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Koby Brea
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2025-26
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Koby Brea vs Ron Harper Jr.

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Brea · Harper Jr.
14
Brea
Free agent
2025-26
Harper Jr.
Celtics
Ron Harper Jr.
12
Games
availability
29
7.0
Minutes
per game
10.9
3.8
Points
per game
4.2
0.7
Rebounds
per game
1.7
0.8
Assists
per game
0.8
0.1
Steals + blocks
per game
0.6
0.3
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.3
41.7%
Field goal %
41.8%
43.3%
Three-point %
2.5 vs 2.8 attempts
35.0%
100.0%
Free throw %
75.0%
61.0%
True shooting
TS%
55.0%
20.3%
Usage
USG%
15.8%
18.9%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
10.0%
4.8%
Rebound %
of available
7.2%
-4.2
Net rating
on court
+2.7
10.1%
PIE
player impact estimate
8.6%
-0.4
Plus-minus
per game
+0.6
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

Ron Harper Jr. scored more in 2025-26, 0.4 points a game apart (4.2 vs 3.8), on Brea's heavier usage (20.3% vs 15.8%).

Brea is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.0% to 55.0%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Harper Jr. (0.8 vs 0.8 assists), the glass to Harper Jr. (1.7 vs 0.7 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Harper Jr. played 17 more games (29 vs 12 of 82).

With Harper Jr. on the floor his team outscored opponents by +2.7 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 —, Harper Jr. $3.2M through 2029-30. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Brea
2025-26
Harper Jr.
5-7
Record when playing
22-7
2.4
Points at home
3.6
6.5
Points on the road
4.9
6.0
Points in wins
4.0
2.1
Points in losses
5.0
20
Season high
27
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
0
Brea · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 vs UTA3 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at SAS7 pts · 1 reb · 3 ast
Sat, Oct 10 vs SAS2 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Oct 7 at CHI0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Oct 5 at DET0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Harper Jr. · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 at DET0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Oct 16 at PHI16 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Wed, Oct 14 vs CHA0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Oct 10 vs PHI0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at CLE0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Brea · contract
No contract on file (free agent, two-way, or not yet signed).
Harper Jr. · contract
2026-27$3.2M
2027-28$3.3M
2028-29$3.5M
2029-30team option$3.8M

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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).