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Amari Williams
Celtics · F-C · 24
Amari Williams
vs
2025-26
Trail Blazers · F · 24
Jayson Kent
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Amari Williams vs Jayson Kent

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Williams · Kent
Amari Williams
Williams
Celtics
2025-26
Kent
Trail Blazers
22
Games
availability
5
6.6
Minutes
per game
4.5
1.4
Points
per game
2.0
1.8
Rebounds
per game
1.0
0.5
Assists
per game
0.0
0.6
Steals + blocks
per game
0.4
0.5
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.0
50.0%
Field goal %
57.1%
0.0%
Three-point %
0.0 vs 0.8 attempts
25.0%
71.4%
Free throw %
100.0%
57.3%
True shooting
TS%
67.2%
10.3%
Usage
USG%
13.7%
11.6%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
0.0%
12.0%
Rebound %
of available
12.8%
-17.4
Net rating
on court
-2.7
7.9%
PIE
player impact estimate
24.5%
-2.6
Plus-minus
per game
-0.6
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

Jayson Kent scored more in 2025-26, 0.6 points a game apart (2.0 vs 1.4), on Kent's heavier usage (13.7% vs 10.3%).

Kent is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 67.2% to 57.3%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Williams (0.5 vs 0.0 assists), the glass to Williams (1.8 vs 1.0 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Williams played 17 more games (22 vs 5 of 82).

With Kent on the floor his team outscored opponents by -2.7 per 100 possessions, against -17.4 for Williams; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Williams
2025-26
Kent
15-7
Record when playing
4-1
1.5
Points at home
1.7
1.2
Points on the road
2.5
1.3
Points in wins
1.8
1.4
Points in losses
3.0
9
Season high
5
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
0

Last games & contracts

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Williams · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at PHI4 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Wed, Oct 14 vs CHA0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Oct 10 vs PHI0 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at CLE0 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Apr 28 vs PHI1 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Kent · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at GSW3 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Oct 13 at SAC2 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 7 vs GSW3 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Sun, Apr 12 vs SAC0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Apr 10 vs LAC0 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Williams · contract
No contract on file (free agent, two-way, or not yet signed).
Kent · 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).