Bronny James vs Mark Sears
James · Sears
Where the gap is
from the numbers aboveMark Sears scored more in 2025-26, 0.2 points a game apart (3.1 vs 2.9), on Sears's heavier usage (34.4% vs 16.3%).
Sears is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 66.6% to 51.7%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.
Playmaking goes to James (1.2 vs 0.3 assists), the glass to James (0.5 vs 0.3 rebounds).
Availability is part of the comparison: James played 35 more games (42 vs 7 of 82).
With Sears on the floor his team outscored opponents by +21.4 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, Sears — through —. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.
Splits
2025-26 · from the game logsLast games & contracts
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pick any two players →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).