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Desmond Bane
Magic · G · 28
Desmond Bane
vs
2025-26
Luka Doncic
Lakers · F-G · 27
Luka Doncic
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Desmond Bane vs Luka Doncic

5-12categories
Bane · Doncic
Desmond Bane
Bane
Magic
2025-26
Doncic
Lakers
Luka Doncic
82
Games
availability
64
33.6
Minutes
per game
35.8
20.1
Points
per game
33.5
4.1
Rebounds
per game
7.7
4.1
Assists
per game
8.3
1.5
Steals + blocks
per game
2.1
2.0
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
4.0
48.4%
Field goal %
47.6%
39.1%
Three-point %
5.2 vs 10.8 attempts
36.6%
90.8%
Free throw %
78.0%
60.7%
True shooting
TS%
61.6%
22.4%
Usage
USG%
36.8%
19.0%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
38.7%
5.9%
Rebound %
of available
11.0%
+2.2
Net rating
on court
+3.8
11.1%
PIE
player impact estimate
18.8%
+1.6
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, 13.4 points a game apart (33.5 vs 20.1), on Doncic's heavier usage (36.8% vs 22.4%).

Efficiency is a wash: true shooting within a point of each other (60.7% vs 61.6%).

Playmaking goes to Doncic (8.3 vs 4.1 assists), the glass to Doncic (7.7 vs 4.1 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Bane played 18 more games (82 vs 64 of 82).

With Doncic on the floor his team outscored opponents by +3.8 per 100 possessions, against +2.2 for Bane; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Bane $39.4M through 2028-29, 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
Bane
2025-26
Doncic
45-37
Record when playing
43-21
21.4
Points at home
33.6
18.8
Points on the road
33.3
22.3
Points in wins
35.5
17.4
Points in losses
29.4
37
Season high
60
12
30-point games
44
1
Double-doubles
34

Last games & contracts

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Bane · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 vs ATL18 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs MIA23 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Oct 13 vs CLE8 pts · 2 reb · 3 ast
Sun, Oct 11 at CLE0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 7 at MEM9 pts · 1 reb · 1 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
Bane · contract
2026-27$39.4M
2027-28$42.2M
2028-29$44.9M
Doncic · contract
2026-27$49.8M
2027-28$53.8M
2028-29player option$57.8M

More comparisons

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Bane vs the top 40 scorers of 2025-26
Luka Doncic · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Anthony Edwards · Jaylen Brown · Tyrese Maxey · Kawhi Leonard · Donovan Mitchell · Nikola Jokic · Lauri Markkanen · Stephen Curry · Devin Booker · Jalen Brunson · Kevin Durant · Jamal Murray · Victor Wembanyama · Michael Porter Jr. · Deni Avdija · Pascal Siakam · Cade Cunningham · Keyonte George · James Harden · Austin Reaves · Jalen Johnson · Paolo Banchero · Norman Powell · Brandon Ingram · Trey Murphy III · Julius Randle · Cooper Flagg · Zion Williamson · LeBron James · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Shaedon Sharpe · Alperen Sengun · Brandon Miller · Dillon Brooks · LaMelo Ball · Bam Adebayo · Karl-Anthony Towns
Doncic vs the top 40 scorers of 2025-26
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Anthony Edwards · Jaylen Brown · Tyrese Maxey · Kawhi Leonard · Donovan Mitchell · Nikola Jokic · Lauri Markkanen · Stephen Curry · Devin Booker · Jalen Brunson · Kevin Durant · Jamal Murray · Victor Wembanyama · Michael Porter Jr. · Deni Avdija · Pascal Siakam · Cade Cunningham · Keyonte George · James Harden · Austin Reaves · Jalen Johnson · Paolo Banchero · Norman Powell · Brandon Ingram · Trey Murphy III · Julius Randle · Cooper Flagg · Zion Williamson · LeBron James · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Shaedon Sharpe · Alperen Sengun · Brandon Miller · Dillon Brooks · LaMelo Ball · Bam Adebayo · Karl-Anthony Towns · Desmond Bane

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).