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Luguentz Dort
Hawks · G · 27
Luguentz Dort
vs
2025-26
8
Suns · G · 30
Luke Kennard
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Luguentz Dort vs Luke Kennard

7-9categories
Dort · Kennard

Luke Kennard: Day-To-Day (Knee · Leg · Left).

Luguentz Dort
Dort
Hawks
2025-26
Kennard
Suns
8
69
Games
availability
78
26.8
Minutes
per game
21.5
8.3
Points
per game
8.4
3.6
Rebounds
per game
2.3
1.2
Assists
per game
2.2
1.3
Steals + blocks
per game
0.8
0.8
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.8
38.5%
Field goal %
53.3%
34.4%
Three-point %
5.4 vs 3.1 attempts
47.8%
75.9%
Free throw %
91.3%
52.4%
True shooting
TS%
68.9%
13.9%
Usage
USG%
13.1%
5.9%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
13.9%
6.3%
Rebound %
of available
5.3%
+8.0
Net rating
on court
+0.5
4.9%
PIE
player impact estimate
8.9%
+4.3
Plus-minus
per game
+0.5
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

Luke Kennard scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (8.4 vs 8.3), on Dort's heavier usage (13.9% vs 13.1%).

Kennard is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 68.9% to 52.4%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Kennard (2.2 vs 1.2 assists), the glass to Dort (3.6 vs 2.3 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Kennard played 9 more games (78 vs 69 of 82).

With Dort on the floor his team outscored opponents by +8.0 per 100 possessions, against +0.5 for Kennard; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Dort $18.2M through 2026-27, Kennard $6.1M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Dort
2025-26
Kennard
53-16
Record when playing
45-33
8.1
Points at home
7.6
8.6
Points on the road
9.1
8.6
Points in wins
9.5
7.6
Points in losses
6.8
19
Season high
22
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
1

Last games & contracts

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Dort · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at DAL8 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast
Sat, Oct 10 at IND7 pts · 6 reb · 2 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at SAS0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Oct 5 vs MEM0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sat, May 30 vs SAS3 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Kennard · last 5
Wed, Oct 14 at SAS4 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Sat, Oct 10 vs SAS20 pts · 5 reb · 4 ast
Wed, Oct 7 at CHI8 pts · 2 reb · 4 ast
Mon, Oct 5 at DET9 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Mon, May 11 vs OKC5 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Dort · contract
2026-27team option$18.2M
Kennard · contract
2026-27$6.1M
2027-28player option$6.4M

More comparisons

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Kennard vs
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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).