Lauri Markkanen vs Victor Wembanyama

Lauri Markkanen scored more in 2025-26, 1.7 points a game apart (26.7 vs 25.0), on Wembanyama's heavier usage (31.6% vs 26.9%).

Wembanyama is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 62.6% to 60.8%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Wembanyama (3.1 vs 2.1 assists), the glass to Wembanyama (11.5 vs 6.9 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Wembanyama played 22 more games (64 vs 42 of 82).

With Wembanyama on the floor his team outscored opponents by +17.0 per 100 possessions, against -1.5 for Markkanen; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Markkanen $46.1M through 2028-29, Wembanyama $16.9M through 2031-32. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.