Brandon Knight or Grant Long? The NBA Stat Breakdown

This is as close as it gets. Brandon Knight and Grant Long split the statistical categories evenly — 4 apiece — making this one of the most genuinely contested PG comparisons in NBA history. When the numbers are this balanced, the debate comes down to which statistics matter most to you.

Brandon Knight's Assists Per Game of 3.9 compared to Grant Long's 1.7 represents a 129.4% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. Grant Long falls 70.7% below the career average of 5.8 in this category while Brandon Knight exceeds it. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Brandon Knight's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Free Throw %, where Brandon Knight posts 80.7% against Grant Long's 76.1% — a gap of just 6%. Grant Long can point to this as evidence that the overall comparison is closer than the final 4-4 tally suggests. In any debate, Free Throw % is the statistical ammunition for the Grant Long side.

In NBA history, backcourt players are judged on their ability to create offense for themselves and teammates alike. Points per game captures scoring but assists and efficiency metrics reveal the complete offensive picture.

With categories split evenly, this comparison ultimately comes down to which statistics matter most to you. Brandon Knight claims the tiebreaker through Assists Per Game advantage — a 129.4% edge — but reasonable people can, and do, argue both sides of this NBA debate.