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Pacers · F · 26
Jalen Slawson
vs
2025-26
Jamir Watkins
Wizards · F · 25
Jamir Watkins
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Jalen Slawson vs Jamir Watkins

11-6categories
Slawson · Watkins

Jamir Watkins: Out (Knee · Leg · Left).

18
Slawson
Pacers
2025-26
Watkins
Wizards
Jamir Watkins
13
Games
availability
50
23.9
Minutes
per game
20.6
7.3
Points
per game
7.4
4.4
Rebounds
per game
3.9
2.8
Assists
per game
1.3
2.6
Steals + blocks
per game
1.6
1.3
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.8
44.2%
Field goal %
44.6%
37.5%
Three-point %
3.1 vs 3.2 attempts
29.7%
70.6%
Free throw %
69.5%
56.2%
True shooting
TS%
55.4%
13.6%
Usage
USG%
14.8%
16.7%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
8.9%
8.6%
Rebound %
of available
9.2%
-4.3
Net rating
on court
-6.4
9.0%
PIE
player impact estimate
6.9%
-2.0
Plus-minus
per game
-3.3
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

Jamir Watkins scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (7.4 vs 7.3), on Watkins's heavier usage (14.8% vs 13.6%).

Efficiency is a wash: true shooting within a point of each other (56.2% vs 55.4%).

Playmaking goes to Slawson (2.8 vs 1.3 assists), the glass to Slawson (4.4 vs 3.9 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Watkins played 37 more games (50 vs 13 of 82).

With Slawson on the floor his team outscored opponents by -4.3 per 100 possessions, against -6.4 for Watkins; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Slawson
2025-26
Watkins
3-10
Record when playing
10-40
6.4
Points at home
5.9
8.3
Points on the road
9.5
6.7
Points in wins
4.1
7.5
Points in losses
8.2
19
Season high
24
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
0

Last games & contracts

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Slawson · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 vs MIL2 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Oct 13 at OKC0 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast
Sat, Oct 10 vs ATL12 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 7 vs MIN4 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Sun, Apr 12 vs DET2 pts · 2 reb · 4 ast
Watkins · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at NOP0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Oct 12 vs BKN0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Oct 10 vs DET0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at NYK0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Apr 12 at CLE24 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast
Slawson · contract
No contract on file (free agent, two-way, or not yet signed).
Watkins · contract
No contract on file (free agent, two-way, or not yet signed).

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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).