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

LaMelo Ball vs Nickeil Alexander-Walker

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Ball · Alexander-Walker

Ball

Timberwolves

2025-26

Alexander-Walker

Hawks

Games

availability

28.0

Minutes

per game

33.4

20.1

Points

per game

20.8

4.8

Rebounds

per game

3.4

7.1

Assists

per game

3.7

1.5

Steals + blocks

per game

1.8

2.8

Turnovers

per game · lower is better

2.1

40.7%

Field goal %

45.9%

36.8%

Three-point %

10.3 vs 8.1 attempts

39.9%

89.9%

Free throw %

90.2%

54.6%

True shooting

TS%

61.0%

30.6%

Usage

USG%

23.0%

38.4%

Assist %

of teammates' baskets

15.5%

8.4%

Rebound %

of available

4.9%

+9.1

Net rating

on court

+4.0

13.4%

PIE

player impact estimate

10.5%

+5.8

Plus-minus

per game

+3.1

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

Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored more in 2025-26, 0.7 points a game apart (20.8 vs 20.1), on Ball's heavier usage (30.6% vs 23.0%).

Alexander-Walker is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.0% to 54.6%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Ball (7.1 vs 3.7 assists), the glass to Ball (4.8 vs 3.4 rebounds).

With Ball on the floor his team outscored opponents by +9.1 per 100 possessions, against +4.0 for Alexander-Walker; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Ball $40.8M through 2028-29, Alexander-Walker $14.4M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs

Ball

2025-26

Alexander-Walker

41-31

Record when playing

43-35

19.5

Points at home

20.7

20.6

Points on the road

20.9

20.4

Points in wins

20.5

19.6

Points in losses

21.2

Season high

30-point games

Double-doubles

Last games & contracts

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Ball · last 5

Wed, Oct 21 at MIA21 pts · 2 reb · 6 ast

Fri, Oct 16 at CHI0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast

Wed, Oct 14 vs DET3 pts · 2 reb · 6 ast

Mon, Oct 12 at NYK10 pts · 3 reb · 7 ast

Wed, Oct 7 at IND14 pts · 4 reb · 7 ast

Alexander-Walker · last 5

Wed, Oct 21 at ORL31 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast

Fri, Oct 16 at DAL25 pts · 3 reb · 5 ast

Mon, Oct 12 vs OKC16 pts · 6 reb · 5 ast

Thu, Oct 8 at SAS7 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast

Mon, Oct 5 vs MEM14 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast

Ball · contract

2026-27$40.8M

2027-28$43.6M

2028-29$46.4M

Alexander-Walker · contract

2026-27$14.4M

2027-28$15.2M

2028-29player option$15.9M

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Ball vs the top 40 scorers of 2025-26
Luka Doncic · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Anthony Edwards · Jaylen Brown · Tyrese Maxey · Kawhi Leonard · Donovan Mitchell · Nikola Jokic · Lauri Markkanen · Stephen Curry · Devin Booker · Jalen Brunson · Kevin Durant · Jamal Murray · Victor Wembanyama · Michael Porter Jr. · Deni Avdija · Pascal Siakam · Cade Cunningham · Keyonte George · James Harden · Austin Reaves · Jalen Johnson · Paolo Banchero · Norman Powell · Brandon Ingram · Trey Murphy III · Julius Randle · Cooper Flagg · Zion Williamson · LeBron James · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Shaedon Sharpe · Alperen Sengun · Brandon Miller · Dillon Brooks · Bam Adebayo · Karl-Anthony Towns · Desmond Bane

Alexander-Walker vs the top 40 scorers of 2025-26
Luka Doncic · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Anthony Edwards · Jaylen Brown · Tyrese Maxey · Kawhi Leonard · Donovan Mitchell · Nikola Jokic · Lauri Markkanen · Stephen Curry · Devin Booker · Jalen Brunson · Kevin Durant · Jamal Murray · Victor Wembanyama · Michael Porter Jr. · Deni Avdija · Pascal Siakam · Cade Cunningham · Keyonte George · James Harden · Austin Reaves · Jalen Johnson · Paolo Banchero · Norman Powell · Brandon Ingram · Trey Murphy III · Julius Randle · Cooper Flagg · Zion Williamson · LeBron James · Shaedon Sharpe · Alperen Sengun · Brandon Miller · Dillon Brooks · LaMelo Ball · Bam Adebayo · Karl-Anthony Towns · Desmond Bane

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).