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Dillon Brooks
Suns · G-F · 30
Dillon Brooks
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2025-26
25
Pelicans · F · 26
Trey Murphy III
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Dillon Brooks vs Trey Murphy III

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Brooks · Murphy III
BrooksMurphy III
56Games
availability
66
30.4Minutes
per game
35.5
20.2Points
per game
21.5
3.6Rebounds
per game
5.7
1.8Assists
per game
3.8
1.2Steals + blocks
per game
1.9
1.8Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.8
43.5%Field goal %47.0%
34.4%Three-point %
6.6 vs 8.6 attempts
37.9%
84.2%Free throw %88.6%
54.0%True shooting
TS%
61.3%
27.9%Usage
USG%
22.3%
9.5%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
16.0%
5.8%Rebound %
of available
7.8%
-1.1Net rating
on court
-3.6
8.8%PIE
player impact estimate
12.2%
-0.9Plus-minus
per game
-2.6

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Trey Murphy III scored more in 2025-26, 1.3 points a game apart (21.5 vs 20.2), on Brooks's heavier usage (27.9% vs 22.3%).

Murphy III is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.3% to 54.0%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Murphy III (3.8 vs 1.8 assists), the glass to Murphy III (5.7 vs 3.6 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Murphy III played 10 more games (66 vs 56 of 82).

With Brooks on the floor his team outscored opponents by -1.1 per 100 possessions, against -3.6 for Murphy III; 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, Murphy III $27.0M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
BrooksMurphy III
32-24Record when playing21-45
23.7Points at home22.1
16.9Points on the road20.9
20.4Points in wins22.1
19.9Points in losses21.2
40Season high44
430-point games10
0Double-doubles4
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
Murphy III · last 5
Fri, Apr 3 at SAC13 pts · 4 reb · 4 ast
Thu, Apr 2 at POR19 pts · 8 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Mar 24 at NYK16 pts · 6 reb · 2 ast
Sat, Mar 21 vs CLE10 pts · 6 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Mar 19 vs LAC27 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast
Brooks · contract
2026-27$20.0M
2027-28$22.5M
2028-29$24.3M
2029-30$26.1M
Murphy III · contract
2026-27$27.0M
2027-28$29.0M
2028-29$31.0M

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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).