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Dillon Brooks
Suns · G-F · 30
Dillon Brooks
vs
2025-26
Paolo Banchero
Magic · F · 23
Paolo Banchero
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Dillon Brooks vs Paolo Banchero

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Brooks · Banchero
BrooksBanchero
56Games
availability
72
30.4Minutes
per game
34.7
20.2Points
per game
22.2
3.6Rebounds
per game
8.4
1.8Assists
per game
5.2
1.2Steals + blocks
per game
1.3
1.8Turnovers
per game · lower is better
3.1
43.5%Field goal %45.9%
34.4%Three-point %
6.6 vs 3.8 attempts
30.5%
84.2%Free throw %77.5%
54.0%True shooting
TS%
56.6%
27.9%Usage
USG%
27.4%
9.5%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
23.5%
5.8%Rebound %
of available
11.9%
-1.1Net rating
on court
-0.2
8.8%PIE
player impact estimate
13.8%
-0.9Plus-minus
per game
0.0

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Paolo Banchero scored more in 2025-26, 2.0 points a game apart (22.2 vs 20.2), on Brooks's heavier usage (27.9% vs 27.4%).

Banchero is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 56.6% to 54.0%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Banchero (5.2 vs 1.8 assists), the glass to Banchero (8.4 vs 3.6 rebounds).

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

With Banchero on the floor his team outscored opponents by -0.2 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, Banchero $41.5M through 2030-31. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
BrooksBanchero
32-24Record when playing38-34
23.7Points at home21.5
16.9Points on the road22.9
20.4Points in wins22.3
19.9Points in losses22.1
40Season high39
430-point games14
0Double-doubles26
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
Banchero · last 5
Sun, May 3 at DET38 pts · 9 reb · 6 ast
Fri, May 1 vs DET17 pts · 10 reb · 6 ast
Wed, Apr 29 at DET45 pts · 9 reb · 7 ast
Mon, Apr 27 vs DET18 pts · 8 reb · 4 ast
Sat, Apr 25 vs DET25 pts · 12 reb · 9 ast
Brooks · contract
2026-27$20.0M
2027-28$22.5M
2028-29$24.3M
2029-30$26.1M
Banchero · contract
2026-27$41.5M
2027-28$44.8M
2028-29$48.1M
2029-30$51.5M
2030-31player option$54.8M

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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).