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

Luka Dončić vs Trey Murphy III

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Dončić · Murphy III
DončićMurphy III
64Games
availability
66
35.8Minutes
per game
35.5
33.5Points
per game
21.5
7.7Rebounds
per game
5.7
8.3Assists
per game
3.8
2.1Steals + blocks
per game
1.9
4.0Turnovers
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%
+3.8Net rating
on court
-3.6
18.8%PIE
player impact estimate
12.2%
+2.9Plus-minus
per game
-2.6

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Luka Dončić scored more in 2025-26, 12.0 points a game apart (33.5 vs 21.5), on Dončić'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 Dončić (8.3 vs 3.8 assists), the glass to Dončić (7.7 vs 5.7 rebounds).

With Dončić 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: Dončić $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
DončićMurphy III
43-21Record when playing21-45
33.6Points at home22.1
33.3Points on the road20.9
35.5Points in wins22.1
29.4Points in losses21.2
60Season high44
4430-point games10
34Double-doubles4
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
Murphy III · last 5
Fri, Apr 3 at SAC13 pts · 4 reb · 4 ast
Thu, Apr 2 at POR19 pts · 8 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Mar 24 at NYK16 pts · 6 reb · 2 ast
Sat, Mar 21 vs CLE10 pts · 6 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Mar 19 vs LAC27 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast
Dončić · 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

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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).