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Larry Nance Jr.
Pacers · F-C · 33
Larry Nance Jr.
vs
2025-26
Tolu Smith
Pistons · F · 26
Tolu Smith
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Larry Nance Jr. vs Tolu Smith

5-11categories
Nance Jr. · Smith
Larry Nance Jr.
Nance Jr.
Pacers
2025-26
Smith
Pistons
Tolu Smith
35
Games
availability
15
12.8
Minutes
per game
9.2
3.7
Points
per game
3.7
2.7
Rebounds
per game
3.3
1.0
Assists
per game
0.9
0.8
Steals + blocks
per game
0.5
0.6
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.5
41.9%
Field goal %
50.0%
33.3%
Three-point %
1.8 vs 0.0 attempts
0.0%
46.2%
Free throw %
66.7%
50.5%
True shooting
TS%
56.9%
13.7%
Usage
USG%
17.7%
10.5%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
14.3%
9.8%
Rebound %
of available
18.5%
-2.9
Net rating
on court
+2.3
6.2%
PIE
player impact estimate
11.7%
-0.5
Plus-minus
per game
0.0
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

Tolu Smith scored more in 2025-26, 0.0 points a game apart (3.7 vs 3.7), on Smith's heavier usage (17.7% vs 13.7%).

Smith is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 56.9% to 50.5%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Nance Jr. (1.0 vs 0.9 assists), the glass to Smith (3.3 vs 2.7 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Nance Jr. played 20 more games (35 vs 15 of 82).

With Smith on the floor his team outscored opponents by +2.3 per 100 possessions, against -2.9 for Nance Jr.; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Nance Jr. $2.4M through 2026-27, Smith $2.4M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Nance Jr.
2025-26
Smith
25-10
Record when playing
11-4
2.8
Points at home
3.8
4.6
Points on the road
3.7
4.0
Points in wins
2.2
3.1
Points in losses
8.0
10
Season high
11
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
0

Last games & contracts

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Nance Jr. · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 vs MIL4 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Oct 13 at OKC5 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Oct 10 vs ATL6 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast
Wed, Oct 7 vs MIN0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Apr 23 at TOR0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Smith · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 vs BOS0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs TOR3 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at MIN6 pts · 6 reb · 2 ast
Sat, Oct 10 at WAS6 pts · 13 reb · 2 ast
Mon, Oct 5 vs PHX1 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Nance Jr. · contract
2026-27$2.4M
Smith · contract
2026-27$2.4M

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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).