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Jabari Smith Jr.
Rockets · F · 23
Jabari Smith Jr.
vs
2025-26
Naji Marshall
Mavericks · F · 28
Naji Marshall
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Jabari Smith Jr. vs Naji Marshall

11-6categories
Smith Jr. · Marshall
Jabari Smith Jr.
Smith Jr.
Rockets
2025-26
Marshall
Mavericks
Naji Marshall
77
Games
availability
74
35.1
Minutes
per game
29.5
15.8
Points
per game
15.2
6.9
Rebounds
per game
4.7
1.9
Assists
per game
3.3
1.6
Steals + blocks
per game
1.2
1.4
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.6
44.9%
Field goal %
51.0%
36.3%
Three-point %
6.3 vs 2.9 attempts
29.1%
77.5%
Free throw %
76.0%
56.9%
True shooting
TS%
59.2%
17.9%
Usage
USG%
20.0%
7.3%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
16.2%
9.6%
Rebound %
of available
7.5%
+5.0
Net rating
on court
-4.6
9.3%
PIE
player impact estimate
10.6%
+3.4
Plus-minus
per game
-2.9
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

Jabari Smith Jr. scored more in 2025-26, 0.6 points a game apart (15.8 vs 15.2), on Marshall's heavier usage (20.0% vs 17.9%).

Marshall is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 59.2% to 56.9%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Marshall (3.3 vs 1.9 assists), the glass to Smith Jr. (6.9 vs 4.7 rebounds).

With Smith Jr. on the floor his team outscored opponents by +5.0 per 100 possessions, against -4.6 for Marshall; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Smith Jr. $23.6M through 2030-31, Marshall $9.4M through 2029-30. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Smith Jr.
2025-26
Marshall
48-29
Record when playing
25-49
16.3
Points at home
15.1
15.3
Points on the road
15.4
17.0
Points in wins
16.2
13.7
Points in losses
14.8
32
Season high
36
2
30-point games
6
14
Double-doubles
2

Last games & contracts

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Smith Jr. · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 vs DAL30 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Thu, Oct 15 vs OKC4 pts · 6 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Oct 11 vs DAL14 pts · 9 reb · 4 ast
Fri, Oct 9 at DAL12 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Fri, May 1 vs LAL9 pts · 12 reb · 3 ast
Marshall · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 at HOU16 pts · 2 reb · 6 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs ATL6 pts · 1 reb · 5 ast
Wed, Oct 14 vs NOP7 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Sun, Oct 11 at HOU14 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Oct 9 vs HOU16 pts · 2 reb · 3 ast
Smith Jr. · contract
2026-27$23.6M
2027-28$21.8M
2028-29$23.6M
2029-30$25.5M
2030-31$27.4M
Marshall · contract
2026-27$9.4M
2027-28$18.2M
2028-29$17.3M
2029-30$16.4M

More comparisons

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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).