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Rockets · G · 23
Bruce Thornton
vs
2026-27
Jaden Bradley
Raptors · G · 23
Jaden Bradley
Head to head · 2026-27 regular season · stats.nba.com

Bruce Thornton vs Jaden Bradley

5-11categories
Thornton · Bradley
2
Thornton
Rockets
2026-27
Bradley
Raptors
Jaden Bradley
6
Games
availability
7
3.1
Minutes
per game
4.5
2.0
Points
per game
2.0
0.2
Rebounds
per game
0.6
0.0
Assists
per game
0.7
0.2
Steals + blocks
per game
0.6
0.2
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.4
55.6%
Field goal %
42.9%
50.0%
Three-point %
0.7 vs 0.0 attempts
0.0%
0.0%
Free throw %
88.9%
66.7%
True shooting
TS%
63.9%
19.6%
Usage
USG%
16.5%
0.0%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
20.0%
2.4%
Rebound %
of available
7.4%
-24.3
Net rating
on court
+38.7
6.7%
PIE
player impact estimate
15.5%
-1.5
Plus-minus
per game
+3.6
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

Jaden Bradley scored more in 2026-27, 0.0 points a game apart (2.0 vs 2.0), on Thornton's heavier usage (19.6% vs 16.5%).

Thornton is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 66.7% to 63.9%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Bradley (0.7 vs 0.0 assists), the glass to Bradley (0.6 vs 0.2 rebounds).

With Bradley on the floor his team outscored opponents by +38.7 per 100 possessions, against -24.3 for Thornton; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Thornton $1.4M through 2029-30, Bradley $1.4M through 2029-30. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2026-27 · from the game logs
Thornton
2026-27
Bradley
6-0
Record when playing
4-3
1.8
Points at home
0.0
2.5
Points on the road
2.8
2.0
Points in wins
0.8
—
Points in losses
3.7
5
Season high
6
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
0

Last games & contracts

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Thornton · last 5
Sat, Nov 7 at PHX0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Nov 4 vs MIN0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Nov 2 vs BOS2 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Oct 31 vs OKC5 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Oct 30 at DAL0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Bradley · last 5
Fri, Nov 6 at MIL3 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Nov 4 at DEN2 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Nov 2 at LAC0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Nov 1 at LAL3 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Fri, Oct 30 vs ORL0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Thornton · contract
2026-27$1.4M
2027-28$2.3M
2028-29$2.7M
2029-30team option$2.9M
Bradley · contract
2026-27$1.4M
2027-28$2.3M
2028-29$2.7M
2029-30team option$2.9M

More comparisons

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Thornton vs
Jaden Bradley · Tyler Kolek · Josh Dix · Nique Clifford
Bradley vs
Bruce Thornton · Tyler Kolek · Josh Dix · Nique Clifford

Per-game numbers and percentages are 2026-27 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).

Thornton · Bradley · from the live data

Their teams right now

Houston RocketsBruce Thornton's team
Next gamevs DENMon, Nov 9 vs the NuggetsPreview, TV and expected startersThe Shift2 outWho plays Capela's minutesWithout Capela and Adams: the rotation that's leftOn / offThorntonThe Rockets with and without himNet rating from every substitutionInjury report2Players on the reportOut: Clint Capela and Steven Adams
Toronto RaptorsJaden Bradley's team
Next gamevs MEMMon, Nov 9 vs the GrizzliesPreview, TV and expected startersThe Shift2 outWho plays Leonard's minutesWithout Leonard and Bittle: the rotation that's leftOn / offBradleyThe Raptors with and without himNet rating from every substitutionInjury report4Players on the reportOut: Kawhi Leonard and Nate Bittle