Cade Cunningham vs Nickeil Alexander-Walker

Cade Cunningham scored more in 2025-26, 3.1 points a game apart (23.9 vs 20.8), on Cunningham's heavier usage (29.6% vs 23.0%).

Alexander-Walker is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.0% 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 3.7 assists), the glass to Cunningham (5.5 vs 3.4 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Alexander-Walker 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 +4.0 for Alexander-Walker; 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, Alexander-Walker $14.4M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.