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Jabari Smith Jr.
Rockets · F · 23
Jabari Smith Jr.
vs
2025-26
Onyeka Okongwu
Hawks · F-C · 25
Onyeka Okongwu
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Jabari Smith Jr. vs Onyeka Okongwu

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Smith Jr. · Okongwu
Jabari Smith Jr.
Smith Jr.
Rockets
2025-26
Okongwu
Hawks
Onyeka Okongwu
77
Games
availability
74
35.1
Minutes
per game
31.0
15.8
Points
per game
15.2
6.9
Rebounds
per game
7.6
1.9
Assists
per game
3.1
1.6
Steals + blocks
per game
2.2
1.4
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.7
44.9%
Field goal %
48.0%
36.3%
Three-point %
6.3 vs 5.2 attempts
37.6%
77.5%
Free throw %
75.7%
56.9%
True shooting
TS%
59.2%
17.9%
Usage
USG%
18.9%
7.3%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
14.0%
9.6%
Rebound %
of available
11.7%
+5.0
Net rating
on court
+2.1
9.3%
PIE
player impact estimate
10.4%
+3.4
Plus-minus
per game
+1.5
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

Jabari Smith Jr. scored more in 2025-26, 0.6 points a game apart (15.8 vs 15.2), on Okongwu's heavier usage (18.9% vs 17.9%).

Okongwu 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 Okongwu (3.1 vs 1.9 assists), the glass to Okongwu (7.6 vs 6.9 rebounds).

With Smith Jr. on the floor his team outscored opponents by +5.0 per 100 possessions, against +2.1 for Okongwu; 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, Okongwu $16.1M through 2027-28. 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
Okongwu
48-29
Record when playing
41-33
16.3
Points at home
14.5
15.3
Points on the road
15.9
17.0
Points in wins
15.6
13.7
Points in losses
14.7
32
Season high
32
2
30-point games
2
14
Double-doubles
16

Last games & contracts

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Smith Jr. · last 5
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
Wed, Apr 29 at LAL22 pts · 7 reb · 3 ast
Okongwu · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at DAL6 pts · 6 reb · 4 ast
Sat, Oct 10 at IND18 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at SAS13 pts · 4 reb · 5 ast
Mon, Oct 5 vs MEM8 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast
Thu, Apr 30 vs NYK4 pts · 6 reb · 5 ast
Smith Jr. · contract
2026-27$23.6M
2027-28$21.8M
2028-29$23.6M
2029-30$25.5M
2030-31$27.4M
Okongwu · contract
2026-27$16.1M
2027-28$16.9M

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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).