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Donovan Mitchell
Cavaliers · G · 29
Donovan Mitchell
vs
2025-26
Luka Dončić
Lakers · F-G · 27
Luka Dončić
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Donovan Mitchell vs Luka Dončić

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Mitchell · Dončić
MitchellDončić
70Games
availability
64
33.5Minutes
per game
35.8
27.9Points
per game
33.5
4.5Rebounds
per game
7.7
5.7Assists
per game
8.3
1.8Steals + blocks
per game
2.1
2.8Turnovers
per game · lower is better
4.0
48.3%Field goal %47.6%
36.4%Three-point %
8.8 vs 10.8 attempts
36.6%
86.5%Free throw %78.0%
61.3%True shooting
TS%
61.6%
31.1%Usage
USG%
36.8%
26.6%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
38.7%
6.5%Rebound %
of available
11.0%
+7.2Net rating
on court
+3.8
15.2%PIE
player impact estimate
18.8%
+5.3Plus-minus
per game
+2.9

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Luka Dončić scored more in 2025-26, 5.6 points a game apart (33.5 vs 27.9), on Dončić's heavier usage (36.8% vs 31.1%).

Efficiency is a wash: true shooting within a point of each other (61.3% vs 61.6%).

Playmaking goes to Dončić (8.3 vs 5.7 assists), the glass to Dončić (7.7 vs 4.5 rebounds).

With Mitchell on the floor his team outscored opponents by +7.2 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: Mitchell $50.1M through 2030-31, 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
MitchellDončić
45-25Record when playing43-21
28.7Points at home33.6
27.0Points on the road33.3
29.6Points in wins35.5
24.8Points in losses29.4
48Season high60
3430-point games44
5Double-doubles34
Mitchell · last 5
Mon, May 25 vs NYK31 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Sat, May 23 vs NYK23 pts · 1 reb · 4 ast
Thu, May 21 at NYK26 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Tue, May 19 at NYK29 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast
Sun, May 17 at DET26 pts · 6 reb · 8 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
Mitchell · contract
2026-27$50.1M
2027-28player option$60.9M
2028-29$65.8M
2029-30$70.7M
2030-31$75.5M
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).