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Daniss Jenkins
Pistons · G · 25
Daniss Jenkins
vs
2025-26
T.J. McConnell
Pacers · G · 34
T.J. McConnell
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Daniss Jenkins vs T.J. McConnell

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Jenkins · McConnell
Daniss Jenkins
Jenkins
Pistons
2025-26
McConnell
Pacers
T.J. McConnell
72
Games
availability
56
20.2
Minutes
per game
17.2
9.3
Points
per game
9.4
2.3
Rebounds
per game
2.2
3.9
Assists
per game
5.1
1.1
Steals + blocks
per game
1.2
1.6
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.1
40.8%
Field goal %
53.8%
37.4%
Three-point %
2.7 vs 0.9 attempts
32.0%
83.2%
Free throw %
86.2%
52.5%
True shooting
TS%
56.7%
20.9%
Usage
USG%
22.7%
27.0%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
46.9%
5.5%
Rebound %
of available
6.3%
+6.6
Net rating
on court
-7.6
10.0%
PIE
player impact estimate
15.0%
+2.9
Plus-minus
per game
-2.4
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

T.J. McConnell scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (9.4 vs 9.3), on McConnell's heavier usage (22.7% vs 20.9%).

McConnell is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 56.7% to 52.5%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to McConnell (5.1 vs 3.9 assists), the glass to Jenkins (2.3 vs 2.2 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Jenkins played 16 more games (72 vs 56 of 82).

With Jenkins on the floor his team outscored opponents by +6.6 per 100 possessions, against -7.6 for McConnell; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Jenkins $4.0M through 2026-27, McConnell $11.0M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Jenkins
2025-26
McConnell
54-18
Record when playing
15-41
11.0
Points at home
9.2
7.6
Points on the road
9.6
9.9
Points in wins
10.1
7.7
Points in losses
9.1
30
Season high
23
1
30-point games
0
3
Double-doubles
1

Last games & contracts

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Jenkins · last 5
Sun, May 17 vs CLE17 pts · 3 reb · 5 ast
Fri, May 15 at CLE15 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Wed, May 13 vs CLE19 pts · 2 reb · 3 ast
Mon, May 11 at CLE2 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Sat, May 9 at CLE2 pts · 1 reb · 3 ast
McConnell · last 5
Sun, Mar 29 vs MIA15 pts · 2 reb · 9 ast
Fri, Mar 27 vs LAC2 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Wed, Mar 25 vs LAL17 pts · 2 reb · 3 ast
Mon, Mar 23 at ORL13 pts · 0 reb · 6 ast
Sat, Mar 21 at SAS4 pts · 2 reb · 8 ast
Jenkins · contract
2026-27team option$4.0M
McConnell · contract
2026-27$11.0M
2027-28$11.8M
2028-29team option$11.8M

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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).