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

Bronny James vs Kevin McCullar Jr.

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James · McCullar Jr.

James

Lakers

2025-26

McCullar Jr.

Knicks

Games

availability

8.9

Minutes

per game

7.4

2.9

Points

per game

2.4

0.5

Rebounds

per game

1.3

1.2

Assists

per game

1.0

0.6

Steals + blocks

per game

0.4

0.6

Turnovers

per game · lower is better

0.6

40.9%

Field goal %

42.6%

38.6%

Three-point %

1.4 vs 1.1 attempts

33.3%

85.7%

Free throw %

40.0%

51.7%

True shooting

TS%

50.8%

16.3%

Usage

USG%

16.6%

19.5%

Assist %

of teammates' baskets

20.8%

3.2%

Rebound %

of available

8.2%

-8.0

Net rating

on court

-12.1

5.8%

PIE

player impact estimate

6.2%

-1.0

Plus-minus

per game

-2.3

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 McCullar Jr.'s heavier usage (16.6% vs 16.3%).

Efficiency is a wash: true shooting within a point of each other (51.7% vs 50.8%).

Playmaking goes to James (1.2 vs 1.0 assists), the glass to McCullar Jr. (1.3 vs 0.5 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: James played 21 more games (42 vs 21 of 82).

With James on the floor his team outscored opponents by -8.0 per 100 possessions, against -12.1 for McCullar Jr.; 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, McCullar Jr. — through —. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs

James

2025-26

McCullar Jr.

24-18

Record when playing

11-10

2.1

Points at home

2.7

4.1

Points on the road

2.2

2.5

Points in wins

2.2

3.4

Points in losses

2.6

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

McCullar Jr. · last 5

Tue, Oct 20 vs PHI0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast

Thu, Oct 15 vs TOR0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast

Tue, Oct 13 at TOR4 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast

Mon, Oct 12 vs MIN2 pts · 0 reb · 2 ast

Thu, Oct 8 vs WAS0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast

James · contract

2026-27$2.3M

2027-28team option$2.5M

McCullar Jr. · contract

No contract on file (free agent, two-way, or not yet signed).

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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).