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Aaron Nesmith
Pacers · G-F · 27
Aaron Nesmith
vs
2025-26
Tre Jones
Bulls · G · 26
Tre Jones
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Aaron Nesmith vs Tre Jones

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Nesmith · Jones

Aaron Nesmith: Out (Hamstring · Leg · Left).

Aaron Nesmith
Nesmith
Pacers
2025-26
Jones
Bulls
Tre Jones
45
Games
availability
65
29.7
Minutes
per game
27.0
13.8
Points
per game
14.1
4.2
Rebounds
per game
3.1
1.9
Assists
per game
5.4
1.1
Steals + blocks
per game
1.4
1.4
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.4
41.4%
Field goal %
55.3%
37.9%
Three-point %
6.2 vs 2.0 attempts
31.5%
82.9%
Free throw %
84.1%
55.4%
True shooting
TS%
63.7%
19.0%
Usage
USG%
18.6%
9.1%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
28.4%
6.7%
Rebound %
of available
5.4%
-7.3
Net rating
on court
-3.8
6.7%
PIE
player impact estimate
12.6%
-4.5
Plus-minus
per game
-2.1
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

Tre Jones scored more in 2025-26, 0.3 points a game apart (14.1 vs 13.8), on Nesmith's heavier usage (19.0% vs 18.6%).

Jones is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 63.7% to 55.4%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Jones (5.4 vs 1.9 assists), the glass to Nesmith (4.2 vs 3.1 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Jones played 20 more games (65 vs 45 of 82).

With Jones on the floor his team outscored opponents by -3.8 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, Jones $8.0M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Nesmith
2025-26
Jones
10-35
Record when playing
27-38
14.2
Points at home
12.4
13.5
Points on the road
15.9
16.1
Points in wins
13.6
13.1
Points in losses
14.4
32
Season high
34
2
30-point games
2
0
Double-doubles
5
Nesmith · last 5
Sat, Oct 10 vs ATL7 pts · 1 reb · 5 ast
Wed, Oct 7 vs MIN19 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
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
Jones · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 vs MIN8 pts · 2 reb · 5 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at MIL6 pts · 3 reb · 7 ast
Sun, Oct 11 at DEN0 pts · 1 reb · 5 ast
Fri, Oct 9 vs MEM0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 7 vs PHX0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Nesmith · contract
2026-27$11.0M
2027-28$19.4M
2028-29$21.0M
Jones · contract
2026-27$8.0M
2027-28team option$8.0M

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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).