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Brandon Miller
Hornets · F · 23
Brandon Miller
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2025-26
Luka Dončić
Lakers · F-G · 27
Luka Dončić
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Brandon Miller vs Luka Dončić

6-11categories
Miller · Dončić

Brandon Miller: Day-To-Day (Shoulder · Arm · Left).

MillerDončić
65Games
availability
64
30.3Minutes
per game
35.8
20.2Points
per game
33.5
4.9Rebounds
per game
7.7
3.3Assists
per game
8.3
1.7Steals + blocks
per game
2.1
2.5Turnovers
per game · lower is better
4.0
43.5%Field goal %47.6%
38.3%Three-point %
8.2 vs 10.8 attempts
36.6%
89.2%Free throw %78.0%
57.4%True shooting
TS%
61.6%
27.2%Usage
USG%
36.8%
17.3%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
38.7%
7.8%Rebound %
of available
11.0%
+8.5Net rating
on court
+3.8
11.3%PIE
player impact estimate
18.8%
+5.7Plus-minus
per game
+2.9

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Luka Dončić scored more in 2025-26, 13.3 points a game apart (33.5 vs 20.2), on Dončić's heavier usage (36.8% vs 27.2%).

Dončić is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.6% to 57.4%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Dončić (8.3 vs 3.3 assists), the glass to Dončić (7.7 vs 4.9 rebounds).

With Miller on the floor his team outscored opponents by +8.5 per 100 possessions, against +3.8 for Dončić; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Miller $15.1M through 2026-27, 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
MillerDončić
41-24Record when playing43-21
21.2Points at home33.6
19.0Points on the road33.3
21.0Points in wins35.5
18.7Points in losses29.4
33Season high60
530-point games44
3Double-doubles34
Miller · last 5
Sun, Apr 12 at NYK19 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Fri, Apr 10 vs DET22 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Apr 7 at BOS20 pts · 0 reb · 2 ast
Sun, Apr 5 at MIN7 pts · 6 reb · 3 ast
Fri, Apr 3 vs IND22 pts · 6 reb · 3 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
Miller · contract
2026-27$15.1M
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).