Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Javon Small vs T.J. McConnell

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Small · McConnell

Small

Grizzlies

2025-26

McConnell

Pacers

Games

availability

20.2

Minutes

per game

17.2

9.7

Points

per game

9.4

3.1

Rebounds

per game

2.2

3.7

Assists

per game

5.1

1.0

Steals + blocks

per game

1.2

1.4

Turnovers

per game · lower is better

1.1

46.5%

Field goal %

53.8%

42.3%

Three-point %

3.5 vs 0.9 attempts

32.0%

82.9%

Free throw %

86.2%

61.1%

True shooting

TS%

56.7%

18.3%

Usage

USG%

22.7%

25.7%

Assist %

of teammates' baskets

46.9%

7.4%

Rebound %

of available

6.3%

-5.7

Net rating

on court

-7.6

10.9%

PIE

player impact estimate

15.0%

-2.6

Plus-minus

per game

-2.4

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

Javon Small scored more in 2025-26, 0.3 points a game apart (9.7 vs 9.4), on McConnell's heavier usage (22.7% vs 18.3%).

Small is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.1% to 56.7%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to McConnell (5.1 vs 3.7 assists), the glass to Small (3.1 vs 2.2 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: McConnell played 15 more games (56 vs 41 of 82).

With Small on the floor his team outscored opponents by -5.7 per 100 possessions, against -7.6 for McConnell; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Small — through —, McConnell $11.0M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs

Small

2025-26

McConnell

13-28

Record when playing

15-41

9.2

Points at home

9.2

10.3

Points on the road

9.6

5.4

Points in wins

10.1

11.6

Points in losses

9.1

Season high

30-point games

Double-doubles

Last games & contracts

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Small · last 5

Sun, Apr 12 at HOU18 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast

Fri, Apr 3 vs TOR14 pts · 6 reb · 4 ast

Wed, Apr 1 vs NYK13 pts · 0 reb · 4 ast

Sat, Mar 28 vs CHI6 pts · 2 reb · 4 ast

Fri, Mar 27 vs HOU14 pts · 3 reb · 5 ast

McConnell · last 5

Sun, Mar 29 vs MIA15 pts · 2 reb · 9 ast

Fri, Mar 27 vs LAC2 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast

Wed, Mar 25 vs LAL17 pts · 2 reb · 3 ast

Mon, Mar 23 at ORL13 pts · 0 reb · 6 ast

Sat, Mar 21 at SAS4 pts · 2 reb · 8 ast

Small · contract

No contract on file (free agent, two-way, or not yet signed).

McConnell · contract

2026-27$11.0M

2027-28$11.8M

2028-29team option$11.8M

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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).