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Aaron Wiggins vs Javon Small

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Wiggins · Small
Aaron Wiggins
Wiggins
Hawks
2025-26
Small
Grizzlies
Javon Small
65
Games
availability
41
21.8
Minutes
per game
20.2
9.4
Points
per game
9.7
3.1
Rebounds
per game
3.1
1.7
Assists
per game
3.7
1.3
Steals + blocks
per game
1.0
1.2
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.4
43.1%
Field goal %
46.5%
35.6%
Three-point %
4.2 vs 3.5 attempts
42.3%
73.6%
Free throw %
82.9%
53.8%
True shooting
TS%
61.1%
19.4%
Usage
USG%
18.3%
11.0%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
25.7%
6.6%
Rebound %
of available
7.4%
+6.2
Net rating
on court
-5.7
8.2%
PIE
player impact estimate
10.9%
+2.7
Plus-minus
per game
-2.6
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

Javon Small scored more in 2025-26, 0.3 points a game apart (9.7 vs 9.4), on Wiggins's heavier usage (19.4% vs 18.3%).

Small is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.1% to 53.8%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Small (3.7 vs 1.7 assists), the glass to Small (3.1 vs 3.1 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Wiggins played 24 more games (65 vs 41 of 82).

With Wiggins on the floor his team outscored opponents by +6.2 per 100 possessions, against -5.7 for Small; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Wiggins $9.2M through 2028-29, Small — through —. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Wiggins
2025-26
Small
50-15
Record when playing
13-28
7.9
Points at home
9.2
10.9
Points on the road
10.3
8.9
Points in wins
5.4
11.2
Points in losses
11.6
27
Season high
23
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
0
Wiggins · last 5
Thu, May 28 at SAS5 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Tue, May 26 vs SAS0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sun, May 24 at SAS4 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Fri, May 22 at SAS0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Wed, May 20 vs SAS0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Small · last 5
Sun, Apr 12 at HOU18 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Apr 3 vs TOR14 pts · 6 reb · 4 ast
Wed, Apr 1 vs NYK13 pts · 0 reb · 4 ast
Sat, Mar 28 vs CHI6 pts · 2 reb · 4 ast
Fri, Mar 27 vs HOU14 pts · 3 reb · 5 ast
Wiggins · contract
2026-27$9.2M
2027-28$8.3M
2028-29team option$8.3M
Small · contract
No contract on file (free agent, two-way, or not yet signed).

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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).