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Jaylin Williams
Thunder · F · 24
Jaylin Williams
vs
2025-26
Nikola Jovic
Heat · F · 23
Nikola Jovic
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Jaylin Williams vs Nikola Jovic

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Williams · Jovic
Jaylin Williams
Williams
Thunder
2025-26
Jovic
Heat
Nikola Jovic
65
Games
availability
47
19.7
Minutes
per game
17.2
7.2
Points
per game
7.3
5.5
Rebounds
per game
3.3
2.4
Assists
per game
2.2
1.1
Steals + blocks
per game
1.0
1.0
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.4
42.3%
Field goal %
36.6%
38.3%
Three-point %
3.9 vs 3.6 attempts
26.9%
79.3%
Free throw %
68.3%
59.7%
True shooting
TS%
48.0%
15.3%
Usage
USG%
20.3%
16.9%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
17.3%
13.1%
Rebound %
of available
8.4%
+11.5
Net rating
on court
-0.8
11.5%
PIE
player impact estimate
7.3%
+4.7
Plus-minus
per game
-0.1
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

Nikola Jovic scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (7.3 vs 7.2), on Jovic's heavier usage (20.3% vs 15.3%).

Williams is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 59.7% to 48.0%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Williams (2.4 vs 2.2 assists), the glass to Williams (5.5 vs 3.3 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Williams played 18 more games (65 vs 47 of 82).

With Williams on the floor his team outscored opponents by +11.5 per 100 possessions, against -0.8 for Jovic; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Williams $7.8M through 2027-28, Jovic $16.2M through 2029-30. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Williams
2025-26
Jovic
54-11
Record when playing
24-23
7.5
Points at home
7.8
7.0
Points on the road
6.9
6.9
Points in wins
10.1
8.5
Points in losses
4.4
30
Season high
29
1
30-point games
0
6
Double-doubles
0

Last games & contracts

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Williams · last 5
Thu, Oct 22 vs DEN3 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Oct 20 at SAS5 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Oct 7 vs MIL0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sat, May 30 vs SAS11 pts · 10 reb · 4 ast
Thu, May 28 at SAS4 pts · 9 reb · 2 ast
Jovic · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 vs MIN4 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast
Fri, Oct 16 at ORL12 pts · 6 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Oct 14 vs BKN5 pts · 5 reb · 6 ast
Sat, Oct 10 vs MIN16 pts · 6 reb · 3 ast
Thu, Oct 8 vs NOP8 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast
Williams · contract
2026-27$7.8M
2027-28team option$7.8M
Jovic · contract
2026-27$16.2M
2027-28$14.9M
2028-29$15.1M
2029-30$16.2M

More comparisons

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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).