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Gary Trent Jr.
Bucks · G · 27
Gary Trent Jr.
vs
2025-26
Sharife Cooper
Free agent · G · 25
Sharife Cooper
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Gary Trent Jr. vs Sharife Cooper

3-12categories
Trent Jr. · Cooper
Gary Trent Jr.
Trent Jr.
Bucks
2025-26
Cooper
Free agent
Sharife Cooper
65
Games
availability
41
21.2
Minutes
per game
17.1
8.1
Points
per game
8.1
1.0
Rebounds
per game
2.1
1.2
Assists
per game
3.0
0.5
Steals + blocks
per game
0.5
0.6
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.5
38.7%
Field goal %
51.4%
36.0%
Three-point %
5.3 vs 1.9 attempts
38.2%
76.9%
Free throw %
83.3%
53.3%
True shooting
TS%
60.9%
16.7%
Usage
USG%
19.7%
8.2%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
25.6%
2.4%
Rebound %
of available
6.1%
-12.4
Net rating
on court
-11.7
4.7%
PIE
player impact estimate
9.4%
-5.4
Plus-minus
per game
-4.5
Bars show each player's share of the pair's total; the better number is in the club's color (turnovers: fewer is better).

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Sharife Cooper scored more in 2025-26, 0.0 points a game apart (8.1 vs 8.1), on Cooper's heavier usage (19.7% vs 16.7%).

Cooper is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 60.9% to 53.3%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Cooper (3.0 vs 1.2 assists), the glass to Cooper (2.1 vs 1.0 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Trent Jr. played 24 more games (65 vs 41 of 82).

With Cooper on the floor his team outscored opponents by -11.7 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, Cooper — through —. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Trent Jr.
2025-26
Cooper
24-41
Record when playing
6-35
8.8
Points at home
8.0
7.5
Points on the road
8.3
8.6
Points in wins
11.0
7.9
Points in losses
7.6
36
Season high
21
1
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
0

Last games & contracts

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Trent Jr. · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 at WAS0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Oct 16 at IND0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 14 vs CHI0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Oct 11 at CHA0 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 7 at OKC0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Cooper · last 5
Sun, Apr 12 at CLE20 pts · 2 reb · 6 ast
Fri, Apr 10 vs MIA11 pts · 1 reb · 7 ast
Thu, Apr 9 vs CHI9 pts · 2 reb · 4 ast
Tue, Apr 7 vs CHI17 pts · 1 reb · 4 ast
Sun, Apr 5 at BKN2 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
Trent Jr. · contract
2026-27$15.2M
2027-28$16.4M
2028-29$16.4M
2029-30$16.0M
Cooper · contract
No contract on file (free agent, two-way, or not yet signed).

More comparisons

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Cooper vs
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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).