Dillon Brooks vs Nickeil Alexander-Walker

Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored more in 2025-26, 0.6 points a game apart (20.8 vs 20.2), on Brooks's heavier usage (27.9% vs 23.0%).

Alexander-Walker is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.0% to 54.0%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Alexander-Walker (3.7 vs 1.8 assists), the glass to Brooks (3.6 vs 3.4 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Alexander-Walker played 22 more games (78 vs 56 of 82).

With Alexander-Walker on the floor his team outscored opponents by +4.0 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, Alexander-Walker $14.4M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.