Kobe Brown vs Tidjane Salaün

Tidjane Salaün scored more in 2025-26, 0.2 points a game apart (6.0 vs 5.8), on Brown's heavier usage (15.4% vs 14.7%).

Salaün is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 62.9% to 59.4%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Brown (1.3 vs 0.7 assists), the glass to Salaün (4.0 vs 3.0 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Brown played 24 more games (61 vs 37 of 82).

With Salaün on the floor his team outscored opponents by +2.1 per 100 possessions, against -10.5 for Brown; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Brown — through —, Salaün $8.2M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.