Desmond Bane vs Dillon Brooks

Dillon Brooks scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (20.2 vs 20.1), on Brooks's heavier usage (27.9% vs 22.4%).

Bane is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 60.7% to 54.0%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Bane (4.1 vs 1.8 assists), the glass to Bane (4.1 vs 3.6 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Bane played 26 more games (82 vs 56 of 82).

With Bane on the floor his team outscored opponents by +2.2 per 100 possessions, against -1.1 for Brooks; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Bane $39.4M through 2028-29, Brooks $20.0M through 2029-30. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.