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

Bronny James vs Chaz Lanier

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James · Lanier

James

Lakers

2025-26

Lanier

Pistons

Games

availability

8.9

Minutes

per game

7.7

2.9

Points

per game

2.4

0.5

Rebounds

per game

0.7

1.2

Assists

per game

0.5

0.6

Steals + blocks

per game

0.2

0.6

Turnovers

per game · lower is better

0.1

40.9%

Field goal %

31.5%

38.6%

Three-point %

1.4 vs 2.0 attempts

28.4%

85.7%

Free throw %

83.3%

51.7%

True shooting

TS%

43.6%

16.3%

Usage

USG%

14.7%

19.5%

Assist %

of teammates' baskets

8.5%

3.2%

Rebound %

of available

4.2%

-8.0

Net rating

on court

+2.0

5.8%

PIE

player impact estimate

4.5%

-1.0

Plus-minus

per game

+0.2

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

Bronny James scored more in 2025-26, 0.5 points a game apart (2.9 vs 2.4), on James's heavier usage (16.3% vs 14.7%).

James is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 51.7% to 43.6%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to James (1.2 vs 0.5 assists), the glass to Lanier (0.7 vs 0.5 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: James played 8 more games (42 vs 34 of 82).

With Lanier on the floor his team outscored opponents by +2.0 per 100 possessions, against -8.0 for James; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: James $2.3M through 2027-28, Lanier $2.2M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs

James

2025-26

Lanier

24-18

Record when playing

28-6

2.1

Points at home

3.6

4.1

Points on the road

1.3

2.5

Points in wins

2.6

3.4

Points in losses

1.3

Season high

30-point games

Double-doubles

Last games & contracts

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James · last 5

Fri, Oct 16 vs DEN0 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast

Tue, Oct 13 vs GSW0 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast

Thu, Oct 8 vs SAC4 pts · 4 reb · 6 ast

Tue, Oct 6 at GSW4 pts · 1 reb · 5 ast

Mon, Oct 5 at SAC3 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast

Lanier · last 5

Tue, Oct 20 vs BOS0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast

Fri, Oct 16 vs TOR6 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast

Wed, Oct 14 at MIN0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast

Sat, Oct 10 at WAS9 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast

Mon, Oct 5 vs PHX5 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast

James · contract

2026-27$2.3M

2027-28team option$2.5M

Lanier · contract

2026-27$2.2M

2027-28$2.5M

2028-29team option$2.7M

More comparisons

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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).