Who Should I Trade?
Derrick Jones Jr. for Nikola Jokic (2026)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Nikola Jokic C - DEN  | Derrick Jones Jr. F - LAC  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 5 of 5 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 5 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 1 | ‐ |
| Projections | ||
| Minutes | 36.2 | 25.6 |
| Field Goals Made | 10.0 | 3.8 |
| Field Goals Att | 17.9 | 7.4 |
| Field Goals % | .556 | .509 |
| Three Points Made | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| Three Points Att | 4.4 | 3.1 |
| Three Points % | .372 | .374 |
| Free Throws Made | 5.3 | 1.2 |
| Free Throws Att | 6.4 | 1.6 |
| Free Throws % | .823 | .724 |
| Offensive Rebound | 2.7 | 1.3 |
| Rebounds | 12.2 | 3.5 |
| Assists | 9.6 | 1.1 |
| Turnovers | 3.3 | 0.8 |
| Steals | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Blocks | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Points | 26.8 | 9.9 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | OUT |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Jason Longfellow Razzball | # 1 | # 186 |
| Leszek Bialecki FB-Ninja | # 1 | # 219 |
| Jason Klabacha Yahoo! Sports | # 1 | # 219 |
| Dan Titus Yahoo! Sports | # 1 | # 214 |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 2 | # 183 |
| Nikola Jokic C - DEN | Derrick Jones Jr. F - LAC | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Minutes | 222 | 172 |
| Field Goals Made | 51 | 26 |
| Field Goals Att | 108 | 49 |
| Field Goals % | .472 | .531 |
| Three Points Made | 7 | 13 |
| Three Points Att | 31 | 25 |
| Three Points % | .226 | .520 |
| Free Throws Made | 23 | 4 |
| Free Throws Att | 26 | 6 |
| Free Throws % | .885 | .667 |
| Offensive Rebound | 13 | 11 |
| Rebounds | 58 | 29 |
| Assists | 54 | 9 |
| Turnovers | 23 | 7 |
| Steals | 12 | 7 |
| Blocks | 8 | 3 |
| Points | 132 | 69 |
| Nikola Jokic C - DEN | Derrick Jones Jr. F - LAC | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Minutes | 36.2 | 25.6 |
| Field Goals Made | 10.0 | 3.8 |
| Field Goals Att | 17.9 | 7.4 |
| Field Goals % | .556 | .509 |
| Three Points Made | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| Three Points Att | 4.4 | 3.1 |
| Three Points % | .372 | .374 |
| Free Throws Made | 5.3 | 1.2 |
| Free Throws Att | 6.4 | 1.6 |
| Free Throws % | .823 | .724 |
| Offensive Rebound | 2.7 | 1.3 |
| Rebounds | 12.2 | 3.5 |
| Assists | 9.6 | 1.1 |
| Turnovers | 3.3 | 0.8 |
| Steals | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Blocks | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Points | 26.8 | 9.9 |
| Nikola Jokic C - DEN | Derrick Jones Jr. F - LAC | |
| News | ||
| Nikola Jokic scored 26 points (10-22 FG, 2-7 3PT, 4-4 FT) to go along with nine rebounds, eight assists, four steals and one block in the Nuggets 118-110 loss against the Trail Blazers. Ari Koslow Tue, Nov 3rd | Derrick Jones Jr. has been ruled out for Monday's game against the Raptors. Ari Koslow Mon, Nov 2nd | |
| 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 | Derrick Jones Jr. suffered a back injury in Sunday's game against the Warriors. Ari Koslow Mon, Nov 2nd | |
| 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 | Derrick Jones Jr. put up 22 points (7-11 FG, 1-2 3PT, 7-7 FT) to go with four rebounds and three assists in Thursday's loss to the Pelicans. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Fri, Mar 20th | |
| 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 | Derrick Jones Jr. scored 16 points (6-14 FG, 4-7 3P, 0-1 FT) with seven rebounds, two assists, three steals, and two blocks in the Clippers’ 126-118 win over the Knicks. Garrett Ball Tue, Mar 10th | |
| 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 | With Kawhi Leonard and John Collins both out Thursday, Jones stepped up and finished with 18 points (7-of-11 FGs, 3-of-5 FTs), two blocks, one steal, one three-pointer, one rebound, and one assist against the Timberwolves. Bruno Mulé Fri, Feb 27th | |
| Notes | ||
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