Dillon Brooks vs Ty Jerome

Dillon Brooks scored more in 2025-26, 0.5 points a game apart (20.2 vs 19.7), on Jerome's heavier usage (33.2% vs 27.9%).

Jerome is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.6% to 54.0%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Jerome (5.7 vs 1.8 assists), the glass to Brooks (3.6 vs 2.8 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Brooks played 41 more games (56 vs 15 of 82).

With Brooks on the floor his team outscored opponents by -1.1 per 100 possessions, against -5.0 for Jerome; 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, Jerome $9.2M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.