Karl-Anthony Towns vs Tyrese Maxey

Tyrese Maxey scored more in 2025-26, 8.2 points a game apart (28.3 vs 20.1), on Maxey's heavier usage (28.6% vs 25.1%).

Towns is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.9% to 58.8%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Maxey (6.6 vs 3.0 assists), the glass to Towns (11.9 vs 4.1 rebounds).

With Towns on the floor his team outscored opponents by +7.0 per 100 possessions, against +1.5 for Maxey; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Towns $57.1M through 2027-28, Maxey $40.8M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.