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Jalen Smith
Bulls · F-C · 26
Jalen Smith
vs
2025-26
Marvin Bagley III
Nuggets · F · 27
Marvin Bagley III
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Jalen Smith vs Marvin Bagley III

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Smith · Bagley III
Jalen Smith
Smith
Bulls
2025-26
Bagley III
Nuggets
Marvin Bagley III
53
Games
availability
60
20.7
Minutes
per game
20.0
10.2
Points
per game
10.5
6.7
Rebounds
per game
6.1
1.2
Assists
per game
1.4
1.3
Steals + blocks
per game
1.2
1.0
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.0
48.3%
Field goal %
61.8%
37.3%
Three-point %
4.2 vs 0.9 attempts
46.2%
74.2%
Free throw %
66.0%
60.8%
True shooting
TS%
66.1%
18.3%
Usage
USG%
18.0%
8.1%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
10.7%
15.2%
Rebound %
of available
14.3%
+3.4
Net rating
on court
-9.1
10.9%
PIE
player impact estimate
12.3%
+1.6
Plus-minus
per game
-3.7
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

Marvin Bagley III scored more in 2025-26, 0.3 points a game apart (10.5 vs 10.2), on Smith's heavier usage (18.3% vs 18.0%).

Bagley III is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 66.1% to 60.8%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Bagley III (1.4 vs 1.2 assists), the glass to Smith (6.7 vs 6.1 rebounds).

With Smith on the floor his team outscored opponents by +3.4 per 100 possessions, against -9.1 for Bagley III; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Smith $9.4M through 2026-27, Bagley III $2.4M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Smith
2025-26
Bagley III
26-27
Record when playing
16-44
10.2
Points at home
9.1
10.2
Points on the road
11.4
9.7
Points in wins
13.8
10.7
Points in losses
9.3
18
Season high
26
0
30-point games
0
9
Double-doubles
6

Last games & contracts

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Smith · last 5
Sun, Oct 11 at DEN11 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Oct 9 vs MEM0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 7 vs PHX13 pts · 8 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Mar 25 at PHI0 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Mar 23 vs HOU15 pts · 6 reb · 2 ast
Bagley III · last 5
Sun, Oct 11 vs CHI0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at UTA10 pts · 5 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Oct 4 vs UTA5 pts · 7 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Apr 10 at SAS2 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Apr 8 at PHX20 pts · 8 reb · 2 ast
Smith · contract
2026-27$9.4M
Bagley III · contract
2026-27$2.4M

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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).