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Jalen Brunson
Knicks · G · 30
Jalen Brunson
vs
2025-26
Victor Wembanyama
Spurs · F-C · 22
Victor Wembanyama
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Jalen Brunson vs Victor Wembanyama

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Brunson · Wembanyama

Jalen Brunson: Day-To-Day (Wrist · Arm · Left).

BrunsonWembanyama
74Games
availability
64
35.0Minutes
per game
29.2
26.0Points
per game
25.0
3.3Rebounds
per game
11.5
6.8Assists
per game
3.1
0.9Steals + blocks
per game
4.1
2.4Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.4
46.7%Field goal %51.2%
36.9%Three-point %
7.1 vs 5.5 attempts
34.9%
84.1%Free throw %82.7%
58.0%True shooting
TS%
62.6%
29.6%Usage
USG%
31.6%
30.7%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
17.0%
4.7%Rebound %
of available
18.6%
+6.1Net rating
on court
+17.0
13.5%PIE
player impact estimate
20.9%
+4.8Plus-minus
per game
+10.7

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Jalen Brunson scored more in 2025-26, 1.0 points a game apart (26.0 vs 25.0), on Wembanyama's heavier usage (31.6% vs 29.6%).

Wembanyama is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 62.6% 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 3.1 assists), the glass to Wembanyama (11.5 vs 3.3 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Brunson played 10 more games (74 vs 64 of 82).

With Wembanyama on the floor his team outscored opponents by +17.0 per 100 possessions, against +6.1 for Brunson; 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, Wembanyama $16.9M through 2031-32. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
BrunsonWembanyama
50-24Record when playing50-14
27.4Points at home26.3
24.7Points on the road23.6
26.4Points in wins25.5
25.3Points in losses23.1
47Season high41
2630-point games18
12Double-doubles42
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
Wembanyama · last 5
Sat, Jun 13 vs NYK19 pts · 14 reb · 2 ast
Wed, Jun 10 at NYK24 pts · 13 reb · 1 ast
Mon, Jun 8 at NYK32 pts · 8 reb · 6 ast
Fri, Jun 5 vs NYK29 pts · 9 reb · 2 ast
Wed, Jun 3 vs NYK26 pts · 12 reb · 2 ast
Brunson · contract
2026-27$37.7M
2027-28$40.5M
2028-29player option$43.3M
Wembanyama · contract
2026-27$16.9M
2027-28$43.5M
2028-29$47.0M
2029-30$50.5M
2030-31$53.9M
2031-32$57.4M

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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).