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Jaylon Tyson vs Quentin Grimes

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Tyson · Grimes
Jaylon Tyson
Tyson
Cavaliers
2025-26
Grimes
Lakers
Quentin Grimes
66
Games
availability
75
26.9
Minutes
per game
29.4
13.2
Points
per game
13.4
5.1
Rebounds
per game
3.6
2.2
Assists
per game
3.3
1.2
Steals + blocks
per game
1.3
1.5
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.8
49.3%
Field goal %
45.0%
44.6%
Three-point %
4.5 vs 5.1 attempts
33.4%
73.8%
Free throw %
84.0%
60.8%
True shooting
TS%
58.5%
18.9%
Usage
USG%
18.3%
11.5%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
15.9%
9.1%
Rebound %
of available
5.8%
+3.6
Net rating
on court
-0.1
9.2%
PIE
player impact estimate
9.2%
+1.7
Plus-minus
per game
+0.1
Bars show each player's share of the pair's total; the better number is in the club's color (turnovers: fewer is better).

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Quentin Grimes scored more in 2025-26, 0.2 points a game apart (13.4 vs 13.2), on Tyson's heavier usage (18.9% vs 18.3%).

Tyson is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 60.8% to 58.5%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Grimes (3.3 vs 2.2 assists), the glass to Tyson (5.1 vs 3.6 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Grimes played 9 more games (75 vs 66 of 82).

With Tyson on the floor his team outscored opponents by +3.6 per 100 possessions, against -0.1 for Grimes; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Tyson $3.7M through 2027-28, Grimes $14.0M through 2029-30. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Tyson
2025-26
Grimes
41-25
Record when playing
42-33
13.5
Points at home
13.5
12.9
Points on the road
13.3
13.5
Points in wins
14.3
12.7
Points in losses
12.3
39
Season high
31
1
30-point games
1
7
Double-doubles
2
Tyson · last 5
Mon, May 25 vs NYK2 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Sat, May 23 vs NYK3 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Thu, May 21 at NYK4 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Sun, May 17 at DET0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Fri, May 15 vs DET2 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Grimes · last 5
Sun, May 10 vs NYK6 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Fri, May 8 vs NYK6 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Wed, May 6 at NYK7 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Mon, May 4 at NYK5 pts · 1 reb · 4 ast
Sat, May 2 at BOS3 pts · 6 reb · 4 ast
Tyson · contract
2026-27$3.7M
2027-28$5.6M
Grimes · contract
2026-27$14.0M
2027-28$14.7M
2028-29$15.3M
2029-30player option$16.0M

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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).