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Raptors · F · 35
Kawhi Leonard
vs
2025-26
Luka Doncic
Lakers · F-G · 27
Luka Doncic
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Kawhi Leonard vs Luka Doncic

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Leonard · Doncic
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Leonard
Raptors
2025-26
Doncic
Lakers
Luka Doncic
65
Games
availability
64
32.1
Minutes
per game
35.8
27.9
Points
per game
33.5
6.4
Rebounds
per game
7.7
3.6
Assists
per game
8.3
2.3
Steals + blocks
per game
2.1
2.0
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
4.0
50.5%
Field goal %
47.6%
38.7%
Three-point %
6.8 vs 10.8 attempts
36.6%
89.2%
Free throw %
78.0%
62.9%
True shooting
TS%
61.6%
32.6%
Usage
USG%
36.8%
19.3%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
38.7%
10.2%
Rebound %
of available
11.0%
+7.5
Net rating
on court
+3.8
18.5%
PIE
player impact estimate
18.8%
+5.2
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, 5.6 points a game apart (33.5 vs 27.9), on Doncic's heavier usage (36.8% vs 32.6%).

Leonard is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 62.9% to 61.6%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Doncic (8.3 vs 3.6 assists), the glass to Doncic (7.7 vs 6.4 rebounds).

With Leonard on the floor his team outscored opponents by +7.5 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: Leonard $50.3M 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
Leonard
2025-26
Doncic
37-28
Record when playing
43-21
30.4
Points at home
33.6
25.1
Points on the road
33.3
30.1
Points in wins
35.5
25.0
Points in losses
29.4
55
Season high
60
21
30-point games
44
5
Double-doubles
34

Last games & contracts

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Leonard · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 vs CHI23 pts · 6 reb · 2 ast
Fri, Oct 16 at DET0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 15 at NYK6 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Oct 13 vs NYK21 pts · 5 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Oct 3 vs MIA0 pts · 0 reb · 0 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
Leonard · contract
2026-27$50.3M
2027-28$56.1M
2028-29$58.9M
Doncic · contract
2026-27$49.8M
2027-28$53.8M
2028-29player option$57.8M

More comparisons

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Doncic vs
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Leonard vs the top 40 scorers of 2025-26
Luka Doncic · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Anthony Edwards · Jaylen Brown · Tyrese Maxey · 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
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).