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

Luka Doncic vs Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

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Doncic · Gilgeous-Alexander
Luka Doncic
Doncic
Lakers
2025-26
Gilgeous-Alexander
Thunder
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
64
Games
availability
68
35.8
Minutes
per game
33.2
33.5
Points
per game
31.1
7.7
Rebounds
per game
4.3
8.3
Assists
per game
6.6
2.1
Steals + blocks
per game
2.2
4.0
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.2
47.6%
Field goal %
55.3%
36.6%
Three-point %
10.8 vs 4.4 attempts
38.6%
78.0%
Free throw %
87.9%
61.6%
True shooting
TS%
66.5%
36.8%
Usage
USG%
32.3%
38.7%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
33.2%
11.0%
Rebound %
of available
6.2%
+3.8
Net rating
on court
+16.3
18.8%
PIE
player impact estimate
20.7%
+2.9
Plus-minus
per game
+11.6
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, 2.4 points a game apart (33.5 vs 31.1), on Doncic's heavier usage (36.8% vs 32.3%).

Gilgeous-Alexander is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 66.5% to 61.6%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Doncic (8.3 vs 6.6 assists), the glass to Doncic (7.7 vs 4.3 rebounds).

With Gilgeous-Alexander on the floor his team outscored opponents by +16.3 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, Gilgeous-Alexander $40.8M through 2030-31. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Doncic
2025-26
Gilgeous-Alexander
43-21
Record when playing
56-12
33.6
Points at home
31.3
33.3
Points on the road
30.9
35.5
Points in wins
31.1
29.4
Points in losses
31.1
60
Season high
55
44
30-point games
43
34
Double-doubles
8
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
Gilgeous-Alexander · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 at SAS32 pts · 6 reb · 4 ast
Thu, Oct 15 at HOU17 pts · 1 reb · 3 ast
Tue, Oct 13 vs IND15 pts · 0 reb · 6 ast
Wed, Oct 7 vs MIL17 pts · 3 reb · 5 ast
Sat, May 30 vs SAS35 pts · 4 reb · 9 ast
Doncic · contract
2026-27$49.8M
2027-28$53.8M
2028-29player option$57.8M
Gilgeous-Alexander · contract
2026-27$40.8M
2027-28$61.0M
2028-29$65.9M
2029-30$70.8M
2030-31$75.6M

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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).