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

Grant Williams vs Nikola Jovic

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Williams · Jovic

Grant Williams: Out (Hamstring · Leg · Right).

Grant Williams
Williams
Hornets
2025-26
Jovic
Heat
Nikola Jovic
36
Games
availability
47
19.8
Minutes
per game
17.2
7.0
Points
per game
7.3
3.9
Rebounds
per game
3.3
1.6
Assists
per game
2.2
1.0
Steals + blocks
per game
1.0
0.9
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.4
42.6%
Field goal %
36.6%
38.8%
Three-point %
3.7 vs 3.6 attempts
26.9%
81.5%
Free throw %
68.3%
60.9%
True shooting
TS%
48.0%
13.2%
Usage
USG%
20.3%
10.6%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
17.3%
9.4%
Rebound %
of available
8.4%
+12.9
Net rating
on court
-0.8
8.9%
PIE
player impact estimate
7.3%
+5.6
Plus-minus
per game
-0.1
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

Nikola Jovic scored more in 2025-26, 0.3 points a game apart (7.3 vs 7.0), on Jovic's heavier usage (20.3% vs 13.2%).

Williams is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 60.9% to 48.0%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Jovic (2.2 vs 1.6 assists), the glass to Williams (3.9 vs 3.3 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Jovic played 11 more games (47 vs 36 of 82).

With Williams on the floor his team outscored opponents by +12.9 per 100 possessions, against -0.8 for Jovic; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Williams $14.3M through 2026-27, Jovic $16.2M through 2029-30. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Williams
2025-26
Jovic
25-11
Record when playing
24-23
6.9
Points at home
7.8
7.1
Points on the road
6.9
6.3
Points in wins
10.1
8.5
Points in losses
4.4
20
Season high
29
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
0
Williams · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at MEM0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Oct 6 vs BKN0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Apr 12 at NYK8 pts · 6 reb · 2 ast
Fri, Apr 10 vs DET2 pts · 4 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Apr 7 at BOS9 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Jovic · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at ORL12 pts · 6 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Oct 14 vs BKN5 pts · 5 reb · 6 ast
Sat, Oct 10 vs MIN16 pts · 6 reb · 3 ast
Thu, Oct 8 vs NOP8 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast
Sat, Oct 3 at TOR11 pts · 7 reb · 4 ast
Williams · contract
2026-27$14.3M
Jovic · contract
2026-27$16.2M
2027-28$14.9M
2028-29$15.1M
2029-30$16.2M

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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).