Jaylen Brown vs LaMelo Ball

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 30.6%).

Brown is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 57.3% to 54.6%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Ball (7.1 vs 5.1 assists), the glass to Brown (6.9 vs 4.8 rebounds).

With Ball on the floor his team outscored opponents by +9.1 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, Ball $40.8M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.