Jalen Duren
2025–26
70 games · 1,976 minutes
NBA player comparison
Jalen Duren vs. Jalen Williams: 2025–26 season
Regular-season verdict
Jalen Duren leads in impact for 2025–26
Jalen Duren ranks ahead of Jalen Williams in estimated impact while playing. This compares regular-season performance, not total contribution across the season.
Jalen Williams
2025–26
33 games · 936 minutes
Impact comparison
Impact estimate is measured in points per 100 possessions above league average. Zero is average; higher is better. Impact Rate rank is a league place, not a 0–100 score: No. 1 is best.
+1.8LeadsImpact estimateEstimated points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.9
#32LeadsImpact Rate rankLeague place · No. 1 is best#120
+1.23LeadsEstimated defensive impactSelected-season lineup estimate · points per 100 possessions+0.41
+1.77LeadsEstimated offensive impactSelected-season lineup estimate · points per 100 possessions+1.08
1.4%Steal rate2.0%Leads
11.6%Turnover rateLower is better; compare alongside offensive workload11.1%Leads
23.6%Offensive usage26.2%
68.8%LeadsTrue shooting %56.0%
11.0%Assist rateShare of teammates’ made shots assisted while on court29.3%Leads
20.9%LeadsRebound rateShare of available rebounds collected while on court8.8%
70Games33
1,976Minutes936
Jalen Duren's estimated impact per 100 possessions was +1.8, compared with +0.9 for Jalen Williams. This compares their impact while playing, not their total contribution across the season. Both players are compared in the 2025–26 season using its published Impact Rate. A ranked comparison requires at least 450 minutes for each player.
Jalen Duren: 70 games and 1,976 minutes. Jalen Williams: 33 games and 936 minutes. Playing time matters when judging the whole season; the impact estimate above is a rate, not a season total.
Jalen Williams ended a larger share of his team’s possessions, so the turnover rates are not an equal-workload comparison. Offensive usage measures the share of team plays a player ends with a shot, free throws, or a turnover while on the court—not every touch, pass, or act of playmaking. These rows provide context; they are not extra points added to the ranking.
Regular season only. Impact figures are estimates; small gaps are not exact. Playoffs, awards and titles do not determine the verdict.
Behind the estimate
Why the model rates them this way
The model starts with each player’s recorded individual stats, then adjusts that estimate using lineup results. The first two rows add up to the final estimate. All figures are points per 100 possessions.
Jalen DurenMetricJalen Williams
+2.05LeadsFrom recorded individual stats+0.90
-0.24Adjustment from recent lineup results+0.03Leads
+1.81LeadsFinal estimated impact+0.93
Lineup evidence: Jalen Duren — 3 seasons; Jalen Williams — 3 seasons. This adjustment is not necessarily based on the selected season alone.
Offensive and defensive lineup estimates for the selected season
These selected-season estimates account for who played alongside and against each player. Positive means better than average; a positive defensive figure means fewer points allowed. They are separate estimates—not additional points added to the calculation above. They do not measure how much individual teammates improved.
Jalen DurenMetricJalen Williams
+1.77LeadsAdjusted offensive impact+1.08
+1.23LeadsAdjusted defensive impact+0.41
What this does not establish: these figures do not prove that either player made his teammates shoot better. A verified teammate-shooting comparison is unavailable for this selected season. A small difference in the estimates is not a decisive basketball distinction.
Full comparison · 2025–26 season
Understand the numbers
Start with impact, then compare playing time and skills. Team results add context. These are not categories to tally into a winner.
1 · Ranking evidence
Impact: who ranks higher, and why?
The impact estimate compares performance while playing, not total contribution over the season. The individual-stat estimate plus the lineup adjustment gives the final estimate.
| Metric | Jalen Duren | Jalen Williams |
|---|---|---|
| Impact estimateEstimated points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better | +1.8Better result for this metric. | +0.9 |
| Impact Rate rankLeague place · No. 1 is best | #32Better result for this metric. | #120 |
| From recorded individual stats | +2.05Better result for this metric. | +0.90 |
| Adjustment from recent lineup results | -0.24 | +0.03Better result for this metric. |
Jalen Duren: 3 seasons of lineup evidence. Jalen Williams: 3 seasons of lineup evidence. The adjustment is not necessarily based on this season alone.
Show more stats: Impact
| Metric | Jalen Duren | Jalen Williams |
|---|---|---|
| Final estimated impact | +1.81Better result for this metric. | +0.93 |
2 · Playing time and responsibility
How much did each player take on?
Read games and minutes alongside impact. Offensive usage is the share of team plays a player ends with a shot, free throws, or a turnover while on court. More usage is not automatically better.
| Metric | Jalen Duren | Jalen Williams |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 70 | 33 |
| Minutes | 1,976 | 936 |
| Offensive usage | 23.6% | 26.2% |
3 · Individual skills
Where does each player have an advantage?
These figures describe the selected regular seasons. They provide context, not extra points added to the verdict. Green marks the better result for a metric, including lower turnover rates. Workload and shot-selection measures stay neutral. These rows are not votes toward the ranking.
Shooting
True shooting includes two-pointers, three-pointers, and free throws.
| Metric | Jalen Duren | Jalen Williams |
|---|---|---|
| True shooting percentage | 68.8%Better result for this metric. | 56.0% |
Show more stats: Shooting
| Metric | Jalen Duren | Jalen Williams |
|---|---|---|
| Field-goal percentage | 65.0%Better result for this metric. | 48.4% |
| Three-point percentage | Unavailable | 29.9% |
| Free-throw percentage | 74.7% | 83.7%Better result for this metric. |
| Three-point attempt rateShare of field-goal attempts taken from three; describes shot selection, not quality | 0.0% | 17.3% |
Passing
Assist rate is the share of teammates’ made shots assisted while the player is on court. Read turnovers alongside offensive workload; lower turnover rate is generally better.
| Metric | Jalen Duren | Jalen Williams |
|---|---|---|
| Assist rateShare of teammates’ made shots assisted while on court | 11.0% | 29.3%Better result for this metric. |
| Assists per game | 2.0 | 5.5Better result for this metric. |
Show more stats: Passing
| Metric | Jalen Duren | Jalen Williams |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover rateLower is better; compare alongside offensive workload | 11.6% | 11.1%Better result for this metric. |
Rebounding
Rebound rate is the share of available rebounds collected while on court.
| Metric | Jalen Duren | Jalen Williams |
|---|---|---|
| Rebound rateShare of available rebounds collected while on court | 20.9%Better result for this metric. | 8.8% |
| Rebounds per game | 10.5Better result for this metric. | 4.6 |
Defense
Steals and blocks describe only part of defense. They do not capture every stop, rotation, or matchup.
| Metric | Jalen Duren | Jalen Williams |
|---|---|---|
| Steal rate | 1.4% | 2.0%Better result for this metric. |
Show more stats: Defense
| Metric | Jalen Duren | Jalen Williams |
|---|---|---|
| Block rateShare of opponents’ two-point attempts blocked while on court | 3.0%Better result for this metric. | 0.9% |
Scoring
Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.
| Metric | Jalen Duren | Jalen Williams |
|---|---|---|
| Points per game | 19.5Better result for this metric. | 17.1 |
4 · Team context, not ranking inputs
What happened with and without them?
A verified with/without comparison is unavailable for this scope. We do not substitute another season’s observations.
Selected-season adjusted lineup estimates
These account for who played alongside and against each player. Positive defense means fewer points allowed. They are separate from the observed results and are not additional points added to the model calculation.
| Metric | Jalen Duren | Jalen Williams |
|---|---|---|
| Adjusted offensive impact | +1.77Better result for this metric. | +1.08 |
| Adjusted defensive impact | +1.23Better result for this metric. | +0.41 |
Four separate questions
Impact, winning, playoffs, and awards
These are different ways to understand a career. Only Regular Season Impact determines the hussEyquation verdict. The other three sections add basketball context without adding points or changing the rank.
Career to date. At least one player is active. Every total below stops after the latest completed season in this data; nothing is projected.
Regular Season Impact
Jalen Duren leads in impact for 2025–26.
Jalen DurenMetricJalen Williams
+1.8LeadsImpact estimateEstimated points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+0.9
#32LeadsImpact Rate rankLeague place · No. 1 is best#120
This is the ranking result. It uses regular-season impact only. Team records, playoffs, and awards do not change it.
Team Success
Jalen Williams leads every available measure below.
Jalen DurenMetricJalen Williams
135Listed-team regular-season wins229Leads
41.2%Listed-team winning percentage69.8%Leads
150-win team seasons3Leads
160-win team seasons2Leads
2Playoff team seasons3Leads
Context only. Not included in Career Impact Rank. Final records for every listed team-season. A traded season can include more than one team.
Playoff Résumé
Jalen Williams leads every available measure below.
Jalen DurenMetricJalen Williams
2Playoff appearances3Leads
20Playoff games38Leads
9Team playoff wins33Leads
0Finals appearances1Leads
0Championships1Leads
Context only. Not included in Career Impact Rank. Team playoff results count only seasons when the player appeared in a playoff game.
Awards
Jalen Williams leads every available measure below.
Jalen DurenMetricJalen Williams
1All-Star1
0MVP0
1All-NBA1
0All-Defense1Leads
0DPOY0
0Rookie of the Year0
Context only. Not included in Career Impact Rank. Major regular-season honors are recognition, not inputs to the impact ranking.
How each context field is counted
- Listed-team regular-season wins
- The sum of each listed team's final wins in every season the player represented that team.
- Listed-team winning percentage
- Those team wins divided by those teams' total regular-season games.
- 50- and 60-win team seasons
- Listed team-seasons that finished with at least 50 or 60 wins. Shortened seasons are not projected to 82 games.
- Team seasons reaching playoffs
- Listed team-seasons in which that team qualified for the playoffs.
- Playoff appearances and games
- Postseasons and games in which the player appeared.
- Team playoff wins
- Team wins from those postseasons. They describe team results, not individual credit.
- Finals appearances and championships
- Seasons when the player appeared in the playoffs for the finalist or champion.
- Awards
- Recorded NBA selections and major regular-season honors. A zero means the source records none; Not available means the source field is missing.
Source and scope Basketball Reference, NBA seasons 1950–51 through 2025–26, accessed 2026-10-09. Active-career totals are results to date through the latest completed season in the source.
Selected seasons
Box impact
Both bars show the same NBA season. Missing or unqualified data does not establish a winner.
Jalen DurenJalen Williams
Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average
Striped bars mark seasons with fewer than 40 games. A dashed mark means that player had no season at the aligned point.