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Luka Dončić
Lakers · F-G · 27
Luka Dončić
vs
2025-26
Shaedon Sharpe
Trail Blazers · G · 23
Shaedon Sharpe
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Luka Dončić vs Shaedon Sharpe

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Dončić · Sharpe

Shaedon Sharpe: Out (Knee · Leg · Right).

DončićSharpe
64Games
availability
50
35.8Minutes
per game
29.4
33.5Points
per game
20.8
7.7Rebounds
per game
4.3
8.3Assists
per game
2.6
2.1Steals + blocks
per game
1.5
4.0Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.9
47.6%Field goal %45.2%
36.6%Three-point %
10.8 vs 6.1 attempts
33.7%
78.0%Free throw %78.7%
61.6%True shooting
TS%
54.6%
36.8%Usage
USG%
29.3%
38.7%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
15.1%
11.0%Rebound %
of available
6.8%
+3.8Net rating
on court
-1.3
18.8%PIE
player impact estimate
10.8%
+2.9Plus-minus
per game
-1.0

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Luka Dončić scored more in 2025-26, 12.7 points a game apart (33.5 vs 20.8), on Dončić's heavier usage (36.8% vs 29.3%).

Dončić is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.6% to 54.6%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Dončić (8.3 vs 2.6 assists), the glass to Dončić (7.7 vs 4.3 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Dončić played 14 more games (64 vs 50 of 82).

With Dončić on the floor his team outscored opponents by +3.8 per 100 possessions, against -1.3 for Sharpe; 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, Sharpe $20.1M through 2029-30. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
DončićSharpe
43-21Record when playing24-26
33.6Points at home20.0
33.3Points on the road21.9
35.5Points in wins20.7
29.4Points in losses21.0
60Season high36
4430-point games5
34Double-doubles0
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
Sharpe · last 5
Tue, Apr 28 at SAS5 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Apr 26 vs SAS8 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Apr 24 vs SAS4 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Apr 21 at SAS9 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Apr 19 at SAS10 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Dončić · contract
2026-27$49.8M
2027-28$53.8M
2028-29player option$57.8M
Sharpe · contract
2026-27$20.1M
2027-28$21.7M
2028-29$23.3M
2029-30$24.9M

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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).