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Deni Avdija
Trail Blazers · F · 25
Deni Avdija
vs
2025-26
Luka Dončić
Lakers · F-G · 27
Luka Dončić
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Deni Avdija vs Luka Dončić

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Avdija · Dončić
AvdijaDončić
66Games
availability
64
33.3Minutes
per game
35.8
24.2Points
per game
33.5
6.9Rebounds
per game
7.7
6.7Assists
per game
8.3
1.4Steals + blocks
per game
2.1
3.8Turnovers
per game · lower is better
4.0
46.2%Field goal %47.6%
31.8%Three-point %
6.0 vs 10.8 attempts
36.6%
80.2%Free throw %78.0%
60.0%True shooting
TS%
61.6%
28.5%Usage
USG%
36.8%
31.6%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
38.7%
9.8%Rebound %
of available
11.0%
+0.3Net rating
on court
+3.8
14.9%PIE
player impact estimate
18.8%
+0.2Plus-minus
per game
+2.9

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Luka Dončić scored more in 2025-26, 9.3 points a game apart (33.5 vs 24.2), on Dončić's heavier usage (36.8% vs 28.5%).

Dončić is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.6% to 60.0%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Dončić (8.3 vs 6.7 assists), the glass to Dončić (7.7 vs 6.9 rebounds).

With Dončić on the floor his team outscored opponents by +3.8 per 100 possessions, against +0.3 for Avdija; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Avdija $13.1M 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
AvdijaDončić
35-31Record when playing43-21
25.2Points at home33.6
23.3Points on the road33.3
25.0Points in wins35.5
23.3Points in losses29.4
41Season high60
1430-point games44
19Double-doubles34
Avdija · last 5
Tue, Apr 28 at SAS22 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Sun, Apr 26 vs SAS26 pts · 7 reb · 3 ast
Fri, Apr 24 vs SAS19 pts · 6 reb · 9 ast
Tue, Apr 21 at SAS14 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast
Sun, Apr 19 at SAS30 pts · 10 reb · 5 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
Avdija · contract
2026-27$13.1M
2027-28$11.9M
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).