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

Desmond Bane vs Jalen Brunson

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Bane · Brunson

Bane

Magic

2025-26

Brunson

Knicks

Games

availability

33.6

Minutes

per game

35.0

20.1

Points

per game

26.0

4.1

Rebounds

per game

3.3

4.1

Assists

per game

6.8

1.5

Steals + blocks

per game

0.9

2.0

Turnovers

per game · lower is better

2.4

48.4%

Field goal %

46.7%

39.1%

Three-point %

5.2 vs 7.1 attempts

36.9%

90.8%

Free throw %

84.1%

60.7%

True shooting

TS%

58.0%

22.4%

Usage

USG%

29.6%

19.0%

Assist %

of teammates' baskets

30.7%

5.9%

Rebound %

of available

4.7%

+2.2

Net rating

on court

+6.1

11.1%

PIE

player impact estimate

13.5%

+1.6

Plus-minus

per game

+4.8

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

Jalen Brunson scored more in 2025-26, 5.9 points a game apart (26.0 vs 20.1), on Brunson's heavier usage (29.6% vs 22.4%).

Bane is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 60.7% to 58.0%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Brunson (6.8 vs 4.1 assists), the glass to Bane (4.1 vs 3.3 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Bane played 8 more games (82 vs 74 of 82).

With Brunson on the floor his team outscored opponents by +6.1 per 100 possessions, against +2.2 for Bane; 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, Brunson $37.7M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs

Bane

2025-26

Brunson

45-37

Record when playing

50-24

21.4

Points at home

27.4

18.8

Points on the road

24.7

22.3

Points in wins

26.4

17.4

Points in losses

25.3

Season high

30-point games

Double-doubles

Last games & contracts

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Bane · last 5

Wed, Oct 21 vs ATL18 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast

Fri, Oct 16 vs MIA23 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast

Tue, Oct 13 vs CLE8 pts · 2 reb · 3 ast

Sun, Oct 11 at CLE0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast

Wed, Oct 7 at MEM9 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast

Brunson · last 5

Tue, Oct 20 vs PHI21 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast

Thu, Oct 15 vs TOR20 pts · 3 reb · 7 ast

Mon, Oct 12 vs MIN20 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast

Thu, Oct 8 vs WAS13 pts · 0 reb · 3 ast

Mon, Oct 5 at PHI12 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast

Bane · contract

2026-27$39.4M

2027-28$42.2M

2028-29$44.9M

Brunson · contract

2026-27$37.7M

2027-28$40.5M

2028-29player option$43.3M

More comparisons

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Bane vs
LaMelo Ball · Dillon Brooks · Tyler Herro · Ja Morant

Brunson vs
Devin Booker · Stephen Curry · Jamal Murray · Donovan Mitchell

Bane vs the top 40 scorers of 2025-26
Luka Doncic · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Anthony Edwards · Jaylen Brown · Tyrese Maxey · Kawhi Leonard · Donovan Mitchell · Nikola Jokic · Lauri Markkanen · Stephen Curry · Devin Booker · Jalen Brunson · Kevin Durant · Jamal Murray · Victor Wembanyama · Michael Porter Jr. · Deni Avdija · Pascal Siakam · Cade Cunningham · Keyonte George · James Harden · Austin Reaves · Jalen Johnson · Paolo Banchero · Norman Powell · Brandon Ingram · Trey Murphy III · Julius Randle · Cooper Flagg · Zion Williamson · LeBron James · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Shaedon Sharpe · Alperen Sengun · Brandon Miller · Dillon Brooks · LaMelo Ball · Bam Adebayo · Karl-Anthony Towns

Brunson vs the top 40 scorers of 2025-26
Luka Doncic · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Anthony Edwards · Jaylen Brown · Tyrese Maxey · Kawhi Leonard · Donovan Mitchell · Nikola Jokic · Lauri Markkanen · Stephen Curry · Devin Booker · Kevin Durant · Jamal Murray · Victor Wembanyama · Michael Porter Jr. · Deni Avdija · Pascal Siakam · Cade Cunningham · Keyonte George · James Harden · Austin Reaves · Jalen Johnson · Paolo Banchero · Norman Powell · Brandon Ingram · Trey Murphy III · Julius Randle · Cooper Flagg · Zion Williamson · LeBron James · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Shaedon Sharpe · Alperen Sengun · Brandon Miller · Dillon Brooks · LaMelo Ball · Bam Adebayo · Karl-Anthony Towns · Desmond Bane

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).