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LeBron James
76ers · F · 41
LeBron James
vs
2025-26
Luka Doncic
Lakers · F-G · 27
Luka Doncic
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

LeBron James vs Luka Doncic

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James · Doncic
LeBron James
James
76ers
2025-26
Doncic
Lakers
Luka Doncic
60
Games
availability
64
33.2
Minutes
per game
35.8
20.9
Points
per game
33.5
6.1
Rebounds
per game
7.7
7.2
Assists
per game
8.3
1.8
Steals + blocks
per game
2.1
3.0
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
4.0
51.5%
Field goal %
47.6%
31.7%
Three-point %
4.1 vs 10.8 attempts
36.6%
73.7%
Free throw %
78.0%
59.4%
True shooting
TS%
61.6%
26.2%
Usage
USG%
36.8%
33.8%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
38.7%
9.3%
Rebound %
of available
11.0%
+2.6
Net rating
on court
+3.8
15.4%
PIE
player impact estimate
18.8%
+2.0
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, 12.6 points a game apart (33.5 vs 20.9), on Doncic's heavier usage (36.8% vs 26.2%).

Doncic is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.6% to 59.4%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Doncic (8.3 vs 7.2 assists), the glass to Doncic (7.7 vs 6.1 rebounds).

With Doncic on the floor his team outscored opponents by +3.8 per 100 possessions, against +2.6 for James; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: James $3.9M 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
James
2025-26
Doncic
39-21
Record when playing
43-21
20.7
Points at home
33.6
21.2
Points on the road
33.3
21.3
Points in wins
35.5
20.2
Points in losses
29.4
36
Season high
60
6
30-point games
44
17
Double-doubles
34

Last games & contracts

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James · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 at NYK14 pts · 9 reb · 7 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs BOS8 pts · 8 reb · 7 ast
Sat, Oct 10 at BOS0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at BKN10 pts · 4 reb · 5 ast
Mon, Oct 5 vs NYK0 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
James · contract
2026-27$3.9M
2027-28player option$4.1M
Doncic · contract
2026-27$49.8M
2027-28$53.8M
2028-29player option$57.8M

More comparisons

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James vs
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Doncic vs
Kawhi Leonard · Giannis Antetokounmpo · Lauri Markkanen · Kevin Durant
James 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 · 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 · 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).