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Jazz · F-C · 29
Lauri Markkanen
vs
2025-26
Luka Doncic
Lakers · F-G · 27
Luka Doncic
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Lauri Markkanen vs Luka Doncic

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Markkanen · Doncic
23
Markkanen
Jazz
2025-26
Doncic
Lakers
Luka Doncic
42
Games
availability
64
34.3
Minutes
per game
35.8
26.7
Points
per game
33.5
6.9
Rebounds
per game
7.7
2.1
Assists
per game
8.3
1.5
Steals + blocks
per game
2.1
1.5
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
4.0
47.7%
Field goal %
47.6%
35.5%
Three-point %
7.7 vs 10.8 attempts
36.6%
89.6%
Free throw %
78.0%
60.8%
True shooting
TS%
61.6%
26.9%
Usage
USG%
36.8%
10.1%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
38.7%
9.4%
Rebound %
of available
11.0%
-1.5
Net rating
on court
+3.8
13.9%
PIE
player impact estimate
18.8%
-1.3
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, 6.8 points a game apart (33.5 vs 26.7), on Doncic's heavier usage (36.8% vs 26.9%).

Efficiency is a wash: true shooting within a point of each other (60.8% vs 61.6%).

Playmaking goes to Doncic (8.3 vs 2.1 assists), the glass to Doncic (7.7 vs 6.9 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Doncic played 22 more games (64 vs 42 of 82).

With Doncic on the floor his team outscored opponents by +3.8 per 100 possessions, against -1.5 for Markkanen; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Markkanen $46.1M 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
Markkanen
2025-26
Doncic
17-25
Record when playing
43-21
28.1
Points at home
33.6
25.6
Points on the road
33.3
29.5
Points in wins
35.5
24.8
Points in losses
29.4
51
Season high
60
13
30-point games
44
5
Double-doubles
34

Last games & contracts

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Markkanen · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 at MEM18 pts · 9 reb · 3 ast
Fri, Oct 16 at PHX19 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Mon, Oct 12 vs SAS11 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Oct 6 vs DEN0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Oct 4 at DEN17 pts · 2 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
Markkanen · contract
2026-27$46.1M
2027-28$49.8M
2028-29$53.5M
Doncic · contract
2026-27$49.8M
2027-28$53.8M
2028-29player option$57.8M

More comparisons

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Markkanen vs
Kevin Durant · Giannis Antetokounmpo · Kawhi Leonard · Victor Wembanyama
Doncic vs
Kawhi Leonard · Giannis Antetokounmpo · Lauri Markkanen · Kevin Durant
Markkanen vs the top 40 scorers of 2025-26
Luka Doncic · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Anthony Edwards · Jaylen Brown · Tyrese Maxey · Kawhi Leonard · Donovan Mitchell · Nikola Jokic · 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).