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2025-26
Luka Doncic
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Luka Doncic
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Brandon Ingram vs Luka Doncic

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Ingram · Doncic

Brandon Ingram: Out (Achilles).

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Ingram
Clippers
2025-26
Doncic
Lakers
Luka Doncic
77
Games
availability
64
33.8
Minutes
per game
35.8
21.5
Points
per game
33.5
5.6
Rebounds
per game
7.7
3.7
Assists
per game
8.3
1.5
Steals + blocks
per game
2.1
2.4
Turnovers
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%
+1.0
Net rating
on court
+3.8
12.1%
PIE
player impact estimate
18.8%
+0.6
Plus-minus
per game
+2.9
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

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

Doncic 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 Doncic (8.3 vs 3.7 assists), the glass to Doncic (7.7 vs 5.6 rebounds).

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

With Doncic 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, Doncic $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
Ingram
2025-26
Doncic
43-34
Record when playing
43-21
23.4
Points at home
33.6
19.6
Points on the road
33.3
22.1
Points in wins
35.5
20.7
Points in losses
29.4
38
Season high
60
12
30-point games
44
2
Double-doubles
34
Ingram · last 5
Wed, Oct 14 vs DEN0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Oct 4 vs GSW0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
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
Doncic · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 vs GSW28 pts · 8 reb · 7 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs DEN15 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast
Thu, Oct 8 vs SAC23 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at GSW0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Oct 5 at SAC21 pts · 2 reb · 3 ast
Ingram · contract
2026-27$40.0M
2027-28player option$41.9M
Doncic · 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).