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Derrick Jones Jr. vs Precious Achiuwa

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Jones Jr. · Achiuwa
Derrick Jones Jr.
Jones Jr.
Clippers
2025-26
Achiuwa
Kings
Precious Achiuwa
50
Games
availability
73
27.0
Minutes
per game
23.9
10.1
Points
per game
10.1
3.5
Rebounds
per game
6.7
1.4
Assists
per game
1.4
1.9
Steals + blocks
per game
1.6
0.8
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.9
49.9%
Field goal %
52.8%
35.9%
Three-point %
3.1 vs 1.3 attempts
27.8%
76.3%
Free throw %
55.4%
60.0%
True shooting
TS%
55.8%
14.4%
Usage
USG%
17.2%
6.8%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
8.2%
6.5%
Rebound %
of available
13.9%
+4.0
Net rating
on court
-7.2
7.2%
PIE
player impact estimate
10.2%
+2.6
Plus-minus
per game
-3.7
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

Precious Achiuwa scored more in 2025-26, 0.0 points a game apart (10.1 vs 10.1), on Achiuwa's heavier usage (17.2% vs 14.4%).

Jones Jr. is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 60.0% to 55.8%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Achiuwa (1.4 vs 1.4 assists), the glass to Achiuwa (6.7 vs 3.5 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Achiuwa played 23 more games (73 vs 50 of 82).

With Jones Jr. on the floor his team outscored opponents by +4.0 per 100 possessions, against -7.2 for Achiuwa; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Jones Jr. $10.5M through 2026-27, Achiuwa $5.5M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Jones Jr.
2025-26
Achiuwa
26-24
Record when playing
20-53
10.0
Points at home
10.2
10.3
Points on the road
9.9
10.6
Points in wins
13.3
9.5
Points in losses
8.8
22
Season high
29
0
30-point games
0
1
Double-doubles
12
Jones Jr. · last 5
Sun, Apr 12 vs GSW0 pts · 4 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Apr 10 at POR10 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Apr 8 vs OKC11 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Apr 7 vs DAL11 pts · 10 reb · 2 ast
Sun, Apr 5 at SAC6 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Achiuwa · last 5
Sun, Apr 12 at POR27 pts · 11 reb · 4 ast
Fri, Apr 10 vs GSW5 pts · 6 reb · 4 ast
Tue, Apr 7 at GSW13 pts · 6 reb · 4 ast
Sun, Apr 5 vs LAC8 pts · 5 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Apr 3 vs NOP12 pts · 7 reb · 2 ast
Jones Jr. · contract
2026-27$10.5M
Achiuwa · contract
2026-27$5.5M
2027-28$5.8M

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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).