Dillon Brooks vs Karl-Anthony Towns

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 25.1%).

Towns is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.9% to 54.0%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Towns (3.0 vs 1.8 assists), the glass to Towns (11.9 vs 3.6 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Towns played 19 more games (75 vs 56 of 82).

With Towns on the floor his team outscored opponents by +7.0 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: Brooks $20.0M through 2029-30, Towns $57.1M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.