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DaRon Holmes II
Nuggets · F · 24
DaRon Holmes II
vs
2025-26
Larry Nance Jr.
Pacers · F-C · 33
Larry Nance Jr.
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

DaRon Holmes II vs Larry Nance Jr.

8-8categories
Holmes II · Nance Jr.
DaRon Holmes II
Holmes II
Nuggets
2025-26
Nance Jr.
Pacers
Larry Nance Jr.
25
Games
availability
35
8.4
Minutes
per game
12.8
3.7
Points
per game
3.7
1.4
Rebounds
per game
2.7
0.6
Assists
per game
1.0
0.2
Steals + blocks
per game
0.8
0.5
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.6
50.8%
Field goal %
41.9%
44.4%
Three-point %
1.8 vs 1.8 attempts
33.3%
78.6%
Free throw %
46.2%
69.2%
True shooting
TS%
50.5%
17.1%
Usage
USG%
13.7%
12.5%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
10.5%
8.0%
Rebound %
of available
9.8%
-3.0
Net rating
on court
-2.9
9.5%
PIE
player impact estimate
6.2%
-0.6
Plus-minus
per game
-0.5
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

Larry Nance Jr. scored more in 2025-26, 0.0 points a game apart (3.7 vs 3.7), on Holmes II's heavier usage (17.1% vs 13.7%).

Holmes II is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 69.2% to 50.5%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Nance Jr. (1.0 vs 0.6 assists), the glass to Nance Jr. (2.7 vs 1.4 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Nance Jr. played 10 more games (35 vs 25 of 82).

With Nance Jr. on the floor his team outscored opponents by -2.9 per 100 possessions, against -3.0 for Holmes II; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Holmes II — through —, Nance Jr. $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
Holmes II
2025-26
Nance Jr.
17-8
Record when playing
25-10
3.8
Points at home
2.8
3.6
Points on the road
4.6
3.2
Points in wins
4.0
4.9
Points in losses
3.1
11
Season high
10
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
0

Last games & contracts

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Holmes II · last 5
Sat, Apr 25 at MIN0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Apr 23 at MIN0 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Apr 12 at SAS0 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Apr 10 vs OKC2 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Apr 8 vs MEM3 pts · 4 reb · 0 ast
Nance Jr. · last 5
Thu, Apr 23 at TOR0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Apr 18 vs TOR0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Apr 12 vs WAS10 pts · 6 reb · 3 ast
Fri, Apr 10 at ATL4 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Apr 6 at MEM10 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Holmes II · contract
No contract on file (free agent, two-way, or not yet signed).
Nance Jr. · contract
2026-27$2.4M

More comparisons

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Holmes II vs
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Nance Jr. vs
Zeke Nnaji · Dalen Terry · DaRon Holmes II · Jeremy Sochan

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).