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Bez Mbeng
Free agent · G · 23
Bez Mbeng
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2025-26
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Bez Mbeng vs Luguentz Dort

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Mbeng · Dort
Bez Mbeng
Mbeng
Free agent
2025-26
Dort
Hawks
Luguentz Dort
15
Games
availability
69
32.8
Minutes
per game
26.8
8.1
Points
per game
8.3
3.8
Rebounds
per game
3.6
4.1
Assists
per game
1.2
2.6
Steals + blocks
per game
1.3
1.5
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.8
50.0%
Field goal %
38.5%
19.4%
Three-point %
2.1 vs 5.4 attempts
34.4%
64.0%
Free throw %
75.9%
55.0%
True shooting
TS%
52.4%
10.6%
Usage
USG%
13.9%
15.8%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
5.9%
5.4%
Rebound %
of available
6.3%
-13.2
Net rating
on court
+8.0
6.0%
PIE
player impact estimate
4.9%
-9.9
Plus-minus
per game
+4.3
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

Luguentz Dort scored more in 2025-26, 0.2 points a game apart (8.3 vs 8.1), on Dort's heavier usage (13.9% vs 10.6%).

Mbeng is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 55.0% to 52.4%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Mbeng (4.1 vs 1.2 assists), the glass to Mbeng (3.8 vs 3.6 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Dort played 54 more games (69 vs 15 of 82).

With Dort on the floor his team outscored opponents by +8.0 per 100 possessions, against -13.2 for Mbeng; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Mbeng — through —, Dort $18.2M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Mbeng
2025-26
Dort
2-13
Record when playing
53-16
10.1
Points at home
8.1
6.4
Points on the road
8.6
16.0
Points in wins
8.6
6.9
Points in losses
7.6
27
Season high
19
0
30-point games
0
1
Double-doubles
0
Mbeng · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at ORL0 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Wed, Oct 14 vs BKN0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Oct 10 vs MIN9 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
Thu, Oct 8 vs NOP0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Oct 3 at TOR11 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Dort · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at DAL8 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast
Sat, Oct 10 at IND7 pts · 6 reb · 2 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at SAS0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Oct 5 vs MEM0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sat, May 30 vs SAS3 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Mbeng · contract
No contract on file (free agent, two-way, or not yet signed).
Dort · contract
2026-27team option$18.2M

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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).