Cade Cunningham vs Paolo Banchero

Cade Cunningham scored more in 2025-26, 1.7 points a game apart (23.9 vs 22.2), on Cunningham's heavier usage (29.6% vs 27.4%).

Efficiency is a wash: true shooting within a point of each other (56.4% vs 56.6%).

Playmaking goes to Cunningham (9.9 vs 5.2 assists), the glass to Banchero (8.4 vs 5.5 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Banchero played 8 more games (72 vs 64 of 82).

With Cunningham on the floor his team outscored opponents by +11.4 per 100 possessions, against -0.2 for Banchero; 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, Banchero $41.5M through 2030-31. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.