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Brandon Ingram
Raptors · F · 29
Brandon Ingram
vs
2025-26
Luka Dončić
Lakers · F-G · 27
Luka Dončić
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Brandon Ingram vs Luka Dončić

5-12categories
Ingram · Dončić
IngramDončić
77Games
availability
64
33.8Minutes
per game
35.8
21.5Points
per game
33.5
5.6Rebounds
per game
7.7
3.7Assists
per game
8.3
1.5Steals + blocks
per game
2.1
2.4Turnovers
per game · lower is better
4.0
47.7%Field goal %47.6%
38.2%Three-point %
4.6 vs 10.8 attempts
36.6%
82.0%Free throw %78.0%
57.3%True shooting
TS%
61.6%
26.4%Usage
USG%
36.8%
16.9%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
38.7%
8.3%Rebound %
of available
11.0%
+1.0Net rating
on court
+3.8
12.1%PIE
player impact estimate
18.8%
+0.6Plus-minus
per game
+2.9

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Luka Dončić scored more in 2025-26, 12.0 points a game apart (33.5 vs 21.5), on Dončić's heavier usage (36.8% vs 26.4%).

Dončić is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.6% to 57.3%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Dončić (8.3 vs 3.7 assists), the glass to Dončić (7.7 vs 5.6 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Ingram played 13 more games (77 vs 64 of 82).

With Dončić on the floor his team outscored opponents by +3.8 per 100 possessions, against +1.0 for Ingram; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Ingram $40.0M through 2027-28, Dončić $49.8M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
IngramDončić
43-34Record when playing43-21
23.4Points at home33.6
19.6Points on the road33.3
22.1Points in wins35.5
20.7Points in losses29.4
38Season high60
1230-point games44
2Double-doubles34
Ingram · last 5
Wed, Apr 29 at CLE1 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Sun, Apr 26 vs CLE23 pts · 6 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Apr 23 vs CLE12 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Mon, Apr 20 at CLE7 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast
Sat, Apr 18 at CLE17 pts · 2 reb · 4 ast
Dončić · last 5
Thu, Apr 2 at OKC12 pts · 4 reb · 7 ast
Tue, Mar 31 vs CLE42 pts · 5 reb · 12 ast
Fri, Mar 27 vs BKN41 pts · 8 reb · 3 ast
Wed, Mar 25 at IND43 pts · 6 reb · 7 ast
Mon, Mar 23 at DET32 pts · 7 reb · 6 ast
Ingram · contract
2026-27$40.0M
2027-28player option$41.9M
Dončić · contract
2026-27$49.8M
2027-28$53.8M
2028-29player option$57.8M

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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).