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Nickeil Alexander-Walker
Hawks · G · 28
Nickeil Alexander-Walker
vs
2025-26
Tyrese Maxey
76ers · G · 25
Tyrese Maxey
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Nickeil Alexander-Walker vs Tyrese Maxey

7-10categories
Alexander-Walker · Maxey
Nickeil Alexander-Walker
Alexander-Walker
Hawks
2025-26
Maxey
76ers
Tyrese Maxey
78
Games
availability
70
33.4
Minutes
per game
38.0
20.8
Points
per game
28.3
3.4
Rebounds
per game
4.1
3.7
Assists
per game
6.6
1.8
Steals + blocks
per game
2.7
2.1
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.4
45.9%
Field goal %
46.2%
39.9%
Three-point %
8.1 vs 8.6 attempts
36.7%
90.2%
Free throw %
89.2%
61.0%
True shooting
TS%
58.8%
23.0%
Usage
USG%
28.6%
15.5%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
28.8%
4.9%
Rebound %
of available
5.2%
+4.0
Net rating
on court
+1.5
10.5%
PIE
player impact estimate
15.0%
+3.1
Plus-minus
per game
+1.6
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

Tyrese Maxey scored more in 2025-26, 7.5 points a game apart (28.3 vs 20.8), on Maxey's heavier usage (28.6% vs 23.0%).

Alexander-Walker is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.0% to 58.8%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Maxey (6.6 vs 3.7 assists), the glass to Maxey (4.1 vs 3.4 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Alexander-Walker played 8 more games (78 vs 70 of 82).

With Alexander-Walker on the floor his team outscored opponents by +4.0 per 100 possessions, against +1.5 for Maxey; 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, Maxey $40.8M 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-Walker
2025-26
Maxey
43-35
Record when playing
38-32
20.7
Points at home
27.3
20.9
Points on the road
29.2
20.5
Points in wins
30.3
21.2
Points in losses
25.9
41
Season high
54
10
30-point games
28
2
Double-doubles
7

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
Maxey · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 at NYK28 pts · 4 reb · 5 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs BOS22 pts · 3 reb · 6 ast
Sat, Oct 10 at BOS8 pts · 3 reb · 4 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at BKN14 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Mon, Oct 5 vs NYK0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Alexander-Walker · contract
2026-27$14.4M
2027-28$15.2M
2028-29player option$15.9M
Maxey · contract
2026-27$40.8M
2027-28$43.6M
2028-29$46.4M

More comparisons

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Maxey vs
Donovan Mitchell · Anthony Edwards · Stephen Curry · Devin Booker
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
Maxey vs the top 40 scorers of 2025-26
Luka Doncic · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Anthony Edwards · Jaylen Brown · 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 · 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).