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Jalen Brunson vs Victor Wembanyama

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Brunson · Wembanyama
Jalen Brunson
Brunson
Knicks
2025-26
Wembanyama
Spurs
Victor Wembanyama
74
Games
availability
64
35.0
Minutes
per game
29.2
26.0
Points
per game
25.0
3.3
Rebounds
per game
11.5
6.8
Assists
per game
3.1
0.9
Steals + blocks
per game
4.1
2.4
Turnovers
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%
+6.1
Net rating
on court
+17.0
13.5%
PIE
player impact estimate
20.9%
+4.8
Plus-minus
per game
+10.7
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, 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
Brunson
2025-26
Wembanyama
50-24
Record when playing
50-14
27.4
Points at home
26.3
24.7
Points on the road
23.6
26.4
Points in wins
25.5
25.3
Points in losses
23.1
47
Season high
41
26
30-point games
18
12
Double-doubles
42
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
Wembanyama · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 vs OKC12 pts · 13 reb · 3 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs SAC14 pts · 8 reb · 2 ast
Wed, Oct 14 vs PHX19 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast
Mon, Oct 12 at UTA0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Oct 10 at PHX13 pts · 7 reb · 6 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).