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Kevin Durant
Rockets · F · 37
Kevin Durant
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2025-26
Luka Dončić
Lakers · F-G · 27
Luka Dončić
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Kevin Durant vs Luka Dončić

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Durant · Dončić

Kevin Durant: Day-To-Day (Ankle · Leg · Left).

DurantDončić
78Games
availability
64
36.4Minutes
per game
35.8
26.0Points
per game
33.5
5.5Rebounds
per game
7.7
4.8Assists
per game
8.3
1.7Steals + blocks
per game
2.1
3.2Turnovers
per game · lower is better
4.0
52.0%Field goal %47.6%
41.3%Three-point %
5.8 vs 10.8 attempts
36.6%
87.4%Free throw %78.0%
64.1%True shooting
TS%
61.6%
26.3%Usage
USG%
36.8%
20.3%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
38.7%
7.3%Rebound %
of available
11.0%
+5.5Net rating
on court
+3.8
15.0%PIE
player impact estimate
18.8%
+4.4Plus-minus
per game
+2.9

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Luka Dončić scored more in 2025-26, 7.5 points a game apart (33.5 vs 26.0), on Dončić's heavier usage (36.8% vs 26.3%).

Durant is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 64.1% 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 4.8 assists), the glass to Dončić (7.7 vs 5.5 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Durant played 14 more games (78 vs 64 of 82).

With Durant on the floor his team outscored opponents by +5.5 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: Durant $43.9M 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
DurantDončić
48-30Record when playing43-21
24.5Points at home33.6
27.5Points on the road33.3
25.8Points in wins35.5
26.2Points in losses29.4
40Season high60
2930-point games44
7Double-doubles34
Durant · last 5
Tue, Apr 21 at LAL23 pts · 6 reb · 4 ast
Fri, Apr 10 vs MIN33 pts · 7 reb · 7 ast
Thu, Apr 9 vs PHI29 pts · 7 reb · 5 ast
Tue, Apr 7 at PHX24 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast
Sun, Apr 5 at GSW31 pts · 8 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
Durant · contract
2026-27$43.9M
2027-28$46.1M
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).