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

Aaron Nesmith vs Jalen Suggs

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Nesmith · Suggs

Nesmith

Pacers

2025-26

Suggs

Magic

Games

availability

29.7

Minutes

per game

27.6

13.8

Points

per game

13.8

4.2

Rebounds

per game

3.9

1.9

Assists

per game

5.5

1.1

Steals + blocks

per game

2.5

1.4

Turnovers

per game · lower is better

2.7

41.4%

Field goal %

43.5%

37.9%

Three-point %

6.2 vs 6.3 attempts

33.9%

82.9%

Free throw %

85.5%

55.4%

True shooting

TS%

56.1%

19.0%

Usage

USG%

22.0%

9.1%

Assist %

of teammates' baskets

28.4%

6.7%

Rebound %

of available

6.8%

-7.3

Net rating

on court

+5.2

6.7%

PIE

player impact estimate

11.0%

-4.5

Plus-minus

per game

+3.2

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

Jalen Suggs scored more in 2025-26, 0.0 points a game apart (13.8 vs 13.8), on Suggs's heavier usage (22.0% vs 19.0%).

Efficiency is a wash: true shooting within a point of each other (55.4% vs 56.1%).

Playmaking goes to Suggs (5.5 vs 1.9 assists), the glass to Nesmith (4.2 vs 3.9 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Suggs played 12 more games (57 vs 45 of 82).

With Suggs on the floor his team outscored opponents by +5.2 per 100 possessions, against -7.3 for Nesmith; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Nesmith $11.0M through 2028-29, Suggs $32.4M through 2029-30. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs

Nesmith

2025-26

Suggs

10-35

Record when playing

34-23

14.2

Points at home

14.6

13.5

Points on the road

12.8

16.1

Points in wins

14.3

13.1

Points in losses

13.0

Season high

30-point games

Double-doubles

Last games & contracts

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Nesmith · last 5

Fri, Mar 27 vs LAC26 pts · 7 reb · 2 ast

Wed, Mar 25 vs LAL14 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast

Mon, Mar 23 at ORL19 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast

Sat, Mar 21 at SAS5 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast

Wed, Mar 18 vs POR15 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast

Suggs · last 5

Sun, May 3 at DET6 pts · 4 reb · 4 ast

Fri, May 1 vs DET7 pts · 7 reb · 7 ast

Wed, Apr 29 at DET10 pts · 2 reb · 5 ast

Mon, Apr 27 vs DET5 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast

Sat, Apr 25 vs DET15 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast

Nesmith · contract

2026-27$11.0M

2027-28$19.4M

2028-29$21.0M

Suggs · contract

2026-27$32.4M

2027-28$29.6M

2028-29$26.8M

2029-30$26.7M

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Nesmith vs
Brandin Podziemski · Jalen Suggs · Devin Vassell · Ajay Mitchell

Suggs vs
Brandin Podziemski · Aaron Nesmith · Devin Vassell · Ajay Mitchell

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).