Chaz Lanier vs Curtis Jones

Curtis Jones scored more in 2025-26, 0.5 points a game apart (2.9 vs 2.4), on Lanier's heavier usage (14.7% vs 14.2%).

Jones is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 52.0% to 43.6%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Jones (1.0 vs 0.5 assists), the glass to Jones (1.1 vs 0.7 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Lanier played 24 more games (34 vs 10 of 82).

With Jones on the floor his team outscored opponents by +13.6 per 100 possessions, against +2.0 for Lanier; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Lanier $2.2M through 2028-29, Jones — through —. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.