Jamal Shead vs Keon Ellis

Keon Ellis scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (6.7 vs 6.6), on Shead's heavier usage (14.9% vs 12.9%).

Ellis is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 57.9% to 49.1%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Shead (5.4 vs 1.0 assists), the glass to Ellis (1.9 vs 1.7 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Shead played 10 more games (82 vs 72 of 82).

With Shead on the floor his team outscored opponents by +5.8 per 100 possessions, against -4.8 for Ellis; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Shead $2.3M through 2029-30, Ellis $8.8M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.