Leaky Black vs Moritz Wagner
Black · Wagner
Where the gap is
from the numbers aboveLeaky Black scored more in 2025-26, 0.2 points a game apart (7.1 vs 6.9), on Wagner's heavier usage (23.7% vs 11.3%).
Wagner is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 54.5% to 49.8%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.
Playmaking goes to Black (1.5 vs 0.8 assists), the glass to Black (5.0 vs 3.2 rebounds).
Availability is part of the comparison: Wagner played 21 more games (36 vs 15 of 82).
With Black on the floor his team outscored opponents by -9.9 per 100 possessions, against -10.0 for Wagner; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.
On the books for 2026-27: Black — through —, Wagner $9.3M through 2027-28. 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).