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

Luka Doncic vs Nickeil Alexander-Walker

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Doncic · Alexander-Walker
Luka Doncic
Doncic
Lakers
2025-26
Alexander-Walker
Hawks
Nickeil Alexander-Walker
64
Games
availability
78
35.8
Minutes
per game
33.4
33.5
Points
per game
20.8
7.7
Rebounds
per game
3.4
8.3
Assists
per game
3.7
2.1
Steals + blocks
per game
1.8
4.0
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.1
47.6%
Field goal %
45.9%
36.6%
Three-point %
10.8 vs 8.1 attempts
39.9%
78.0%
Free throw %
90.2%
61.6%
True shooting
TS%
61.0%
36.8%
Usage
USG%
23.0%
38.7%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
15.5%
11.0%
Rebound %
of available
4.9%
+3.8
Net rating
on court
+4.0
18.8%
PIE
player impact estimate
10.5%
+2.9
Plus-minus
per game
+3.1
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, 12.7 points a game apart (33.5 vs 20.8), on Doncic's heavier usage (36.8% vs 23.0%).

Efficiency is a wash: true shooting within a point of each other (61.6% vs 61.0%).

Playmaking goes to Doncic (8.3 vs 3.7 assists), the glass to Doncic (7.7 vs 3.4 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Alexander-Walker played 14 more games (78 vs 64 of 82).

With Alexander-Walker on the floor his team outscored opponents by +4.0 per 100 possessions, against +3.8 for Doncic; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Doncic $49.8M through 2028-29, Alexander-Walker $14.4M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Doncic
2025-26
Alexander-Walker
43-21
Record when playing
43-35
33.6
Points at home
20.7
33.3
Points on the road
20.9
35.5
Points in wins
20.5
29.4
Points in losses
21.2
60
Season high
41
44
30-point games
10
34
Double-doubles
2
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
Alexander-Walker · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 at ORL31 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast
Fri, Oct 16 at DAL25 pts · 3 reb · 5 ast
Mon, Oct 12 vs OKC16 pts · 6 reb · 5 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at SAS7 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Mon, Oct 5 vs MEM14 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Doncic · contract
2026-27$49.8M
2027-28$53.8M
2028-29player option$57.8M
Alexander-Walker · contract
2026-27$14.4M
2027-28$15.2M
2028-29player option$15.9M

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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).