Cade Cunningham vs Desmond Bane

Cade Cunningham scored more in 2025-26, 3.8 points a game apart (23.9 vs 20.1), on Cunningham's heavier usage (29.6% vs 22.4%).

Bane is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 60.7% to 56.4%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Cunningham (9.9 vs 4.1 assists), the glass to Cunningham (5.5 vs 4.1 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Bane played 18 more games (82 vs 64 of 82).

With Cunningham on the floor his team outscored opponents by +11.4 per 100 possessions, against +2.2 for Bane; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Cunningham $50.1M through 2029-30, Bane $39.4M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.