Leaky Black vs Patrick Williams

Leaky Black scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (7.1 vs 7.0), on Williams's heavier usage (15.9% vs 11.3%).

Efficiency is a wash: true shooting within a point of each other (49.8% vs 49.4%).

Playmaking goes to Williams (1.5 vs 1.5 assists), the glass to Black (5.0 vs 3.0 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Williams played 57 more games (72 vs 15 of 82).

With Black on the floor his team outscored opponents by -9.9 per 100 possessions, against -11.0 for Williams; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Black — through —, Williams $18.0M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.