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Luka Dončić
Lakers · F-G · 27
Luka Dončić
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2025-26
Stephen Curry
Warriors · G · 38
Stephen Curry
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Luka Dončić vs Stephen Curry

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Dončić · Curry
DončićCurry
64Games
availability
43
35.8Minutes
per game
30.9
33.5Points
per game
26.6
7.7Rebounds
per game
3.6
8.3Assists
per game
4.7
2.1Steals + blocks
per game
1.5
4.0Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.8
47.6%Field goal %46.8%
36.6%Three-point %
10.8 vs 11.3 attempts
39.3%
78.0%Free throw %92.3%
61.6%True shooting
TS%
63.7%
36.8%Usage
USG%
30.8%
38.7%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
24.5%
11.0%Rebound %
of available
5.7%
+3.8Net rating
on court
+2.8
18.8%PIE
player impact estimate
14.6%
+2.9Plus-minus
per game
+2.1

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Luka Dončić scored more in 2025-26, 6.9 points a game apart (33.5 vs 26.6), on Dončić's heavier usage (36.8% vs 30.8%).

Curry is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 63.7% to 61.6%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Dončić (8.3 vs 4.7 assists), the glass to Dončić (7.7 vs 3.6 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Dončić played 21 more games (64 vs 43 of 82).

With Dončić on the floor his team outscored opponents by +3.8 per 100 possessions, against +2.8 for Curry; 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, Curry $62.6M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
DončićCurry
43-21Record when playing24-19
33.6Points at home25.0
33.3Points on the road28.3
35.5Points in wins25.8
29.4Points in losses27.5
60Season high49
4430-point games14
34Double-doubles3
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
Curry · last 5
Sun, Apr 12 at LAC24 pts · 6 reb · 3 ast
Fri, Apr 10 at SAC11 pts · 3 reb · 5 ast
Tue, Apr 7 vs SAC17 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast
Sun, Apr 5 vs HOU29 pts · 2 reb · 4 ast
Fri, Jan 30 vs DET23 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Dončić · contract
2026-27$49.8M
2027-28$53.8M
2028-29player option$57.8M
Curry · contract
2026-27$62.6M

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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).