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Dillon Brooks
Suns · G-F · 30
Dillon Brooks
vs
2025-26
LaMelo Ball
Timberwolves · G · 25
LaMelo Ball
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Dillon Brooks vs LaMelo Ball

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Brooks · Ball
Dillon Brooks
Brooks
Suns
2025-26
Ball
Timberwolves
LaMelo Ball
56
Games
availability
72
30.4
Minutes
per game
28.0
20.2
Points
per game
20.1
3.6
Rebounds
per game
4.8
1.8
Assists
per game
7.1
1.2
Steals + blocks
per game
1.5
1.8
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.8
43.5%
Field goal %
40.7%
34.4%
Three-point %
6.6 vs 10.3 attempts
36.8%
84.2%
Free throw %
89.9%
54.0%
True shooting
TS%
54.6%
27.9%
Usage
USG%
30.6%
9.5%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
38.4%
5.8%
Rebound %
of available
8.4%
-1.1
Net rating
on court
+9.1
8.8%
PIE
player impact estimate
13.4%
-0.9
Plus-minus
per game
+5.8
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

Dillon Brooks scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (20.2 vs 20.1), on Ball's heavier usage (30.6% vs 27.9%).

Efficiency is a wash: true shooting within a point of each other (54.0% vs 54.6%).

Playmaking goes to Ball (7.1 vs 1.8 assists), the glass to Ball (4.8 vs 3.6 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Ball played 16 more games (72 vs 56 of 82).

With Ball on the floor his team outscored opponents by +9.1 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, Ball $40.8M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Brooks
2025-26
Ball
32-24
Record when playing
41-31
23.7
Points at home
19.5
16.9
Points on the road
20.6
20.4
Points in wins
20.4
19.9
Points in losses
19.6
40
Season high
38
4
30-point games
9
0
Double-doubles
10

Last games & contracts

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Brooks · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 at POR10 pts · 4 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs UTA18 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at SAS0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Oct 10 vs SAS15 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Wed, Oct 7 at CHI24 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Ball · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 at MIA21 pts · 2 reb · 6 ast
Fri, Oct 16 at CHI0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 14 vs DET3 pts · 2 reb · 6 ast
Mon, Oct 12 at NYK10 pts · 3 reb · 7 ast
Wed, Oct 7 at IND14 pts · 4 reb · 7 ast
Brooks · contract
2026-27$20.0M
2027-28$22.5M
2028-29$24.3M
2029-30$26.1M
Ball · contract
2026-27$40.8M
2027-28$43.6M
2028-29$46.4M

More comparisons

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Brooks vs
Desmond Bane · LaMelo Ball · Tyler Herro · Nickeil Alexander-Walker
Ball vs
Desmond Bane · Dillon Brooks · Tyler Herro · Ja Morant
Brooks 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 · LaMelo Ball · Bam Adebayo · Karl-Anthony Towns · Desmond Bane
Ball 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 · 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).