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Nickeil Alexander-Walker
Hawks · G · 28
Nickeil Alexander-Walker
vs
2025-26
Shaedon Sharpe
Trail Blazers · G · 23
Shaedon Sharpe
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Nickeil Alexander-Walker vs Shaedon Sharpe

12-4categories
Alexander-Walker · Sharpe

Shaedon Sharpe: Out (Right knee).

Nickeil Alexander-Walker
Alexander-Walker
Hawks
2025-26
Sharpe
Trail Blazers
Shaedon Sharpe
78
Games
availability
50
33.4
Minutes
per game
29.4
20.8
Points
per game
20.8
3.4
Rebounds
per game
4.3
3.7
Assists
per game
2.6
1.8
Steals + blocks
per game
1.5
2.1
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.9
45.9%
Field goal %
45.2%
39.9%
Three-point %
8.1 vs 6.1 attempts
33.7%
90.2%
Free throw %
78.7%
61.0%
True shooting
TS%
54.6%
23.0%
Usage
USG%
29.3%
15.5%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
15.1%
4.9%
Rebound %
of available
6.8%
+4.0
Net rating
on court
-1.3
10.5%
PIE
player impact estimate
10.8%
+3.1
Plus-minus
per game
-1.0
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

Shaedon Sharpe scored more in 2025-26, 0.0 points a game apart (20.8 vs 20.8), on Sharpe's heavier usage (29.3% vs 23.0%).

Alexander-Walker is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.0% to 54.6%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Alexander-Walker (3.7 vs 2.6 assists), the glass to Sharpe (4.3 vs 3.4 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Alexander-Walker played 28 more games (78 vs 50 of 82).

With Alexander-Walker on the floor his team outscored opponents by +4.0 per 100 possessions, against -1.3 for Sharpe; 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, Sharpe $20.1M through 2029-30. 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
Sharpe
43-35
Record when playing
24-26
20.7
Points at home
20.0
20.9
Points on the road
21.9
20.5
Points in wins
20.7
21.2
Points in losses
21.0
41
Season high
36
10
30-point games
5
2
Double-doubles
0

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
Sharpe · last 5
Wed, Oct 7 vs GSW0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Apr 28 at SAS5 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Apr 26 vs SAS8 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Apr 24 vs SAS4 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Apr 21 at SAS9 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Alexander-Walker · contract
2026-27$14.4M
2027-28$15.2M
2028-29player option$15.9M
Sharpe · contract
2026-27$20.1M
2027-28$21.7M
2028-29$23.3M
2029-30$24.9M

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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
Sharpe 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 · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · 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).