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Pistons · C · 22
Jalen Duren
vs
2025-26
Nikola Jokic
Nuggets · C · 31
Nikola Jokic
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Jalen Duren vs Nikola Jokic

5-12categories
Duren · Jokic
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Duren
Pistons
2025-26
Jokic
Nuggets
Nikola Jokic
70
Games
availability
65
28.2
Minutes
per game
34.8
19.5
Points
per game
27.7
10.5
Rebounds
per game
12.9
2.0
Assists
per game
10.7
1.6
Steals + blocks
per game
2.2
1.9
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
3.7
65.0%
Field goal %
56.9%
0.0%
Three-point %
0.0 vs 4.5 attempts
38.0%
74.7%
Free throw %
83.1%
68.8%
True shooting
TS%
67.0%
23.1%
Usage
USG%
28.9%
10.4%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
45.8%
18.2%
Rebound %
of available
18.5%
+11.8
Net rating
on court
+10.8
17.7%
PIE
player impact estimate
21.3%
+6.9
Plus-minus
per game
+8.5
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

Nikola Jokic scored more in 2025-26, 8.2 points a game apart (27.7 vs 19.5), on Jokic's heavier usage (28.9% vs 23.1%).

Duren is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 68.8% to 67.0%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Jokic (10.7 vs 2.0 assists), the glass to Jokic (12.9 vs 10.5 rebounds).

With Duren on the floor his team outscored opponents by +11.8 per 100 possessions, against +10.8 for Jokic; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Duren $40.2M through 2030-31, Jokic $59.0M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Duren
2025-26
Jokic
50-20
Record when playing
43-22
20.3
Points at home
27.6
18.7
Points on the road
27.8
20.8
Points in wins
27.6
16.1
Points in losses
27.8
36
Season high
56
8
30-point games
25
41
Double-doubles
55

Last games & contracts

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Duren · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 vs BOS22 pts · 9 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs TOR14 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at MIN24 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Sat, Oct 10 at WAS0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Oct 5 vs PHX0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Jokic · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at LAL17 pts · 6 reb · 8 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at LAC5 pts · 6 reb · 7 ast
Sun, Oct 11 vs CHI22 pts · 11 reb · 10 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at UTA6 pts · 4 reb · 5 ast
Sun, Oct 4 vs UTA3 pts · 3 reb · 7 ast
Duren · contract
2026-27$40.2M
2027-28$36.9M
2028-29$39.0M
2029-30$41.0M
2030-31$43.0M
Jokic · contract
2026-27$59.0M
2027-28player option$62.8M

More comparisons

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Duren vs
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Jokic vs
Joel Embiid · Alperen Sengun · Bam Adebayo · Karl-Anthony Towns
Jokic vs the top 40 scorers of 2025-26
Luka Doncic · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Anthony Edwards · Jaylen Brown · Tyrese Maxey · Kawhi Leonard · Donovan Mitchell · Lauri Markkanen · Stephen Curry · Devin Booker · Kevin Durant · Jalen Brunson · Jamal Murray · Victor Wembanyama · Michael Porter Jr. · Deni Avdija · Pascal Siakam · Cade Cunningham · James Harden · Keyonte George · Austin Reaves · Jalen Johnson · Paolo Banchero · Norman Powell · Brandon Ingram · Trey Murphy III · Julius Randle · Cooper Flagg · Zion Williamson · LeBron James · Shaedon Sharpe · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Alperen Sengun · Brandon Miller · Dillon Brooks · Bam Adebayo · Karl-Anthony Towns · LaMelo Ball · Desmond Bane

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).