Jamal Shead vs Will Richard

Jamal Shead scored more in 2025-26, 0.2 points a game apart (6.6 vs 6.4), on Shead's heavier usage (14.9% vs 12.3%).

Richard is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 59.6% 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 1.3 assists), the glass to Richard (2.5 vs 1.7 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Shead played 13 more games (82 vs 69 of 82).

With Shead on the floor his team outscored opponents by +5.8 per 100 possessions, against -3.3 for Richard; 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, Richard $2.2M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.