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Jalen Brunson vs Kevin Durant

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Brunson · Durant
Jalen Brunson
Brunson
Knicks
2025-26
Durant
Rockets
Kevin Durant
74
Games
availability
78
35.0
Minutes
per game
36.4
26.0
Points
per game
26.0
3.3
Rebounds
per game
5.5
6.8
Assists
per game
4.8
0.9
Steals + blocks
per game
1.7
2.4
Turnovers
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%
+6.1
Net rating
on court
+5.5
13.5%
PIE
player impact estimate
15.0%
+4.8
Plus-minus
per game
+4.4
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

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
Brunson
2025-26
Durant
50-24
Record when playing
48-30
27.4
Points at home
24.5
24.7
Points on the road
27.5
26.4
Points in wins
25.8
25.3
Points in losses
26.2
47
Season high
40
26
30-point games
29
12
Double-doubles
7
Brunson · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 vs PHI21 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast
Thu, Oct 15 vs TOR20 pts · 3 reb · 7 ast
Mon, Oct 12 vs MIN20 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast
Thu, Oct 8 vs WAS13 pts · 0 reb · 3 ast
Mon, Oct 5 at PHI12 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast
Durant · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 vs DAL30 pts · 6 reb · 3 ast
Thu, Oct 15 vs OKC11 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
Sun, Oct 11 vs DAL0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Oct 9 at DAL15 pts · 0 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Apr 21 at LAL23 pts · 6 reb · 4 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).