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

Christian Braun vs De'Anthony Melton

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Braun · Melton

Braun

Nuggets

2025-26

Melton

Warriors

Games

availability

31.8

Minutes

per game

23.0

12.0

Points

per game

12.3

4.8

Rebounds

per game

3.2

2.7

Assists

per game

2.6

1.0

Steals + blocks

per game

2.0

1.0

Turnovers

per game · lower is better

1.9

51.9%

Field goal %

40.7%

30.1%

Three-point %

3.3 vs 5.0 attempts

29.4%

78.2%

Free throw %

82.6%

60.7%

True shooting

TS%

51.8%

14.2%

Usage

USG%

24.4%

10.8%

Assist %

of teammates' baskets

16.4%

7.5%

Rebound %

of available

7.0%

+10.1

Net rating

on court

+3.9

7.6%

PIE

player impact estimate

9.0%

+6.6

Plus-minus

per game

+1.9

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

De'Anthony Melton scored more in 2025-26, 0.3 points a game apart (12.3 vs 12.0), on Melton's heavier usage (24.4% vs 14.2%).

Braun is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 60.7% to 51.8%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Braun (2.7 vs 2.6 assists), the glass to Braun (4.8 vs 3.2 rebounds).

With Braun on the floor his team outscored opponents by +10.1 per 100 possessions, against +3.9 for Melton; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Braun $21.6M through 2030-31, Melton $5.5M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs

Braun

2025-26

Melton

29-15

Record when playing

22-27

13.3

Points at home

12.4

10.5

Points on the road

12.1

12.7

Points in wins

14.3

10.5

Points in losses

10.7

Season high

30-point games

Double-doubles

Last games & contracts

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Braun · last 5

Fri, Oct 16 at LAL16 pts · 6 reb · 1 ast

Wed, Oct 14 at LAC3 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast

Sun, Oct 11 vs CHI2 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast

Tue, Oct 6 at UTA5 pts · 4 reb · 0 ast

Sun, Oct 4 vs UTA6 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast

Melton · last 5

Fri, Oct 16 vs POR7 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast

Tue, Oct 13 at LAL8 pts · 1 reb · 3 ast

Sat, Oct 10 vs SAC0 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast

Wed, Oct 7 at POR0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast

Tue, Oct 6 vs LAL9 pts · 1 reb · 3 ast

Braun · contract

2026-27$21.6M

2027-28$23.3M

2028-29$25.0M

2029-30$26.7M

2030-31$28.4M

Melton · contract

2026-27$5.5M

2027-28player option$5.8M

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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).