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Jalen Smith
Bulls · F-C · 26
Jalen Smith
vs
2025-26
Tari Eason
Rockets · F · 25
Tari Eason
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Jalen Smith vs Tari Eason

9-8categories
Smith · Eason

Jalen Smith: Day-To-Day (Foot · Leg · Left).

Jalen Smith
Smith
Bulls
2025-26
Eason
Rockets
Tari Eason
53
Games
availability
60
20.7
Minutes
per game
25.8
10.2
Points
per game
10.5
6.7
Rebounds
per game
6.3
1.2
Assists
per game
1.5
1.3
Steals + blocks
per game
1.7
1.0
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.4
48.3%
Field goal %
41.6%
37.3%
Three-point %
4.2 vs 4.3 attempts
35.8%
74.2%
Free throw %
77.6%
60.8%
True shooting
TS%
51.4%
18.3%
Usage
USG%
18.1%
8.1%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
7.8%
15.2%
Rebound %
of available
11.6%
+3.4
Net rating
on court
+6.5
10.9%
PIE
player impact estimate
8.3%
+1.6
Plus-minus
per game
+2.8
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

Tari Eason scored more in 2025-26, 0.3 points a game apart (10.5 vs 10.2), on Smith's heavier usage (18.3% vs 18.1%).

Smith is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 60.8% to 51.4%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Eason (1.5 vs 1.2 assists), the glass to Smith (6.7 vs 6.3 rebounds).

With Eason on the floor his team outscored opponents by +6.5 per 100 possessions, against +3.4 for Smith; 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, Eason $14.1M through 2030-31. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Smith
2025-26
Eason
26-27
Record when playing
38-22
10.2
Points at home
10.5
10.2
Points on the road
10.3
9.7
Points in wins
11.5
10.7
Points in losses
8.6
18
Season high
26
0
30-point games
0
9
Double-doubles
6

Last games & contracts

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Smith · last 5
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
Wed, Mar 18 vs TOR10 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Eason · last 5
Fri, Oct 9 at DAL20 pts · 9 reb · 2 ast
Fri, May 1 vs LAL14 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast
Wed, Apr 29 at LAL18 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Sun, Apr 26 vs LAL20 pts · 8 reb · 2 ast
Fri, Apr 24 vs LAL5 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast
Smith · contract
2026-27$9.4M
Eason · contract
2026-27$14.1M
2027-28$15.2M
2028-29$16.3M
2029-30$17.4M
2030-31player option$18.5M

More comparisons

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Eason vs
Marvin Bagley III · Will Riley · Jalen Smith · Khris Middleton

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).