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

Nickeil Alexander-Walker vs Paolo Banchero

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Alexander-Walker · Banchero

Alexander-Walker

Hawks

2025-26

Banchero

Magic

Games

availability

33.4

Minutes

per game

34.7

20.8

Points

per game

22.2

3.4

Rebounds

per game

8.4

3.7

Assists

per game

5.2

1.8

Steals + blocks

per game

1.3

2.1

Turnovers

per game · lower is better

3.1

45.9%

Field goal %

45.9%

39.9%

Three-point %

8.1 vs 3.8 attempts

30.5%

90.2%

Free throw %

77.5%

61.0%

True shooting

TS%

56.6%

23.0%

Usage

USG%

27.4%

15.5%

Assist %

of teammates' baskets

23.5%

4.9%

Rebound %

of available

11.9%

+4.0

Net rating

on court

-0.2

10.5%

PIE

player impact estimate

13.8%

+3.1

Plus-minus

per game

0.0

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

Paolo Banchero scored more in 2025-26, 1.4 points a game apart (22.2 vs 20.8), on Banchero's heavier usage (27.4% vs 23.0%).

Alexander-Walker is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.0% to 56.6%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Banchero (5.2 vs 3.7 assists), the glass to Banchero (8.4 vs 3.4 rebounds).

With Alexander-Walker on the floor his team outscored opponents by +4.0 per 100 possessions, against -0.2 for Banchero; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Alexander-Walker $14.4M through 2028-29, Banchero $41.5M through 2030-31. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs

Alexander-Walker

2025-26

Banchero

43-35

Record when playing

38-34

20.7

Points at home

21.5

20.9

Points on the road

22.9

20.5

Points in wins

22.3

21.2

Points in losses

22.1

Season high

30-point games

Double-doubles

Last games & contracts

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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

Banchero · last 5

Wed, Oct 21 vs ATL35 pts · 7 reb · 10 ast

Fri, Oct 16 vs MIA24 pts · 7 reb · 4 ast

Tue, Oct 13 vs CLE24 pts · 8 reb · 3 ast

Sun, Oct 11 at CLE10 pts · 7 reb · 2 ast

Wed, Oct 7 at MEM11 pts · 1 reb · 5 ast

Alexander-Walker · contract

2026-27$14.4M

2027-28$15.2M

2028-29player option$15.9M

Banchero · contract

2026-27$41.5M

2027-28$44.8M

2028-29$48.1M

2029-30$51.5M

2030-31player option$54.8M

More comparisons

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Alexander-Walker vs
Shaedon Sharpe · Tyler Herro · Dillon Brooks · LaMelo Ball

Banchero vs
Jalen Johnson · Trey Murphy III · Brandon Ingram · Julius Randle

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

Banchero 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 · 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 · 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).