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Luka Doncic
Lakers · F-G · 27
Luka Doncic
vs
2025-26
25
Pelicans · F · 26
Trey Murphy III
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Luka Doncic vs Trey Murphy III

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Doncic · Murphy III
Luka Doncic
Doncic
Lakers
2025-26
Murphy III
Pelicans
25
64
Games
availability
66
35.8
Minutes
per game
35.5
33.5
Points
per game
21.5
7.7
Rebounds
per game
5.7
8.3
Assists
per game
3.8
2.1
Steals + blocks
per game
1.9
4.0
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.8
47.6%
Field goal %
47.0%
36.6%
Three-point %
10.8 vs 8.6 attempts
37.9%
78.0%
Free throw %
88.6%
61.6%
True shooting
TS%
61.3%
36.8%
Usage
USG%
22.3%
38.7%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
16.0%
11.0%
Rebound %
of available
7.8%
+3.8
Net rating
on court
-3.6
18.8%
PIE
player impact estimate
12.2%
+2.9
Plus-minus
per game
-2.6
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, 12.0 points a game apart (33.5 vs 21.5), on Doncic's heavier usage (36.8% vs 22.3%).

Efficiency is a wash: true shooting within a point of each other (61.6% vs 61.3%).

Playmaking goes to Doncic (8.3 vs 3.8 assists), the glass to Doncic (7.7 vs 5.7 rebounds).

With Doncic on the floor his team outscored opponents by +3.8 per 100 possessions, against -3.6 for Murphy III; 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, Murphy III $27.0M 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
Murphy III
43-21
Record when playing
21-45
33.6
Points at home
22.1
33.3
Points on the road
20.9
35.5
Points in wins
22.1
29.4
Points in losses
21.2
60
Season high
44
44
30-point games
10
34
Double-doubles
4

Last games & contracts

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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
Murphy III · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 vs IND11 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs WAS11 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at DAL5 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at MIA11 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at OKC11 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Doncic · contract
2026-27$49.8M
2027-28$53.8M
2028-29player option$57.8M
Murphy III · contract
2026-27$27.0M
2027-28$29.0M
2028-29$31.0M

More comparisons

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Doncic vs
Kawhi Leonard · Giannis Antetokounmpo · Lauri Markkanen · Kevin Durant
Murphy III vs
Brandon Ingram · Julius Randle · Cooper Flagg · LeBron James
Doncic vs the top 40 scorers of 2025-26
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Anthony Edwards · Jaylen Brown · Tyrese Maxey · Kawhi Leonard · Donovan Mitchell · Nikola Jokic · Lauri Markkanen · Stephen Curry · Devin Booker · Jalen Brunson · Kevin Durant · Jamal Murray · Victor Wembanyama · Michael Porter Jr. · Deni Avdija · Pascal Siakam · Cade Cunningham · Keyonte George · James Harden · Austin Reaves · Jalen Johnson · Paolo Banchero · Norman Powell · Brandon Ingram · Trey Murphy III · Julius Randle · Cooper Flagg · Zion Williamson · LeBron James · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Shaedon Sharpe · Alperen Sengun · Brandon Miller · Dillon Brooks · LaMelo Ball · Bam Adebayo · Karl-Anthony Towns · Desmond Bane
Murphy III vs the top 40 scorers of 2025-26
Luka Doncic · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Anthony Edwards · Jaylen Brown · Tyrese Maxey · Kawhi Leonard · Donovan Mitchell · Nikola Jokic · Lauri Markkanen · Stephen Curry · Devin Booker · Jalen Brunson · Kevin Durant · Jamal Murray · Victor Wembanyama · Michael Porter Jr. · Deni Avdija · Pascal Siakam · Cade Cunningham · Keyonte George · James Harden · Austin Reaves · Jalen Johnson · Paolo Banchero · Norman Powell · Brandon Ingram · Julius Randle · Cooper Flagg · Zion Williamson · LeBron James · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Shaedon Sharpe · Alperen Sengun · Brandon Miller · Dillon Brooks · LaMelo Ball · Bam Adebayo · Karl-Anthony Towns · Desmond Bane

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).