Jaylen Brown vs Kevin Durant
Brown · Durant
Kevin Durant: Day-To-Day (Ankle · Leg · Left).
| Brown | Durant | |
|---|---|---|
| 71 | Games availability | 78 |
| 34.4 | Minutes per game | 36.4 |
| 28.7 | Points per game | 26.0 |
| 6.9 | Rebounds per game | 5.5 |
| 5.1 | Assists per game | 4.8 |
| 1.4 | Steals + blocks per game | 1.7 |
| 3.6 | Turnovers per game · lower is better | 3.2 |
| 47.7% | Field goal % | 52.0% |
| 34.7% | Three-point % 5.7 vs 5.8 attempts | 41.3% |
| 79.5% | Free throw % | 87.4% |
| 57.3% | True shooting TS% | 64.1% |
| 35.1% | Usage USG% | 26.3% |
| 25.1% | Assist % of teammates' baskets | 20.3% |
| 9.5% | Rebound % of available | 7.3% |
| +6.5 | Net rating on court | +5.5 |
| 15.2% | PIE player impact estimate | 15.0% |
| +4.5 | Plus-minus per game | +4.4 |
Where the gap is
from the numbers aboveJaylen Brown scored more in 2025-26, 2.7 points a game apart (28.7 vs 26.0), on Brown's heavier usage (35.1% vs 26.3%).
Durant is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 64.1% 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 4.8 assists), the glass to Brown (6.9 vs 5.5 rebounds).
With Brown on the floor his team outscored opponents by +6.5 per 100 possessions, against +5.5 for Durant; 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, Durant $43.9M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.
Splits
2025-26 · from the game logs| Brown | Durant | |
|---|---|---|
| 47-24 | Record when playing | 48-30 |
| 27.9 | Points at home | 24.5 |
| 29.6 | Points on the road | 27.5 |
| 29.0 | Points in wins | 25.8 |
| 28.2 | Points in losses | 26.2 |
| 50 | Season high | 40 |
| 35 | 30-point games | 29 |
| 14 | Double-doubles | 7 |
Last games & contracts
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pick any two players →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).