Dillon Brooks vs Lauri Markkanen

Lauri Markkanen scored more in 2025-26, 6.5 points a game apart (26.7 vs 20.2), on Brooks's heavier usage (27.9% vs 26.9%).

Markkanen is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 60.8% to 54.0%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Markkanen (2.1 vs 1.8 assists), the glass to Markkanen (6.9 vs 3.6 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Brooks played 14 more games (56 vs 42 of 82).

With Brooks on the floor his team outscored opponents by -1.1 per 100 possessions, against -1.5 for Markkanen; 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, Markkanen $46.1M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.