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Domantas Sabonis
Kings · F-C · 30
Domantas Sabonis
vs
2025-26
Matas Buzelis
Bulls · F · 22
Matas Buzelis
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Domantas Sabonis vs Matas Buzelis

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Sabonis · Buzelis
Domantas Sabonis
Sabonis
Kings
2025-26
Buzelis
Bulls
Matas Buzelis
19
Games
availability
77
29.7
Minutes
per game
29.2
15.8
Points
per game
16.3
11.4
Rebounds
per game
5.8
4.1
Assists
per game
2.1
1.1
Steals + blocks
per game
2.2
2.7
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.1
54.3%
Field goal %
46.3%
18.5%
Three-point %
1.4 vs 6.4 attempts
34.9%
72.7%
Free throw %
78.6%
59.0%
True shooting
TS%
58.6%
22.3%
Usage
USG%
22.3%
20.9%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
10.3%
19.1%
Rebound %
of available
9.4%
-13.9
Net rating
on court
-6.3
13.1%
PIE
player impact estimate
9.7%
-9.3
Plus-minus
per game
-4.0
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

Matas Buzelis scored more in 2025-26, 0.5 points a game apart (16.3 vs 15.8), on Buzelis's heavier usage (22.3% vs 22.3%).

Efficiency is a wash: true shooting within a point of each other (59.0% vs 58.6%).

Playmaking goes to Sabonis (4.1 vs 2.1 assists), the glass to Sabonis (11.4 vs 5.8 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Buzelis played 58 more games (77 vs 19 of 82).

With Buzelis on the floor his team outscored opponents by -6.3 per 100 possessions, against -13.9 for Sabonis; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Sabonis $45.5M through 2027-28, Buzelis $5.7M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Sabonis
2025-26
Buzelis
3-16
Record when playing
28-49
13.8
Points at home
15.8
17.7
Points on the road
16.8
16.3
Points in wins
17.3
15.8
Points in losses
15.7
34
Season high
41
1
30-point games
2
12
Double-doubles
4

Last games & contracts

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Sabonis · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at SAS14 pts · 10 reb · 1 ast
Mon, Oct 5 vs LAL4 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Wed, Feb 4 vs MEM24 pts · 15 reb · 3 ast
Thu, Jan 29 at PHI14 pts · 7 reb · 3 ast
Tue, Jan 27 at NYK11 pts · 12 reb · 7 ast
Buzelis · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 vs MIN14 pts · 6 reb · 1 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at MIL19 pts · 2 reb · 3 ast
Sun, Oct 11 at DEN13 pts · 6 reb · 3 ast
Fri, Oct 9 vs MEM6 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 7 vs PHX14 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Sabonis · contract
2026-27$45.5M
2027-28$48.6M
Buzelis · contract
2026-27$5.7M
2027-28$7.6M

More comparisons

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Sabonis vs
Jabari Smith Jr. · Aaron Gordon · Andrew Wiggins · Matas Buzelis
Buzelis vs
Aaron Gordon · OG Anunoby · Kristaps Porzingis · Jabari Smith Jr.

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).