Cade Cunningham vs Dillon Brooks

Cade Cunningham scored more in 2025-26, 3.7 points a game apart (23.9 vs 20.2), on Cunningham's heavier usage (29.6% vs 27.9%).

Cunningham is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 56.4% to 54.0%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Cunningham (9.9 vs 1.8 assists), the glass to Cunningham (5.5 vs 3.6 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Cunningham played 8 more games (64 vs 56 of 82).

With Cunningham on the floor his team outscored opponents by +11.4 per 100 possessions, against -1.1 for Brooks; 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, Brooks $20.0M through 2029-30. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.