Cade Cunningham vs Kevin Durant

Kevin Durant scored more in 2025-26, 2.1 points a game apart (26.0 vs 23.9), on Cunningham's heavier usage (29.6% vs 26.3%).

Durant is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 64.1% 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 4.8 assists), the glass to Durant (5.5 vs 5.5 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Durant played 14 more games (78 vs 64 of 82).

With Cunningham on the floor his team outscored opponents by +11.4 per 100 possessions, against +5.5 for Durant; 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, Durant $43.9M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.