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Bronny James
Lakers · G · 21
Bronny James
vs
2025-26
Tyus Jones
Nuggets · G · 30
Tyus Jones
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Bronny James vs Tyus Jones

6-10categories
James · Jones
Bronny James
James
Lakers
2025-26
Jones
Nuggets
Tyus Jones
42
Games
availability
67
8.9
Minutes
per game
14.6
2.9
Points
per game
3.0
0.5
Rebounds
per game
1.1
1.2
Assists
per game
2.4
0.6
Steals + blocks
per game
0.6
0.6
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.4
40.9%
Field goal %
34.9%
38.6%
Three-point %
1.4 vs 2.0 attempts
29.2%
85.7%
Free throw %
77.8%
51.7%
True shooting
TS%
44.8%
16.3%
Usage
USG%
10.3%
19.5%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
22.2%
3.2%
Rebound %
of available
3.6%
-8.0
Net rating
on court
-6.1
5.8%
PIE
player impact estimate
6.5%
-1.0
Plus-minus
per game
-1.6
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

Tyus Jones scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (3.0 vs 2.9), on James's heavier usage (16.3% vs 10.3%).

James is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 51.7% to 44.8%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Jones (2.4 vs 1.2 assists), the glass to Jones (1.1 vs 0.5 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Jones played 25 more games (67 vs 42 of 82).

With Jones on the floor his team outscored opponents by -6.1 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 $2.4M through 2026-27. 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
37-30
2.1
Points at home
2.2
4.1
Points on the road
3.8
2.5
Points in wins
2.8
3.4
Points in losses
3.2
12
Season high
16
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
0

Last games & contracts

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James · last 5
Sat, May 9 vs OKC2 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Thu, May 7 at OKC0 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
Tue, May 5 at OKC0 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
Fri, May 1 at HOU0 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Sun, Apr 26 at HOU5 pts · 2 reb · 4 ast
Jones · last 5
Thu, Apr 30 at MIN4 pts · 0 reb · 3 ast
Mon, Apr 27 vs MIN3 pts · 0 reb · 2 ast
Thu, Apr 23 at MIN2 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Apr 12 at SAS5 pts · 5 reb · 4 ast
Fri, Apr 10 vs OKC9 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast
James · contract
2026-27$2.3M
2027-28team option$2.5M
Jones · contract
2026-27$2.4M

More comparisons

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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).