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Keyonte George
Jazz · G · 22
Keyonte George
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2025-26
Nikola Jokić
Nuggets · C · 31
Nikola Jokić
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Keyonte George vs Nikola Jokić

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George · Jokić
GeorgeJokić
54Games
availability
65
33.1Minutes
per game
34.8
23.6Points
per game
27.7
3.7Rebounds
per game
12.9
6.1Assists
per game
10.7
1.4Steals + blocks
per game
2.2
3.1Turnovers
per game · lower is better
3.7
45.6%Field goal %56.9%
37.1%Three-point %
6.7 vs 4.5 attempts
38.0%
89.2%Free throw %83.1%
60.9%True shooting
TS%
67.0%
27.5%Usage
USG%
28.9%
28.6%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
45.8%
5.4%Rebound %
of available
18.5%
-8.6Net rating
on court
+10.8
12.2%PIE
player impact estimate
21.3%
-6.2Plus-minus
per game
+8.5

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Nikola Jokić scored more in 2025-26, 4.1 points a game apart (27.7 vs 23.6), on Jokić's heavier usage (28.9% vs 27.5%).

Jokić is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 67.0% to 60.9%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Jokić (10.7 vs 6.1 assists), the glass to Jokić (12.9 vs 3.7 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Jokić played 11 more games (65 vs 54 of 82).

With Jokić on the floor his team outscored opponents by +10.8 per 100 possessions, against -8.6 for George; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: George $6.6M through 2026-27, 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
GeorgeJokić
16-38Record when playing43-22
23.3Points at home27.6
24.0Points on the road27.8
28.0Points in wins27.6
21.8Points in losses27.8
43Season high56
1430-point games25
4Double-doubles55
George · last 5
Wed, Mar 11 vs NYK14 pts · 2 reb · 5 ast
Mon, Mar 9 vs GSW15 pts · 0 reb · 2 ast
Sat, Mar 7 at MIL22 pts · 2 reb · 4 ast
Wed, Mar 4 at PHI30 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast
Mon, Mar 2 vs DEN36 pts · 2 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
George · contract
2026-27$6.6M
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).