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Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Cameron Johnson vs Jaylen Wells

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Johnson · Wells

Jaylen Wells: Day-To-Day (Toe · Leg · Right).

Cameron Johnson
Johnson
Nuggets
2025-26
Wells
Grizzlies
Jaylen Wells
54
Games
availability
69
30.5
Minutes
per game
26.4
12.2
Points
per game
12.5
3.8
Rebounds
per game
3.2
2.4
Assists
per game
1.6
1.1
Steals + blocks
per game
1.0
0.9
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.1
48.0%
Field goal %
43.1%
43.0%
Three-point %
4.7 vs 5.3 attempts
35.3%
83.9%
Free throw %
78.4%
62.9%
True shooting
TS%
55.9%
14.4%
Usage
USG%
18.9%
9.8%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
8.5%
6.3%
Rebound %
of available
5.8%
+9.5
Net rating
on court
-4.4
7.5%
PIE
player impact estimate
6.9%
+6.4
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

Jaylen Wells scored more in 2025-26, 0.3 points a game apart (12.5 vs 12.2), on Wells's heavier usage (18.9% vs 14.4%).

Johnson is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 62.9% to 55.9%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Johnson (2.4 vs 1.6 assists), the glass to Johnson (3.8 vs 3.2 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Wells played 15 more games (69 vs 54 of 82).

With Johnson on the floor his team outscored opponents by +9.5 per 100 possessions, against -4.4 for Wells; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Johnson $23.1M through 2026-27, Wells $2.3M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Johnson
2025-26
Wells
37-17
Record when playing
24-45
12.6
Points at home
12.0
11.8
Points on the road
13.1
12.4
Points in wins
13.0
11.9
Points in losses
12.3
28
Season high
25
0
30-point games
0
1
Double-doubles
0
Johnson · last 5
Thu, Apr 30 at MIN27 pts · 8 reb · 3 ast
Mon, Apr 27 vs MIN18 pts · 6 reb · 5 ast
Sat, Apr 25 at MIN9 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Thu, Apr 23 at MIN6 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Mon, Apr 20 vs MIN13 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Wells · last 5
Mon, Mar 23 at ATL4 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Sat, Mar 21 at CHA9 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Mar 20 vs BOS6 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Mar 18 vs DEN11 pts · 5 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Mar 16 at CHI16 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Johnson · contract
2026-27$23.1M
Wells · contract
2026-27$2.3M
2027-28team option$2.5M

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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).