Jalen Pickett vs Nikola Topic
Pickett · Topic
Nikola Topic: Day-To-Day (Back · Torso).
Where the gap is
from the numbers aboveNikola Topic scored more in 2025-26, 0.0 points a game apart (5.2 vs 5.2), on Topic's heavier usage (20.4% vs 14.8%).
Pickett is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 54.1% to 48.9%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.
Playmaking goes to Topic (4.4 vs 2.3 assists), the glass to Pickett (2.3 vs 1.9 rebounds).
Availability is part of the comparison: Pickett played 40 more games (50 vs 10 of 82).
With Pickett on the floor his team outscored opponents by -0.4 per 100 possessions, against -13.7 for Topic; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.
On the books for 2026-27: Pickett — through —, Topic $5.4M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.
Splits
2025-26 · from the game logsLast games & contracts
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pick any two players →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).