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

Jaden Hardy vs Marcus Smart

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Hardy · Smart

Hardy

Lakers

2025-26

Smart

Rockets

Games

availability

15.8

Minutes

per game

28.5

9.2

Points

per game

9.3

1.5

Rebounds

per game

2.8

1.0

Assists

per game

3.0

0.4

Steals + blocks

per game

1.8

1.1

Turnovers

per game · lower is better

1.5

42.4%

Field goal %

39.5%

39.7%

Three-point %

4.6 vs 4.7 attempts

33.1%

73.3%

Free throw %

82.2%

56.6%

True shooting

TS%

54.3%

23.9%

Usage

USG%

15.1%

9.5%

Assist %

of teammates' baskets

13.3%

4.7%

Rebound %

of available

5.0%

-4.4

Net rating

on court

+6.8

6.6%

PIE

player impact estimate

5.9%

-1.5

Plus-minus

per game

+4.1

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

Marcus Smart scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (9.3 vs 9.2), on Hardy's heavier usage (23.9% vs 15.1%).

Hardy is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 56.6% to 54.3%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Smart (3.0 vs 1.0 assists), the glass to Smart (2.8 vs 1.5 rebounds).

With Smart on the floor his team outscored opponents by +6.8 per 100 possessions, against -4.4 for Hardy; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Hardy $6.0M through 2027-28, Smart $6.1M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs

Hardy

2025-26

Smart

13-44

Record when playing

41-21

8.1

Points at home

9.3

10.5

Points on the road

9.4

8.9

Points in wins

9.5

9.3

Points in losses

9.0

Season high

30-point games

Double-doubles

Last games & contracts

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Hardy · last 5

Fri, Oct 16 vs DEN13 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast

Tue, Oct 13 vs GSW10 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast

Thu, Oct 8 vs SAC6 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast

Tue, Oct 6 at GSW13 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast

Mon, Oct 5 at SAC8 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast

Smart · last 5

Thu, Oct 15 vs OKC0 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast

Sun, Oct 11 vs DAL20 pts · 5 reb · 4 ast

Fri, Oct 9 at DAL0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast

Mon, May 11 vs OKC5 pts · 2 reb · 3 ast

Sat, May 9 vs OKC10 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast

Hardy · contract

2026-27$6.0M

2027-28team option$6.0M

Smart · contract

2026-27$6.1M

2027-28player option$6.4M

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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).