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Bronny James
Lakers · G · 22
Bronny James
vs
2025-26
Curtis Jones
Free agent · G · 25
Curtis Jones
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Bronny James vs Curtis Jones

9-7categories
James · Jones
Bronny James
James
Lakers
2025-26
Jones
Free agent
Curtis Jones
42
Games
availability
10
8.9
Minutes
per game
8.8
2.9
Points
per game
2.9
0.5
Rebounds
per game
1.1
1.2
Assists
per game
1.0
0.6
Steals + blocks
per game
0.4
0.6
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.2
40.9%
Field goal %
40.7%
38.6%
Three-point %
1.4 vs 1.8 attempts
33.3%
85.7%
Free throw %
50.0%
51.7%
True shooting
TS%
52.0%
16.3%
Usage
USG%
14.2%
19.5%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
14.7%
3.2%
Rebound %
of available
5.3%
-8.0
Net rating
on court
+13.6
5.8%
PIE
player impact estimate
7.5%
-1.0
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

Curtis Jones scored more in 2025-26, 0.0 points a game apart (2.9 vs 2.9), on James's heavier usage (16.3% vs 14.2%).

Efficiency is a wash: true shooting within a point of each other (51.7% vs 52.0%).

Playmaking goes to James (1.2 vs 1.0 assists), the glass to Jones (1.1 vs 0.5 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: James played 32 more games (42 vs 10 of 82).

With Jones on the floor his team outscored opponents by +13.6 per 100 possessions, against -8.0 for James; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: James $2.3M through 2027-28, Jones — through —. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
James
2025-26
Jones
24-18
Record when playing
8-2
2.1
Points at home
2.3
4.1
Points on the road
3.1
2.5
Points in wins
3.4
3.4
Points in losses
1.0
12
Season high
13
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
0

Last games & contracts

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James · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 vs DEN0 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Oct 13 vs GSW0 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 8 vs SAC4 pts · 4 reb · 6 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at GSW4 pts · 1 reb · 5 ast
Mon, Oct 5 at SAC3 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast
Jones · last 5
Thu, Oct 8 vs BOS0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Apr 12 at SAS13 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast
Fri, Apr 10 vs OKC7 pts · 1 reb · 3 ast
Wed, Apr 8 vs MEM0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Mar 29 vs GSW0 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
James · contract
2026-27$2.3M
2027-28team option$2.5M
Jones · 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).