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Luka Dončić
Lakers · F-G · 27
Luka Dončić
vs
2025-26
Michael Porter Jr.
Nets · F · 28
Michael Porter Jr.
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Luka Dončić vs Michael Porter Jr.

14-2categories
Dončić · Porter Jr.
DončićPorter Jr.
64Games
availability
52
35.8Minutes
per game
32.5
33.5Points
per game
24.2
7.7Rebounds
per game
7.1
8.3Assists
per game
3.0
2.1Steals + blocks
per game
1.4
4.0Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.3
47.6%Field goal %46.3%
36.6%Three-point %
10.8 vs 9.3 attempts
36.3%
78.0%Free throw %85.9%
61.6%True shooting
TS%
59.5%
36.8%Usage
USG%
29.2%
38.7%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
16.5%
11.0%Rebound %
of available
11.0%
+3.8Net rating
on court
-6.6
18.8%PIE
player impact estimate
14.1%
+2.9Plus-minus
per game
-3.9

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Luka Dončić scored more in 2025-26, 9.3 points a game apart (33.5 vs 24.2), on Dončić's heavier usage (36.8% vs 29.2%).

Dončić is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.6% to 59.5%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Dončić (8.3 vs 3.0 assists), the glass to Dončić (7.7 vs 7.1 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Dončić played 12 more games (64 vs 52 of 82).

With Dončić on the floor his team outscored opponents by +3.8 per 100 possessions, against -6.6 for Porter Jr.; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Dončić $49.8M through 2028-29, Porter Jr. $40.8M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
DončićPorter Jr.
43-21Record when playing14-38
33.6Points at home25.2
33.3Points on the road23.3
35.5Points in wins28.5
29.4Points in losses22.6
60Season high38
4430-point games14
34Double-doubles12
Dončić · last 5
Thu, Apr 2 at OKC12 pts · 4 reb · 7 ast
Tue, Mar 31 vs CLE42 pts · 5 reb · 12 ast
Fri, Mar 27 vs BKN41 pts · 8 reb · 3 ast
Wed, Mar 25 at IND43 pts · 6 reb · 7 ast
Mon, Mar 23 at DET32 pts · 7 reb · 6 ast
Porter Jr. · last 5
Tue, Mar 10 vs DET19 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Sat, Mar 7 at DET30 pts · 13 reb · 1 ast
Thu, Mar 5 at MIA27 pts · 13 reb · 3 ast
Tue, Mar 3 at MIA9 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Sun, Mar 1 vs CLE26 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Dončić · contract
2026-27$49.8M
2027-28$53.8M
2028-29player option$57.8M
Porter Jr. · contract
2026-27$40.8M

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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).