Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Jalen Brunson vs Nickeil Alexander-Walker

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Brunson · Alexander-Walker

Brunson

Knicks

2025-26

Alexander-Walker

Hawks

Games

availability

35.0

Minutes

per game

33.4

26.0

Points

per game

20.8

3.3

Rebounds

per game

3.4

6.8

Assists

per game

3.7

0.9

Steals + blocks

per game

1.8

2.4

Turnovers

per game · lower is better

2.1

46.7%

Field goal %

45.9%

36.9%

Three-point %

7.1 vs 8.1 attempts

39.9%

84.1%

Free throw %

90.2%

58.0%

True shooting

TS%

61.0%

29.6%

Usage

USG%

23.0%

30.7%

Assist %

of teammates' baskets

15.5%

4.7%

Rebound %

of available

4.9%

+6.1

Net rating

on court

+4.0

13.5%

PIE

player impact estimate

10.5%

+4.8

Plus-minus

per game

+3.1

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

Jalen Brunson scored more in 2025-26, 5.2 points a game apart (26.0 vs 20.8), on Brunson's heavier usage (29.6% vs 23.0%).

Alexander-Walker is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.0% 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 3.7 assists), the glass to Alexander-Walker (3.4 vs 3.3 rebounds).

With Brunson on the floor his team outscored opponents by +6.1 per 100 possessions, against +4.0 for Alexander-Walker; 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, Alexander-Walker $14.4M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs

Brunson

2025-26

Alexander-Walker

50-24

Record when playing

43-35

27.4

Points at home

20.7

24.7

Points on the road

20.9

26.4

Points in wins

20.5

25.3

Points in losses

21.2

Season high

30-point games

Double-doubles

Last games & contracts

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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

Alexander-Walker · last 5

Wed, Oct 21 at ORL31 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast

Fri, Oct 16 at DAL25 pts · 3 reb · 5 ast

Mon, Oct 12 vs OKC16 pts · 6 reb · 5 ast

Thu, Oct 8 at SAS7 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast

Mon, Oct 5 vs MEM14 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast

Brunson · contract

2026-27$37.7M

2027-28$40.5M

2028-29player option$43.3M

Alexander-Walker · contract

2026-27$14.4M

2027-28$15.2M

2028-29player option$15.9M

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Brunson vs
Devin Booker · Stephen Curry · Jamal Murray · Donovan Mitchell

Alexander-Walker vs
Shaedon Sharpe · Tyler Herro · Dillon Brooks · LaMelo Ball

Brunson vs the top 40 scorers of 2025-26
Luka Doncic · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Anthony Edwards · Jaylen Brown · Tyrese Maxey · Kawhi Leonard · Donovan Mitchell · Nikola Jokic · Lauri Markkanen · Stephen Curry · Devin Booker · Kevin Durant · Jamal Murray · Victor Wembanyama · Michael Porter Jr. · Deni Avdija · Pascal Siakam · Cade Cunningham · Keyonte George · James Harden · Austin Reaves · Jalen Johnson · Paolo Banchero · Norman Powell · Brandon Ingram · Trey Murphy III · Julius Randle · Cooper Flagg · Zion Williamson · LeBron James · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Shaedon Sharpe · Alperen Sengun · Brandon Miller · Dillon Brooks · LaMelo Ball · Bam Adebayo · Karl-Anthony Towns · Desmond Bane

Alexander-Walker vs the top 40 scorers of 2025-26
Luka Doncic · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Anthony Edwards · Jaylen Brown · Tyrese Maxey · Kawhi Leonard · Donovan Mitchell · Nikola Jokic · Lauri Markkanen · Stephen Curry · Devin Booker · Jalen Brunson · Kevin Durant · Jamal Murray · Victor Wembanyama · Michael Porter Jr. · Deni Avdija · Pascal Siakam · Cade Cunningham · Keyonte George · James Harden · Austin Reaves · Jalen Johnson · Paolo Banchero · Norman Powell · Brandon Ingram · Trey Murphy III · Julius Randle · Cooper Flagg · Zion Williamson · LeBron James · Shaedon Sharpe · Alperen Sengun · Brandon Miller · Dillon Brooks · LaMelo Ball · Bam Adebayo · Karl-Anthony Towns · Desmond Bane

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).