller on the floor his team outscored opponents by +8.5 per 100 possessions, against -1.9 for Williamson; 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, Williamson $42.2M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
MillerWilliamson
41-24Record when playing22-40
21.2Points at home21.1
19.0Points on the road20.9
21.0Points in wins21.4
18.7Points in losses20.8
33Season high35
530-point games5
3Double-doubles6
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
Williamson · last 5
Sun, Apr 5 vs ORL17 pts · 7 reb · 2 ast
Fri, Apr 3 at SAC13 pts · 6 reb · 3 ast
Thu, Apr 2 at POR15 pts · 1 reb · 3 ast
Sun, Mar 29 vs HOU18 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast
Fri, Mar 27 at TOR22 pts · 7 reb · 4 ast
Miller · contract
2026-27$15.1M
Williamson · contract
2026-27$42.2M
2027-28$44.9M

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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).