Gary Trent Jr. vs LJ Cryer
Trent Jr. · Cryer
Where the gap is
from the numbers aboveLJ Cryer scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (8.2 vs 8.1), on Cryer's heavier usage (19.6% vs 16.7%).
Cryer is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 59.0% to 53.3%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.
Playmaking goes to Trent Jr. (1.2 vs 1.0 assists), the glass to Cryer (1.6 vs 1.0 rebounds).
Availability is part of the comparison: Trent Jr. played 47 more games (65 vs 18 of 82).
With Cryer on the floor his team outscored opponents by -0.4 per 100 possessions, against -12.4 for Trent Jr.; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.
On the books for 2026-27: Trent Jr. $15.2M through 2029-30, Cryer — through —. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.
Splits
2025-26 · from the game logsLast games & contracts
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pick any two players →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).