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Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Carter Bryant vs Dalton Knecht

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Bryant · Knecht
Carter Bryant
Bryant
Spurs
2025-26
Knecht
Lakers
Dalton Knecht
71
Games
availability
54
11.5
Minutes
per game
10.2
4.2
Points
per game
4.2
2.5
Rebounds
per game
1.4
0.7
Assists
per game
0.4
0.5
Steals + blocks
per game
0.4
0.5
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.4
40.8%
Field goal %
45.5%
33.5%
Three-point %
2.2 vs 2.1 attempts
34.2%
71.4%
Free throw %
72.7%
52.6%
True shooting
TS%
56.8%
15.8%
Usage
USG%
17.1%
8.0%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
5.9%
10.0%
Rebound %
of available
6.8%
+0.8
Net rating
on court
-8.5
7.1%
PIE
player impact estimate
6.9%
-0.1
Plus-minus
per game
-1.5
Bars show each player's share of the pair's total; the better number is in the club's color (turnovers: fewer is better).

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Dalton Knecht scored more in 2025-26, 0.0 points a game apart (4.2 vs 4.2), on Knecht's heavier usage (17.1% vs 15.8%).

Knecht is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 56.8% to 52.6%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Bryant (0.7 vs 0.4 assists), the glass to Bryant (2.5 vs 1.4 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Bryant played 17 more games (71 vs 54 of 82).

With Bryant on the floor his team outscored opponents by +0.8 per 100 possessions, against -8.5 for Knecht; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Bryant $5.1M through 2028-29, Knecht $4.2M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Bryant
2025-26
Knecht
56-15
Record when playing
34-20
4.9
Points at home
3.6
3.4
Points on the road
5.0
4.3
Points in wins
3.3
3.7
Points in losses
5.8
17
Season high
17
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
0
Bryant · last 5
Sat, Jun 13 vs NYK0 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Jun 10 at NYK5 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Jun 8 at NYK3 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Jun 5 vs NYK0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Jun 3 vs NYK1 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Knecht · last 5
Sat, May 9 vs OKC0 pts · 1 reb · 3 ast
Thu, May 7 at OKC2 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Tue, May 5 at OKC0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Fri, May 1 at HOU0 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Apr 26 at HOU8 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Bryant · contract
2026-27$5.1M
2027-28$5.4M
2028-29$8.0M
Knecht · contract
2026-27$4.2M
2027-28$6.5M

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Per-game numbers and percentages are 2025-26 regular season from stats.nba.com; splits and last games from our own game logs; contract figures are cap hits from public salary data and can lag a signing by a day. Bold marks the better number in each row (turnovers: fewer is better).