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Derrick Jones Jr.
Clippers · F · 29
Derrick Jones Jr.
vs
2025-26
Tristan da Silva
Magic · F · 25
Tristan da Silva
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Derrick Jones Jr. vs Tristan da Silva

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Jones Jr. · da Silva
Derrick Jones Jr.
Jones Jr.
Clippers
2025-26
da Silva
Magic
Tristan da Silva
50
Games
availability
77
27.0
Minutes
per game
24.7
10.1
Points
per game
9.9
3.5
Rebounds
per game
3.7
1.4
Assists
per game
1.6
1.9
Steals + blocks
per game
1.2
0.8
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.9
49.9%
Field goal %
45.0%
35.9%
Three-point %
3.1 vs 4.2 attempts
37.4%
76.3%
Free throw %
88.4%
60.0%
True shooting
TS%
57.6%
14.4%
Usage
USG%
16.0%
6.8%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
9.2%
6.5%
Rebound %
of available
7.3%
+4.0
Net rating
on court
+1.6
7.2%
PIE
player impact estimate
8.5%
+2.6
Plus-minus
per game
+1.3
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

Derrick Jones Jr. scored more in 2025-26, 0.2 points a game apart (10.1 vs 9.9), on da Silva's heavier usage (16.0% vs 14.4%).

Jones Jr. is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 60.0% to 57.6%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to da Silva (1.6 vs 1.4 assists), the glass to da Silva (3.7 vs 3.5 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: da Silva played 27 more games (77 vs 50 of 82).

With Jones Jr. on the floor his team outscored opponents by +4.0 per 100 possessions, against +1.6 for da Silva; 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, da Silva $4.0M 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
da Silva
26-24
Record when playing
43-34
10.0
Points at home
11.1
10.3
Points on the road
8.6
10.6
Points in wins
10.7
9.5
Points in losses
8.9
22
Season high
26
0
30-point games
0
1
Double-doubles
0

Last games & contracts

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Jones Jr. · last 5
Wed, Oct 14 vs DEN14 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Sat, Oct 10 at TOR5 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Oct 4 vs GSW6 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Apr 12 vs GSW0 pts · 4 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Apr 10 at POR10 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
da Silva · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 vs MIA12 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Oct 13 vs CLE18 pts · 3 reb · 5 ast
Sun, Oct 11 at CLE17 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Wed, Oct 7 at MEM19 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast
Sun, May 3 at DET0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Jones Jr. · contract
2026-27$10.5M
da Silva · contract
2026-27$4.0M
2027-28$6.1M

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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).