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Julius Randle
Nets · F-C · 31
Julius Randle
vs
2025-26
Nikola Jokić
Nuggets · C · 31
Nikola Jokić
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Julius Randle vs Nikola Jokić

2-15categories
Randle · Jokić
RandleJokić
79Games
availability
65
33.0Minutes
per game
34.8
21.1Points
per game
27.7
6.7Rebounds
per game
12.9
5.0Assists
per game
10.7
1.3Steals + blocks
per game
2.2
2.7Turnovers
per game · lower is better
3.7
48.1%Field goal %56.9%
31.5%Three-point %
4.4 vs 4.5 attempts
38.0%
80.2%Free throw %83.1%
58.5%True shooting
TS%
67.0%
25.8%Usage
USG%
28.9%
22.7%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
45.8%
9.9%Rebound %
of available
18.5%
+4.0Net rating
on court
+10.8
12.8%PIE
player impact estimate
21.3%
+2.9Plus-minus
per game
+8.5

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Nikola Jokić scored more in 2025-26, 6.6 points a game apart (27.7 vs 21.1), on Jokić's heavier usage (28.9% vs 25.8%).

Jokić is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 67.0% to 58.5%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Jokić (10.7 vs 5.0 assists), the glass to Jokić (12.9 vs 6.7 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Randle played 14 more games (79 vs 65 of 82).

With Jokić on the floor his team outscored opponents by +10.8 per 100 possessions, against +4.0 for Randle; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Randle $33.3M through 2027-28, Jokić $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
RandleJokić
47-32Record when playing43-22
21.2Points at home27.6
21.0Points on the road27.8
20.9Points in wins27.6
21.3Points in losses27.8
41Season high56
1230-point games25
15Double-doubles55
Randle · last 5
Fri, May 15 vs SAS3 pts · 7 reb · 1 ast
Tue, May 12 at SAS17 pts · 10 reb · 1 ast
Sun, May 10 vs SAS12 pts · 8 reb · 3 ast
Fri, May 8 vs SAS12 pts · 6 reb · 0 ast
Wed, May 6 at SAS12 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast
Jokić · last 5
Thu, Apr 30 at MIN28 pts · 9 reb · 10 ast
Mon, Apr 27 vs MIN27 pts · 12 reb · 16 ast
Sat, Apr 25 at MIN24 pts · 15 reb · 9 ast
Thu, Apr 23 at MIN27 pts · 15 reb · 3 ast
Mon, Apr 20 vs MIN24 pts · 15 reb · 8 ast
Randle · contract
2026-27$33.3M
2027-28player option$35.8M
Jokić · 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).