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76ers · G-F · 29
Jaylen Brown
vs
2025-26
Luka Doncic
Lakers · F-G · 27
Luka Doncic
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Jaylen Brown vs Luka Doncic

6-11categories
Brown · Doncic
7
Brown
76ers
2025-26
Doncic
Lakers
Luka Doncic
71
Games
availability
64
34.4
Minutes
per game
35.8
28.7
Points
per game
33.5
6.9
Rebounds
per game
7.7
5.1
Assists
per game
8.3
1.4
Steals + blocks
per game
2.1
3.6
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
4.0
47.7%
Field goal %
47.6%
34.7%
Three-point %
5.7 vs 10.8 attempts
36.6%
79.5%
Free throw %
78.0%
57.3%
True shooting
TS%
61.6%
35.1%
Usage
USG%
36.8%
25.1%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
38.7%
9.5%
Rebound %
of available
11.0%
+6.5
Net rating
on court
+3.8
15.2%
PIE
player impact estimate
18.8%
+4.5
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, 4.8 points a game apart (33.5 vs 28.7), on Doncic's heavier usage (36.8% vs 35.1%).

Doncic is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.6% to 57.3%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Doncic (8.3 vs 5.1 assists), the glass to Doncic (7.7 vs 6.9 rebounds).

With Brown on the floor his team outscored opponents by +6.5 per 100 possessions, against +3.8 for Doncic; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Brown $57.1M 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
Brown
2025-26
Doncic
47-24
Record when playing
43-21
27.9
Points at home
33.6
29.6
Points on the road
33.3
29.0
Points in wins
35.5
28.2
Points in losses
29.4
50
Season high
60
35
30-point games
44
14
Double-doubles
34
Brown · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 at NYK19 pts · 8 reb · 6 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs BOS20 pts · 8 reb · 3 ast
Sat, Oct 10 at BOS0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at BKN18 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Mon, Oct 5 vs NYK22 pts · 2 reb · 2 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
Brown · contract
2026-27$57.1M
2027-28$61.0M
2028-29$65.0M
Doncic · 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).