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Giannis Antetokounmpo
Heat · F · 31
Giannis Antetokounmpo
vs
2025-26
Luka Dončić
Lakers · F-G · 27
Luka Dončić
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Giannis Antetokounmpo vs Luka Dončić

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Antetokounmpo · Dončić

Giannis Antetokounmpo: Day-To-Day (Knee · Leg · Left).

AntetokounmpoDončić
36Games
availability
64
28.9Minutes
per game
35.8
27.6Points
per game
33.5
9.8Rebounds
per game
7.7
5.4Assists
per game
8.3
1.6Steals + blocks
per game
2.1
3.2Turnovers
per game · lower is better
4.0
62.4%Field goal %47.6%
33.3%Three-point %
1.3 vs 10.8 attempts
36.6%
65.0%Free throw %78.0%
65.8%True shooting
TS%
61.6%
35.8%Usage
USG%
36.8%
34.4%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
38.7%
16.8%Rebound %
of available
11.0%
+4.4Net rating
on court
+3.8
21.3%PIE
player impact estimate
18.8%
+2.7Plus-minus
per game
+2.9

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Luka Dončić scored more in 2025-26, 5.9 points a game apart (33.5 vs 27.6), on Dončić's heavier usage (36.8% vs 35.8%).

Antetokounmpo is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 65.8% to 61.6%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Dončić (8.3 vs 5.4 assists), the glass to Antetokounmpo (9.8 vs 7.7 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Dončić played 28 more games (64 vs 36 of 82).

With Antetokounmpo on the floor his team outscored opponents by +4.4 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: Antetokounmpo $58.5M 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
AntetokounmpoDončić
17-19Record when playing43-21
27.3Points at home33.6
27.9Points on the road33.3
28.5Points in wins35.5
26.7Points in losses29.4
41Season high60
1730-point games44
19Double-doubles34
Antetokounmpo · last 5
Sun, Mar 15 vs IND31 pts · 14 reb · 8 ast
Thu, Mar 12 at MIA31 pts · 6 reb · 3 ast
Tue, Mar 10 vs PHX22 pts · 6 reb · 3 ast
Sat, Mar 7 vs UTA27 pts · 9 reb · 8 ast
Wed, Mar 4 vs ATL24 pts · 5 reb · 4 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
Antetokounmpo · contract
2026-27$58.5M
2027-28player option$62.8M
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).