Dean Wade vs Tidjane Salaün
Wade · Salaün
Where the gap is
from the numbers aboveTidjane Salaün scored more in 2025-26, 0.2 points a game apart (6.0 vs 5.8), on Salaün's heavier usage (14.7% vs 9.7%).
Salaün is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 62.9% to 58.0%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.
Playmaking goes to Wade (1.5 vs 0.7 assists), the glass to Wade (4.2 vs 4.0 rebounds).
Availability is part of the comparison: Wade played 22 more games (59 vs 37 of 82).
With Wade on the floor his team outscored opponents by +6.2 per 100 possessions, against +2.1 for Salaün; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.
On the books for 2026-27: Wade $9.0M through 2029-30, Salaün $8.2M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.
Splits
2025-26 · from the game logsLast games & contracts
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pick any two players →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).