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

Jaylen Brown vs Nikola Jokic

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Brown · Jokic
7
Brown
76ers
2025-26
Jokic
Nuggets
Nikola Jokic
71
Games
availability
65
34.4
Minutes
per game
34.8
28.7
Points
per game
27.7
6.9
Rebounds
per game
12.9
5.1
Assists
per game
10.7
1.4
Steals + blocks
per game
2.2
3.6
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
3.7
47.7%
Field goal %
56.9%
34.7%
Three-point %
5.7 vs 4.5 attempts
38.0%
79.5%
Free throw %
83.1%
57.3%
True shooting
TS%
67.0%
35.1%
Usage
USG%
28.9%
25.1%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
45.8%
9.5%
Rebound %
of available
18.5%
+6.5
Net rating
on court
+10.8
15.2%
PIE
player impact estimate
21.3%
+4.5
Plus-minus
per game
+8.5
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

Jaylen Brown scored more in 2025-26, 1.0 points a game apart (28.7 vs 27.7), on Brown's heavier usage (35.1% vs 28.9%).

Jokic is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 67.0% to 57.3%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Jokic (10.7 vs 5.1 assists), the glass to Jokic (12.9 vs 6.9 rebounds).

With Jokic on the floor his team outscored opponents by +10.8 per 100 possessions, against +6.5 for Brown; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Brown $57.1M through 2028-29, Jokic $59.0M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Brown
2025-26
Jokic
47-24
Record when playing
43-22
27.9
Points at home
27.6
29.6
Points on the road
27.8
29.0
Points in wins
27.6
28.2
Points in losses
27.8
50
Season high
56
35
30-point games
25
14
Double-doubles
55
Brown · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 at NYK19 pts · 8 reb · 6 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs BOS20 pts · 8 reb · 3 ast
Sat, Oct 10 at BOS0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at BKN18 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Mon, Oct 5 vs NYK22 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Jokic · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at LAL17 pts · 6 reb · 8 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at LAC5 pts · 6 reb · 7 ast
Sun, Oct 11 vs CHI22 pts · 11 reb · 10 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at UTA6 pts · 4 reb · 5 ast
Sun, Oct 4 vs UTA3 pts · 3 reb · 7 ast
Brown · contract
2026-27$57.1M
2027-28$61.0M
2028-29$65.0M
Jokic · contract
2026-27$59.0M
2027-28player option$62.8M

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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).