LJ Cryer vs Luguentz Dort

Luguentz Dort scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (8.3 vs 8.2), on Cryer's heavier usage (19.6% vs 13.9%).

Cryer is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 59.0% to 52.4%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Dort (1.2 vs 1.0 assists), the glass to Dort (3.6 vs 1.6 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Dort played 51 more games (69 vs 18 of 82).

With Dort on the floor his team outscored opponents by +8.0 per 100 possessions, against -0.4 for Cryer; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Cryer — through —, Dort $18.2M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.