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Dillon Brooks
Suns · G-F · 30
Dillon Brooks
vs
2025-26
LeBron James
76ers · F · 41
LeBron James
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Dillon Brooks vs LeBron James

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Brooks · James
BrooksJames
56Games
availability
60
30.4Minutes
per game
33.2
20.2Points
per game
20.9
3.6Rebounds
per game
6.1
1.8Assists
per game
7.2
1.2Steals + blocks
per game
1.8
1.8Turnovers
per game · lower is better
3.0
43.5%Field goal %51.5%
34.4%Three-point %
6.6 vs 4.1 attempts
31.7%
84.2%Free throw %73.7%
54.0%True shooting
TS%
59.4%
27.9%Usage
USG%
26.2%
9.5%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
33.8%
5.8%Rebound %
of available
9.3%
-1.1Net rating
on court
+2.6
8.8%PIE
player impact estimate
15.4%
-0.9Plus-minus
per game
+2.0

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

LeBron James scored more in 2025-26, 0.7 points a game apart (20.9 vs 20.2), on Brooks's heavier usage (27.9% vs 26.2%).

James is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 59.4% to 54.0%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to James (7.2 vs 1.8 assists), the glass to James (6.1 vs 3.6 rebounds).

With James on the floor his team outscored opponents by +2.6 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, James $3.9M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
BrooksJames
32-24Record when playing39-21
23.7Points at home20.7
16.9Points on the road21.2
20.4Points in wins21.3
19.9Points in losses20.2
40Season high36
430-point games6
0Double-doubles17
Brooks · last 5
Mon, Apr 27 vs OKC23 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast
Sat, Apr 25 vs OKC33 pts · 7 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Apr 22 at OKC30 pts · 6 reb · 1 ast
Sun, Apr 19 at OKC18 pts · 7 reb · 2 ast
Fri, Apr 10 at LAL12 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
James · last 5
Mon, May 11 vs OKC24 pts · 12 reb · 3 ast
Sat, May 9 vs OKC19 pts · 6 reb · 8 ast
Thu, May 7 at OKC23 pts · 2 reb · 6 ast
Tue, May 5 at OKC27 pts · 4 reb · 6 ast
Fri, May 1 at HOU28 pts · 7 reb · 8 ast
Brooks · contract
2026-27$20.0M
2027-28$22.5M
2028-29$24.3M
2029-30$26.1M
James · contract
2026-27$3.9M
2027-28player option$4.1M

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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).