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2025-26
Luka Doncic
Lakers · F-G · 27
Luka Doncic
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Kevin Durant vs Luka Doncic

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Durant · Doncic
Kevin Durant
Durant
Rockets
2025-26
Doncic
Lakers
Luka Doncic
78
Games
availability
64
36.4
Minutes
per game
35.8
26.0
Points
per game
33.5
5.5
Rebounds
per game
7.7
4.8
Assists
per game
8.3
1.7
Steals + blocks
per game
2.1
3.2
Turnovers
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%
+5.5
Net rating
on court
+3.8
15.0%
PIE
player impact estimate
18.8%
+4.4
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, 7.5 points a game apart (33.5 vs 26.0), on Doncic'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 Doncic (8.3 vs 4.8 assists), the glass to Doncic (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 Doncic; 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, 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
Durant
2025-26
Doncic
48-30
Record when playing
43-21
24.5
Points at home
33.6
27.5
Points on the road
33.3
25.8
Points in wins
35.5
26.2
Points in losses
29.4
40
Season high
60
29
30-point games
44
7
Double-doubles
34
Durant · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 vs DAL30 pts · 6 reb · 3 ast
Thu, Oct 15 vs OKC11 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
Sun, Oct 11 vs DAL0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Oct 9 at DAL15 pts · 0 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Apr 21 at LAL23 pts · 6 reb · 4 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
Durant · contract
2026-27$43.9M
2027-28$46.1M
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).