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Nickeil Alexander-Walker
Hawks · G · 28
Nickeil Alexander-Walker
vs
2025-26
25
Pelicans · F · 26
Trey Murphy III
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Nickeil Alexander-Walker vs Trey Murphy III

6-11categories
Alexander-Walker · Murphy III
Alexander-WalkerMurphy III
78Games
availability
66
33.4Minutes
per game
35.5
20.8Points
per game
21.5
3.4Rebounds
per game
5.7
3.7Assists
per game
3.8
1.8Steals + blocks
per game
1.9
2.1Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.8
45.9%Field goal %47.0%
39.9%Three-point %
8.1 vs 8.6 attempts
37.9%
90.2%Free throw %88.6%
61.0%True shooting
TS%
61.3%
23.0%Usage
USG%
22.3%
15.5%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
16.0%
4.9%Rebound %
of available
7.8%
+4.0Net rating
on court
-3.6
10.5%PIE
player impact estimate
12.2%
+3.1Plus-minus
per game
-2.6

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Trey Murphy III scored more in 2025-26, 0.7 points a game apart (21.5 vs 20.8), on Alexander-Walker's heavier usage (23.0% vs 22.3%).

Efficiency is a wash: true shooting within a point of each other (61.0% vs 61.3%).

Playmaking goes to Murphy III (3.8 vs 3.7 assists), the glass to Murphy III (5.7 vs 3.4 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Alexander-Walker played 12 more games (78 vs 66 of 82).

With Alexander-Walker on the floor his team outscored opponents by +4.0 per 100 possessions, against -3.6 for Murphy III; 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, Murphy III $27.0M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Alexander-WalkerMurphy III
43-35Record when playing21-45
20.7Points at home22.1
20.9Points on the road20.9
20.5Points in wins22.1
21.2Points in losses21.2
41Season high44
1030-point games10
2Double-doubles4
Alexander-Walker · last 5
Thu, Apr 30 vs NYK11 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Apr 28 at NYK16 pts · 0 reb · 3 ast
Sat, Apr 25 vs NYK15 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Thu, Apr 23 vs NYK14 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Apr 20 at NYK9 pts · 5 reb · 6 ast
Murphy III · last 5
Fri, Apr 3 at SAC13 pts · 4 reb · 4 ast
Thu, Apr 2 at POR19 pts · 8 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Mar 24 at NYK16 pts · 6 reb · 2 ast
Sat, Mar 21 vs CLE10 pts · 6 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Mar 19 vs LAC27 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast
Alexander-Walker · contract
2026-27$14.4M
2027-28$15.2M
2028-29player option$15.9M
Murphy III · contract
2026-27$27.0M
2027-28$29.0M
2028-29$31.0M

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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).