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Jalen Williams
Thunder · G-F · 25
Jalen Williams
vs
2025-26
Josh Giddey
Bulls · G · 23
Josh Giddey
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Jalen Williams vs Josh Giddey

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Williams · Giddey

Jalen Williams: Day-To-Day (Hamstring · Leg · Left). Josh Giddey: Day-To-Day (Ankle · Leg · Right).

Jalen Williams
Williams
Thunder
2025-26
Giddey
Bulls
Josh Giddey
33
Games
availability
54
28.4
Minutes
per game
32.1
17.1
Points
per game
17.0
4.6
Rebounds
per game
8.3
5.5
Assists
per game
9.1
1.5
Steals + blocks
per game
1.5
1.9
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
3.6
48.4%
Field goal %
44.8%
29.9%
Three-point %
2.3 vs 5.2 attempts
36.4%
83.7%
Free throw %
76.3%
56.0%
True shooting
TS%
56.2%
25.2%
Usage
USG%
23.8%
27.4%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
41.0%
7.9%
Rebound %
of available
12.1%
+11.7
Net rating
on court
-5.0
13.5%
PIE
player impact estimate
14.2%
+6.9
Plus-minus
per game
-3.5
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

Jalen Williams scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (17.1 vs 17.0), on Williams's heavier usage (25.2% vs 23.8%).

Efficiency is a wash: true shooting within a point of each other (56.0% vs 56.2%).

Playmaking goes to Giddey (9.1 vs 5.5 assists), the glass to Giddey (8.3 vs 4.6 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Giddey played 21 more games (54 vs 33 of 82).

With Williams on the floor his team outscored opponents by +11.7 per 100 possessions, against -5.0 for Giddey; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Williams $41.5M through 2030-31, Giddey $25.0M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Williams
2025-26
Giddey
25-8
Record when playing
21-33
16.5
Points at home
16.0
17.7
Points on the road
18.2
17.8
Points in wins
19.0
14.6
Points in losses
15.7
28
Season high
32
0
30-point games
1
1
Double-doubles
28

Last games & contracts

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Williams · last 5
Thu, May 28 at SAS1 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
Wed, May 20 vs SAS4 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Mon, May 18 vs SAS26 pts · 7 reb · 3 ast
Wed, Apr 22 vs PHX19 pts · 1 reb · 4 ast
Sun, Apr 19 vs PHX22 pts · 7 reb · 6 ast
Giddey · last 5
Fri, Apr 3 at NYK6 pts · 5 reb · 5 ast
Mon, Mar 30 at SAS9 pts · 7 reb · 10 ast
Sat, Mar 28 at MEM18 pts · 13 reb · 10 ast
Fri, Mar 27 at OKC5 pts · 7 reb · 11 ast
Wed, Mar 25 at PHI23 pts · 9 reb · 12 ast
Williams · contract
2026-27$41.5M
2027-28$44.8M
2028-29$48.1M
2029-30$51.5M
2030-31$54.8M
Giddey · contract
2026-27$25.0M
2027-28$25.0M
2028-29$25.0M

More comparisons

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Giddey vs
Payton Pritchard · Jalen Williams · Andrew Nembhard · Ryan Rollins

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).