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Jamir Watkins vs Taylor Hendricks

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Watkins · Hendricks

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

Jamir Watkins
Watkins
Wizards
2025-26
Hendricks
Grizzlies
Taylor Hendricks
50
Games
availability
59
20.6
Minutes
per game
19.0
7.4
Points
per game
7.4
3.9
Rebounds
per game
3.7
1.3
Assists
per game
0.9
1.6
Steals + blocks
per game
1.3
0.8
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.8
44.6%
Field goal %
45.9%
29.7%
Three-point %
3.2 vs 3.1 attempts
34.2%
69.5%
Free throw %
68.1%
55.4%
True shooting
TS%
56.6%
14.8%
Usage
USG%
15.7%
8.9%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
7.0%
9.2%
Rebound %
of available
9.6%
-6.4
Net rating
on court
-10.7
6.9%
PIE
player impact estimate
7.7%
-3.3
Plus-minus
per game
-4.4
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

Taylor Hendricks scored more in 2025-26, 0.0 points a game apart (7.4 vs 7.4), on Hendricks's heavier usage (15.7% vs 14.8%).

Hendricks is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 56.6% to 55.4%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Watkins (1.3 vs 0.9 assists), the glass to Watkins (3.9 vs 3.7 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Hendricks played 9 more games (59 vs 50 of 82).

With Watkins on the floor his team outscored opponents by -6.4 per 100 possessions, against -10.7 for Hendricks; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

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

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Watkins
2025-26
Hendricks
10-40
Record when playing
12-47
5.9
Points at home
8.1
9.5
Points on the road
6.8
4.1
Points in wins
7.1
8.2
Points in losses
7.5
24
Season high
21
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
2
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
Hendricks · last 5
Wed, Apr 8 at DEN16 pts · 6 reb · 1 ast
Sun, Apr 5 at MIL11 pts · 4 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Apr 3 vs TOR9 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Mon, Mar 30 vs PHX5 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Mar 27 vs HOU5 pts · 7 reb · 1 ast
Watkins · contract
No contract on file (free agent, two-way, or not yet signed).
Hendricks · contract
2026-27$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).