Luguentz Dort vs Sharife Cooper
Dort · Cooper
Where the gap is
from the numbers aboveLuguentz Dort scored more in 2025-26, 0.2 points a game apart (8.3 vs 8.1), on Cooper's heavier usage (19.7% vs 13.9%).
Cooper is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 60.9% to 52.4%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.
Playmaking goes to Cooper (3.0 vs 1.2 assists), the glass to Dort (3.6 vs 2.1 rebounds).
Availability is part of the comparison: Dort played 28 more games (69 vs 41 of 82).
With Dort on the floor his team outscored opponents by +8.0 per 100 possessions, against -11.7 for Cooper; 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, Cooper — through —. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.
Splits
2025-26 · from the game logsLast games & contracts
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pick any two players →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).