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

Jalen Slawson vs Taylor Hendricks

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Slawson · Hendricks
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Slawson
Pacers
2025-26
Hendricks
Grizzlies
Taylor Hendricks
13
Games
availability
59
23.9
Minutes
per game
19.0
7.3
Points
per game
7.4
4.4
Rebounds
per game
3.7
2.8
Assists
per game
0.9
2.6
Steals + blocks
per game
1.3
1.3
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.8
44.2%
Field goal %
45.9%
37.5%
Three-point %
3.1 vs 3.1 attempts
34.2%
70.6%
Free throw %
68.1%
56.2%
True shooting
TS%
56.6%
13.6%
Usage
USG%
15.7%
16.7%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
7.0%
8.6%
Rebound %
of available
9.6%
-4.3
Net rating
on court
-10.7
9.0%
PIE
player impact estimate
7.7%
-2.0
Plus-minus
per game
-4.4
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

Taylor Hendricks scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (7.4 vs 7.3), on Hendricks's heavier usage (15.7% vs 13.6%).

Efficiency is a wash: true shooting within a point of each other (56.2% vs 56.6%).

Playmaking goes to Slawson (2.8 vs 0.9 assists), the glass to Slawson (4.4 vs 3.7 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Hendricks played 46 more games (59 vs 13 of 82).

With Slawson on the floor his team outscored opponents by -4.3 per 100 possessions, against -10.7 for Hendricks; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Slawson — through —, Hendricks $7.8M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Slawson
2025-26
Hendricks
3-10
Record when playing
12-47
6.4
Points at home
8.1
8.3
Points on the road
6.8
6.7
Points in wins
7.1
7.5
Points in losses
7.5
19
Season high
21
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
2
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
Hendricks · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 vs CHA5 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Oct 9 at CHI5 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Oct 7 vs ORL12 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Mon, Oct 5 at ATL7 pts · 6 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Apr 8 at DEN16 pts · 6 reb · 1 ast
Slawson · contract
No contract on file (free agent, two-way, or not yet signed).
Hendricks · contract
2026-27$7.8M

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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).