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Jalen Smith
Bulls · F-C · 26
Jalen Smith
vs
2025-26
Will Riley
Wizards · F · 20
Will Riley
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Jalen Smith vs Will Riley

10-7categories
Smith · Riley

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

Jalen Smith
Smith
Bulls
2025-26
Riley
Wizards
Will Riley
53
Games
availability
74
20.7
Minutes
per game
22.1
10.2
Points
per game
10.3
6.7
Rebounds
per game
2.9
1.2
Assists
per game
2.0
1.3
Steals + blocks
per game
0.8
1.0
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.3
48.3%
Field goal %
43.9%
37.3%
Three-point %
4.2 vs 3.3 attempts
31.6%
74.2%
Free throw %
80.0%
60.8%
True shooting
TS%
54.8%
18.3%
Usage
USG%
19.6%
8.1%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
13.1%
15.2%
Rebound %
of available
6.4%
+3.4
Net rating
on court
-14.1
10.9%
PIE
player impact estimate
8.0%
+1.6
Plus-minus
per game
-6.5
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

Will Riley scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (10.3 vs 10.2), on Riley's heavier usage (19.6% vs 18.3%).

Smith is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 60.8% to 54.8%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Riley (2.0 vs 1.2 assists), the glass to Smith (6.7 vs 2.9 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Riley played 21 more games (74 vs 53 of 82).

With Smith on the floor his team outscored opponents by +3.4 per 100 possessions, against -14.1 for Riley; 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, Riley $3.7M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Smith
2025-26
Riley
26-27
Record when playing
16-58
10.2
Points at home
9.9
10.2
Points on the road
10.7
9.7
Points in wins
8.1
10.7
Points in losses
10.9
18
Season high
31
0
30-point games
2
9
Double-doubles
2

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
Riley · last 5
Sat, Oct 10 vs DET15 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at NYK2 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Sun, Apr 12 at CLE6 pts · 5 reb · 4 ast
Fri, Apr 10 vs MIA16 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Thu, Apr 9 vs CHI23 pts · 9 reb · 7 ast
Smith · contract
2026-27$9.4M
Riley · contract
2026-27$3.7M
2027-28$3.9M
2028-29$6.2M

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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).