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Nikola Jokić
Nuggets · C · 31
Nikola Jokić
vs
2025-26
Norman Powell
Bulls · G · 33
Norman Powell
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Nikola Jokić vs Norman Powell

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Jokić · Powell
JokićPowell
65Games
availability
58
34.8Minutes
per game
29.6
27.7Points
per game
21.7
12.9Rebounds
per game
3.5
10.7Assists
per game
2.5
2.2Steals + blocks
per game
1.3
3.7Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.9
56.9%Field goal %47.0%
38.0%Three-point %
4.5 vs 7.1 attempts
38.0%
83.1%Free throw %82.7%
67.0%True shooting
TS%
60.9%
28.9%Usage
USG%
26.2%
45.8%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
12.3%
18.5%Rebound %
of available
5.4%
+10.8Net rating
on court
+0.6
21.3%PIE
player impact estimate
11.3%
+8.5Plus-minus
per game
+0.7

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Nikola Jokić scored more in 2025-26, 6.0 points a game apart (27.7 vs 21.7), on Jokić's heavier usage (28.9% vs 26.2%).

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 2.5 assists), the glass to Jokić (12.9 vs 3.5 rebounds).

With Jokić on the floor his team outscored opponents by +10.8 per 100 possessions, against +0.6 for Powell; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Jokić $59.0M through 2027-28, Powell $21.5M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
JokićPowell
43-22Record when playing29-29
27.6Points at home23.5
27.8Points on the road20.3
27.6Points in wins23.1
27.8Points in losses20.3
56Season high38
2530-point games6
55Double-doubles1
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
Powell · last 5
Sun, Apr 12 vs ATL25 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Thu, Apr 9 at TOR7 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Apr 7 at TOR14 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Mar 27 at CLE15 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Wed, Mar 25 at CLE19 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast
Jokić · contract
2026-27$59.0M
2027-28player option$62.8M
Powell · contract
2026-27$21.5M
2027-28team option$22.6M

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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).