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Luka Dončić
Lakers · F-G · 27
Luka Dončić
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2025-26
Nikola Jokić
Nuggets · C · 31
Nikola Jokić
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Luka Dončić vs Nikola Jokić

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Dončić · Jokić
DončićJokić
64Games
availability
65
35.8Minutes
per game
34.8
33.5Points
per game
27.7
7.7Rebounds
per game
12.9
8.3Assists
per game
10.7
2.1Steals + blocks
per game
2.2
4.0Turnovers
per game · lower is better
3.7
47.6%Field goal %56.9%
36.6%Three-point %
10.8 vs 4.5 attempts
38.0%
78.0%Free throw %83.1%
61.6%True shooting
TS%
67.0%
36.8%Usage
USG%
28.9%
38.7%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
45.8%
11.0%Rebound %
of available
18.5%
+3.8Net rating
on court
+10.8
18.8%PIE
player impact estimate
21.3%
+2.9Plus-minus
per game
+8.5

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Luka Dončić scored more in 2025-26, 5.8 points a game apart (33.5 vs 27.7), on Dončić's heavier usage (36.8% vs 28.9%).

Jokić is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 67.0% to 61.6%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Jokić (10.7 vs 8.3 assists), the glass to Jokić (12.9 vs 7.7 rebounds).

With Jokić on the floor his team outscored opponents by +10.8 per 100 possessions, against +3.8 for Dončić; 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, Jokić $59.0M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
DončićJokić
43-21Record when playing43-22
33.6Points at home27.6
33.3Points on the road27.8
35.5Points in wins27.6
29.4Points in losses27.8
60Season high56
4430-point games25
34Double-doubles55
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
Jokić · last 5
Thu, Apr 30 at MIN28 pts · 9 reb · 10 ast
Mon, Apr 27 vs MIN27 pts · 12 reb · 16 ast
Sat, Apr 25 at MIN24 pts · 15 reb · 9 ast
Thu, Apr 23 at MIN27 pts · 15 reb · 3 ast
Mon, Apr 20 vs MIN24 pts · 15 reb · 8 ast
Dončić · contract
2026-27$49.8M
2027-28$53.8M
2028-29player option$57.8M
Jokić · contract
2026-27$59.0M
2027-28player option$62.8M

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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).