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Jamir Watkins vs Jaylin Williams

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Watkins · Williams

Jamir Watkins: Out (Knee · Leg · Left).

Jamir Watkins
Watkins
Wizards
2025-26
Williams
Thunder
Jaylin Williams
50
Games
availability
65
20.6
Minutes
per game
19.7
7.4
Points
per game
7.2
3.9
Rebounds
per game
5.5
1.3
Assists
per game
2.4
1.6
Steals + blocks
per game
1.1
0.8
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.0
44.6%
Field goal %
42.3%
29.7%
Three-point %
3.2 vs 3.9 attempts
38.3%
69.5%
Free throw %
79.3%
55.4%
True shooting
TS%
59.7%
14.8%
Usage
USG%
15.3%
8.9%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
16.9%
9.2%
Rebound %
of available
13.1%
-6.4
Net rating
on court
+11.5
6.9%
PIE
player impact estimate
11.5%
-3.3
Plus-minus
per game
+4.7
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

Jamir Watkins scored more in 2025-26, 0.2 points a game apart (7.4 vs 7.2), on Williams's heavier usage (15.3% vs 14.8%).

Williams is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 59.7% to 55.4%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Williams (2.4 vs 1.3 assists), the glass to Williams (5.5 vs 3.9 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Williams played 15 more games (65 vs 50 of 82).

With Williams on the floor his team outscored opponents by +11.5 per 100 possessions, against -6.4 for Watkins; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Watkins — through —, Williams $7.8M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Watkins
2025-26
Williams
10-40
Record when playing
54-11
5.9
Points at home
7.5
9.5
Points on the road
7.0
4.1
Points in wins
6.9
8.2
Points in losses
8.5
24
Season high
30
0
30-point games
1
0
Double-doubles
6
Watkins · last 5
Sun, Apr 12 at CLE24 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast
Fri, Apr 10 vs MIA7 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Thu, Apr 9 vs CHI9 pts · 6 reb · 3 ast
Tue, Apr 7 vs CHI13 pts · 7 reb · 1 ast
Sun, Apr 5 at BKN20 pts · 8 reb · 2 ast
Williams · last 5
Sat, May 30 vs SAS11 pts · 10 reb · 4 ast
Thu, May 28 at SAS4 pts · 9 reb · 2 ast
Tue, May 26 vs SAS3 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Sun, May 24 at SAS3 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Fri, May 22 at SAS18 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Watkins · contract
No contract on file (free agent, two-way, or not yet signed).
Williams · contract
2026-27$7.8M
2027-28team option$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).