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Jalen Brunson
Knicks · G · 30
Jalen Brunson
vs
2025-26
Kevin Durant
Rockets · F · 37
Kevin Durant
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Jalen Brunson vs Kevin Durant

6-10categories
Brunson · Durant

Jalen Brunson: Day-To-Day (Wrist · Arm · Left). Kevin Durant: Day-To-Day (Ankle · Leg · Left).

BrunsonDurant
74Games
availability
78
35.0Minutes
per game
36.4
26.0Points
per game
26.0
3.3Rebounds
per game
5.5
6.8Assists
per game
4.8
0.9Steals + blocks
per game
1.7
2.4Turnovers
per game · lower is better
3.2
46.7%Field goal %52.0%
36.9%Three-point %
7.1 vs 5.8 attempts
41.3%
84.1%Free throw %87.4%
58.0%True shooting
TS%
64.1%
29.6%Usage
USG%
26.3%
30.7%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
20.3%
4.7%Rebound %
of available
7.3%
+6.1Net rating
on court
+5.5
13.5%PIE
player impact estimate
15.0%
+4.8Plus-minus
per game
+4.4

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Kevin Durant scored more in 2025-26, 0.0 points a game apart (26.0 vs 26.0), on Brunson's heavier usage (29.6% vs 26.3%).

Durant is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 64.1% to 58.0%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Brunson (6.8 vs 4.8 assists), the glass to Durant (5.5 vs 3.3 rebounds).

With Brunson on the floor his team outscored opponents by +6.1 per 100 possessions, against +5.5 for Durant; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Brunson $37.7M through 2028-29, Durant $43.9M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
BrunsonDurant
50-24Record when playing48-30
27.4Points at home24.5
24.7Points on the road27.5
26.4Points in wins25.8
25.3Points in losses26.2
47Season high40
2630-point games29
12Double-doubles7
Brunson · last 5
Sat, Jun 13 at SAS45 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Wed, Jun 10 vs SAS36 pts · 5 reb · 7 ast
Mon, Jun 8 vs SAS32 pts · 5 reb · 5 ast
Fri, Jun 5 at SAS20 pts · 5 reb · 6 ast
Wed, Jun 3 at SAS30 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Durant · last 5
Tue, Apr 21 at LAL23 pts · 6 reb · 4 ast
Fri, Apr 10 vs MIN33 pts · 7 reb · 7 ast
Thu, Apr 9 vs PHI29 pts · 7 reb · 5 ast
Tue, Apr 7 at PHX24 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast
Sun, Apr 5 at GSW31 pts · 8 reb · 8 ast
Brunson · contract
2026-27$37.7M
2027-28$40.5M
2028-29player option$43.3M
Durant · contract
2026-27$43.9M
2027-28$46.1M

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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).