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Christian Braun
Nuggets · G · 25
Christian Braun
vs
2025-26
Dyson Daniels
Hawks · G · 23
Dyson Daniels
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Christian Braun vs Dyson Daniels

8-9categories
Braun · Daniels
Christian Braun
Braun
Nuggets
2025-26
Daniels
Hawks
Dyson Daniels
44
Games
availability
76
31.8
Minutes
per game
33.2
12.0
Points
per game
11.9
4.8
Rebounds
per game
6.8
2.7
Assists
per game
5.9
1.0
Steals + blocks
per game
2.4
1.0
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.8
51.9%
Field goal %
51.7%
30.1%
Three-point %
3.3 vs 1.5 attempts
18.8%
78.2%
Free throw %
61.5%
60.7%
True shooting
TS%
54.2%
14.2%
Usage
USG%
15.7%
10.8%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
23.0%
7.5%
Rebound %
of available
10.0%
+10.1
Net rating
on court
+6.2
7.6%
PIE
player impact estimate
10.6%
+6.6
Plus-minus
per game
+4.0
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

Christian Braun scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (12.0 vs 11.9), on Daniels's heavier usage (15.7% vs 14.2%).

Braun is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 60.7% to 54.2%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Daniels (5.9 vs 2.7 assists), the glass to Daniels (6.8 vs 4.8 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Daniels played 32 more games (76 vs 44 of 82).

With Braun on the floor his team outscored opponents by +10.1 per 100 possessions, against +6.2 for Daniels; 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, Daniels $25.0M through 2029-30. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Braun
2025-26
Daniels
29-15
Record when playing
44-32
13.3
Points at home
12.5
10.5
Points on the road
11.3
12.7
Points in wins
12.7
10.5
Points in losses
10.7
26
Season high
28
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
15

Last games & contracts

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Braun · last 5
Thu, Apr 30 at MIN3 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Apr 27 vs MIN9 pts · 2 reb · 3 ast
Sat, Apr 25 at MIN8 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Thu, Apr 23 at MIN2 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Apr 20 vs MIN16 pts · 3 reb · 5 ast
Daniels · last 5
Thu, Apr 30 vs NYK3 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Apr 28 at NYK17 pts · 2 reb · 5 ast
Sat, Apr 25 vs NYK6 pts · 9 reb · 6 ast
Thu, Apr 23 vs NYK8 pts · 13 reb · 6 ast
Mon, Apr 20 at NYK6 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast
Braun · contract
2026-27$21.6M
2027-28$23.3M
2028-29$25.0M
2029-30$26.7M
2030-31$28.4M
Daniels · contract
2026-27$25.0M
2027-28$25.0M
2028-29$25.0M
2029-30$25.0M

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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).