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Bam Adebayo
Heat · C-F · 29
Bam Adebayo
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2025-26
Nikola Jokić
Nuggets · C · 31
Nikola Jokić
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Bam Adebayo vs Nikola Jokić

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Adebayo · Jokić

Bam Adebayo: Day-To-Day (Back · Torso).

AdebayoJokić
73Games
availability
65
32.4Minutes
per game
34.8
20.1Points
per game
27.7
10.0Rebounds
per game
12.9
3.2Assists
per game
10.7
1.9Steals + blocks
per game
2.2
1.6Turnovers
per game · lower is better
3.7
44.2%Field goal %56.9%
31.8%Three-point %
5.5 vs 4.5 attempts
38.0%
77.8%Free throw %83.1%
55.1%True shooting
TS%
67.0%
24.8%Usage
USG%
28.9%
14.2%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
45.8%
14.6%Rebound %
of available
18.5%
+6.1Net rating
on court
+10.8
13.8%PIE
player impact estimate
21.3%
+4.5Plus-minus
per game
+8.5

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Nikola Jokić scored more in 2025-26, 7.6 points a game apart (27.7 vs 20.1), on Jokić's heavier usage (28.9% vs 24.8%).

Jokić is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 67.0% to 55.1%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Jokić (10.7 vs 3.2 assists), the glass to Jokić (12.9 vs 10.0 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Adebayo played 8 more games (73 vs 65 of 82).

With Jokić on the floor his team outscored opponents by +10.8 per 100 possessions, against +6.1 for Adebayo; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Adebayo $49.8M through 2028-29, Jokić $59.0M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
AdebayoJokić
37-36Record when playing43-22
21.8Points at home27.6
18.5Points on the road27.8
22.4Points in wins27.6
17.8Points in losses27.8
83Season high56
530-point games25
35Double-doubles55
Adebayo · last 5
Sun, Apr 12 vs ATL25 pts · 10 reb · 3 ast
Fri, Apr 10 at WAS20 pts · 11 reb · 8 ast
Thu, Apr 9 at TOR24 pts · 11 reb · 8 ast
Tue, Apr 7 at TOR7 pts · 9 reb · 3 ast
Sat, Apr 4 vs WAS14 pts · 9 reb · 7 ast
Jokić · last 5
Thu, Apr 30 at MIN28 pts · 9 reb · 10 ast
Mon, Apr 27 vs MIN27 pts · 12 reb · 16 ast
Sat, Apr 25 at MIN24 pts · 15 reb · 9 ast
Thu, Apr 23 at MIN27 pts · 15 reb · 3 ast
Mon, Apr 20 vs MIN24 pts · 15 reb · 8 ast
Adebayo · contract
2026-27$49.8M
2027-28$53.8M
2028-29player option$57.8M
Jokić · contract
2026-27$59.0M
2027-28player option$62.8M

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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).