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Aaron Gordon
Nuggets · F · 31
Aaron Gordon
vs
2025-26
Domantas Sabonis
Kings · F-C · 30
Domantas Sabonis
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Aaron Gordon vs Domantas Sabonis

8-9categories
Gordon · Sabonis
Aaron Gordon
Gordon
Nuggets
2025-26
Sabonis
Kings
Domantas Sabonis
36
Games
availability
19
27.9
Minutes
per game
29.7
16.2
Points
per game
15.8
5.8
Rebounds
per game
11.4
2.7
Assists
per game
4.1
0.9
Steals + blocks
per game
1.1
1.1
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.7
49.7%
Field goal %
54.3%
38.9%
Three-point %
4.4 vs 1.4 attempts
18.5%
76.7%
Free throw %
72.7%
62.0%
True shooting
TS%
59.0%
21.3%
Usage
USG%
22.3%
13.0%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
20.9%
10.2%
Rebound %
of available
19.1%
+12.7
Net rating
on court
-13.9
11.7%
PIE
player impact estimate
13.1%
+7.6
Plus-minus
per game
-9.3
Bars show each player's share of the pair's total; the better number is in the club's color (turnovers: fewer is better).

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Aaron Gordon scored more in 2025-26, 0.4 points a game apart (16.2 vs 15.8), on Sabonis's heavier usage (22.3% vs 21.3%).

Gordon is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 62.0% to 59.0%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Sabonis (4.1 vs 2.7 assists), the glass to Sabonis (11.4 vs 5.8 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Gordon played 17 more games (36 vs 19 of 82).

With Gordon on the floor his team outscored opponents by +12.7 per 100 possessions, against -13.9 for Sabonis; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Gordon $33.7M through 2028-29, Sabonis $45.5M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Gordon
2025-26
Sabonis
27-9
Record when playing
3-16
14.7
Points at home
13.8
17.8
Points on the road
17.7
14.4
Points in wins
16.3
21.4
Points in losses
15.8
50
Season high
34
1
30-point games
1
3
Double-doubles
12

Last games & contracts

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Gordon · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at LAL0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at LAC8 pts · 6 reb · 2 ast
Sun, Oct 11 vs CHI25 pts · 6 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at UTA18 pts · 5 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Oct 4 vs UTA12 pts · 4 reb · 0 ast
Sabonis · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at SAS14 pts · 10 reb · 1 ast
Mon, Oct 5 vs LAL4 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Wed, Feb 4 vs MEM24 pts · 15 reb · 3 ast
Thu, Jan 29 at PHI14 pts · 7 reb · 3 ast
Tue, Jan 27 at NYK11 pts · 12 reb · 7 ast
Gordon · contract
2026-27$33.7M
2027-28player option$36.4M
2028-29$39.0M
Sabonis · contract
2026-27$45.5M
2027-28$48.6M

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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).