Who Should I Trade?
De'Anthony Melton for Nikola Jokic (2026)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Nikola Jokic C - DEN  | De'Anthony Melton G - GSW  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 5 of 5 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 5 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 1 | # 210 |
| Projections | ||
| Minutes | 36.2 | 21.8 |
| Field Goals Made | 10.0 | 3.9 |
| Field Goals Att | 17.9 | 9.8 |
| Field Goals % | .558 | .401 |
| Three Points Made | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| Three Points Att | 4.3 | 4.8 |
| Three Points % | .374 | .316 |
| Free Throws Made | 5.3 | 1.9 |
| Free Throws Att | 6.5 | 2.3 |
| Free Throws % | .822 | .837 |
| Offensive Rebound | 3.0 | 1.0 |
| Rebounds | 12.2 | 3.2 |
| Assists | 9.6 | 2.4 |
| Turnovers | 3.3 | 1.6 |
| Steals | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Blocks | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Points | 26.8 | 11.3 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Jason Longfellow Razzball | # 1 | # 224 |
| Leszek Bialecki FB-Ninja | # 1 | # 196 |
| Jason Klabacha Yahoo! Sports | # 1 | # 196 |
| Dan Titus Yahoo! Sports | # 1 | # 256 |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 2 | # 156 |
| Nikola Jokic C - DEN | De'Anthony Melton G - GSW | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Minutes | 186 | 128 |
| Field Goals Made | 41 | 20 |
| Field Goals Att | 86 | 44 |
| Field Goals % | .477 | .455 |
| Three Points Made | 5 | 13 |
| Three Points Att | 24 | 28 |
| Three Points % | .208 | .464 |
| Free Throws Made | 19 | 9 |
| Free Throws Att | 22 | 9 |
| Free Throws % | .864 | 1.000 |
| Offensive Rebound | 12 | 7 |
| Rebounds | 49 | 23 |
| Assists | 46 | 13 |
| Turnovers | 21 | 7 |
| Steals | 8 | 8 |
| Blocks | 7 | 2 |
| Points | 106 | 62 |
| Nikola Jokic C - DEN | De'Anthony Melton G - GSW | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Minutes | 36.2 | 21.8 |
| Field Goals Made | 10.0 | 3.9 |
| Field Goals Att | 17.9 | 9.8 |
| Field Goals % | .558 | .401 |
| Three Points Made | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| Three Points Att | 4.3 | 4.8 |
| Three Points % | .374 | .316 |
| Free Throws Made | 5.3 | 1.9 |
| Free Throws Att | 6.5 | 2.3 |
| Free Throws % | .822 | .837 |
| Offensive Rebound | 3.0 | 1.0 |
| Rebounds | 12.2 | 3.2 |
| Assists | 9.6 | 2.4 |
| Turnovers | 3.3 | 1.6 |
| Steals | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Blocks | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Points | 26.8 | 11.3 |
| Nikola Jokic C - DEN | De'Anthony Melton G - GSW | |
| News | ||
| Nikola Jokic scored 19 points (8-18 FG, 1-6 3PT, 2-3 FT) to go with 11 assists, seven rebounds, and three blocks in Monday night's 134-114 loss to the Golden State Warriors. Leo Sells Tue, Oct 27th | De'Anthony Melton is signing a two-year, $11 million deal with the Warriors. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 1st | |
| Nikola Jokic posted a triple-double for the Nuggets Saturday night, dishing out 10 assists, grabbing 15 rebounds, and scoring 35 points (12-23 FG, 3-10 3PT, 8-8 FT) while also recording two steals and blocking three shots in a 141-135 win over the Pelicans. Chris Schommer Sun, Oct 25th | De'Anthony Melton is declining his $3.5 million player option with the Warriors. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 29th | |
| Nikola Jokic scored 13 points (5-19 FG, 1-7 3PT, 2-4 FT) to go along with seven rebounds, five assists, one steal and one block in the Nuggets 96-84 loss against the Thunder. Ari Koslow Fri, Oct 23rd | De'Anthony Melton led Golden State with 21 points (7-12 FG, 4-6 3PT, 3-5 FT) and added four rebounds, five assists, and a steal in the Warriors' 110-105 win over the Kings. David Leisering Wed, Apr 8th | |
| Nikola Jokic (wrist) played 18 minutes on Sunday, but still scored 23 points (7-12 FG, 1-2 3PT, 8-8 FT) and grabbed eight rebounds during Denver's 128-118 win over San Antonio. David Leisering Mon, Apr 13th | De'Anthony Melton is listed as questionable for Thursday’s game against the Cavaliers. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 2nd | |
| Nikola Jokic is available for Sunday’s game against the Spurs. Ari Koslow Sun, Apr 12th | De'Anthony Melton has been ruled out for Wednesday’s game against the Spurs. Ari Koslow Tue, Mar 31st | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
