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Jalen Pickett
Clippers · G · 26
Jalen Pickett
vs
2025-26
Marcus Sasser
Mavericks · G · 25
Marcus Sasser
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Jalen Pickett vs Marcus Sasser

9-7categories
Pickett · Sasser
Jalen Pickett
Pickett
Clippers
2025-26
Sasser
Mavericks
Marcus Sasser
50
Games
availability
38
16.1
Minutes
per game
12.0
5.2
Points
per game
5.2
2.3
Rebounds
per game
1.0
2.3
Assists
per game
2.0
0.4
Steals + blocks
per game
0.6
0.7
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.8
42.2%
Field goal %
39.0%
38.6%
Three-point %
2.5 vs 2.8 attempts
41.5%
78.9%
Free throw %
83.3%
54.1%
True shooting
TS%
53.3%
14.8%
Usage
USG%
19.7%
20.8%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
21.7%
6.7%
Rebound %
of available
4.4%
-0.4
Net rating
on court
+13.4
8.4%
PIE
player impact estimate
7.8%
+0.1
Plus-minus
per game
+3.1
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 Sasser scored more in 2025-26, 0.0 points a game apart (5.2 vs 5.2), on Sasser's heavier usage (19.7% vs 14.8%).

Efficiency is a wash: true shooting within a point of each other (54.1% vs 53.3%).

Playmaking goes to Pickett (2.3 vs 2.0 assists), the glass to Pickett (2.3 vs 1.0 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Pickett played 12 more games (50 vs 38 of 82).

With Sasser on the floor his team outscored opponents by +13.4 per 100 possessions, against -0.4 for Pickett; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Pickett — through —, Sasser $5.2M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Pickett
2025-26
Sasser
34-16
Record when playing
28-10
4.7
Points at home
5.5
5.8
Points on the road
4.9
5.6
Points in wins
5.0
4.4
Points in losses
5.6
29
Season high
19
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
0

Last games & contracts

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Pickett · last 5
Sat, Apr 25 at MIN0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Apr 23 at MIN1 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
Sun, Apr 12 at SAS11 pts · 3 reb · 6 ast
Fri, Apr 10 vs OKC13 pts · 4 reb · 4 ast
Wed, Apr 8 vs MEM5 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
Sasser · last 5
Sun, May 17 vs CLE9 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Fri, May 15 at CLE9 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Wed, May 13 vs CLE2 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Mon, May 11 at CLE7 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sun, May 3 vs ORL0 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
Pickett · contract
No contract on file (free agent, two-way, or not yet signed).
Sasser · contract
2026-27$5.2M

More comparisons

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Pickett vs
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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).