Jaylen Brown vs Karl-Anthony Towns

Jaylen Brown scored more in 2025-26, 8.6 points a game apart (28.7 vs 20.1), on Brown's heavier usage (35.1% vs 25.1%).

Towns is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.9% to 57.3%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Brown (5.1 vs 3.0 assists), the glass to Towns (11.9 vs 6.9 rebounds).

With Towns on the floor his team outscored opponents by +7.0 per 100 possessions, against +6.5 for Brown; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Brown $57.1M through 2028-29, Towns $57.1M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.