Koby Brea vs Noah Penda
Brea · Penda
Noah Penda: Out (Hamstring · Leg · Right).
Where the gap is
from the numbers aboveNoah Penda scored more in 2025-26, 0.0 points a game apart (3.8 vs 3.8), on Brea's heavier usage (20.3% vs 14.0%).
Brea is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.0% to 50.6%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.
Playmaking goes to Penda (1.2 vs 0.8 assists), the glass to Penda (3.2 vs 0.7 rebounds).
Availability is part of the comparison: Penda played 47 more games (59 vs 12 of 82).
With Penda on the floor his team outscored opponents by -3.0 per 100 possessions, against -4.2 for Brea; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.
On the books for 2026-27: Brea — through —, Penda $2.2M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.
Splits
2025-26 · from the game logsLast 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).