Leaky Black vs Nikola Jovic
Black · Jovic
Where the gap is
from the numbers aboveNikola Jovic scored more in 2025-26, 0.2 points a game apart (7.3 vs 7.1), on Jovic's heavier usage (20.3% vs 11.3%).
Black is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 49.8% to 48.0%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.
Playmaking goes to Jovic (2.2 vs 1.5 assists), the glass to Black (5.0 vs 3.3 rebounds).
Availability is part of the comparison: Jovic played 32 more games (47 vs 15 of 82).
With Jovic on the floor his team outscored opponents by -0.8 per 100 possessions, against -9.9 for Black; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.
On the books for 2026-27: Black — through —, 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 logsLast games & contracts
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pick any two players →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).