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Luka Dončić

Los Angeles Lakers · #77 · Elite
PG6'8"230 lbage 278 yrs expLjubljana, Slovenia
1st best of 15 on LALworth +9.7 wins to the rotation
OFF95DEF83
Elite rebounder & scorer
LAL
Los Angeles Lakers
Western · Pacific · proj. 49-33 (▲+17.2)
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6× All-NBA6× All-StarRookie of the Year

A bona fide superstar and the engine of the Lakers — 33.5 a night on 61.6% true shooting, with the best foul-drawing in the league and a usage rate (38.1%) that says everything runs through him. First-team All-NBA, a top-four MVP finish, and an underrated defender who pickpockets 1.6 a game. No real holes outside the turnovers his volume invites.

33.5
PPG
7.7
RPG
8.3
APG
1.6
SPG
0.5
BPG
GP 64MPG 35.8FG% 47.63P% 36.6FT% 78TS% 61.6USG% 38.1PER 27.9BPM +9.3VORP 6.6EPM +5.4
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Rebounding98
Scoring97
Inside finishing91
Perimeter defense91
Rim protection87
Playmaking85
Shooting73

Skill ratings are 2025-26 per-game and advanced stats (Basketball-Reference) ranked 0–99 within position (guards vs guards, bigs vs bigs). Overall is anchored to EPM impact on a non-linear curve, nudged by these skills; Offense and Defense come from box plus-minus. A player who missed the latest season is shown from his most recent one.

Career

2018-19 to 2025-26 · 8 seasons
29.2
PPG
8.5
RPG
8.2
APG
514
GAMES
Points 15,021Win Shares 66.6Starts 514Best season 2023-24 · 33.9 ppg
Games played, last three seasons75%
AMONG CURRENT PLAYERS
16th in All-Star selections

Regular season, 2003-04 onward (Basketball-Reference). Averages are weighted by games played; honours count awards won, not finishes. “Current players” means the 802 who played in the last three seasons.

Trajectory

2023-24 → 2025-26 · age 24 → 26
▬Steady

Luka, at 26, has held steady — 14.0 → 13.5 wins of value over the window.

Age curve▬ On curve
Developing about on schedule for his age.
2026-27 forecast▼ 10.6 wins (-2.8)
Starts from his player rating, which is more cautious than last season's total. Range 7.6–13.6 wins.
Production (BPM)+9.9 → +9.3-0.626-27 forecast +8.9
His production has held roughly steady.
2023-24: +9.9 · 70 games2024-25: +6.7 · 50 games2025-26: +9.3 · 64 games2026-27: +8.9 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)14.0 → 13.5-0.526-27 forecast 10.6
His value to a team has been stable.
2023-24: 14.0 · 70 games2024-25: 8.4 · 50 games2025-26: 13.5 · 64 games2026-27: 10.6 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $52.0M vs $49.8M salary+$2.2M
He is paid about what his play is projected to be worth.
$49.8M salary2023-24: $56.0M · 70 games2024-25: $47.2M · 50 games2025-26: $55.4M · 64 games2026-27: $52.0M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: $49,800,000 cap hit · through '29. On the contract row the flat dashed line is this salary, so the gap to the 2026-27 forecast is the surplus.

Seasons from Basketball-Reference (2023-24 → 2025-26). Production is box plus-minus, a per-possession measure. Value is VORP-based wins, so it also counts games played. Contract value is what each season’s play would fetch on the open market. The dotted 2026-27 point is a forecast: his established level, a year older, assuming a normal season.

Contract

2026-27
$49,800,000Guaranteed
23% of the club’s payroll · 1st of 16 priced deals
Runs through3 seasons
Est. market value$52,035,200 /yr
Surplus+$2,235,200
FAIR VALUEpaid about what he is worth

Market value is an estimate, not a reported figure: what his play is forecast to fetch on the open market in 2026-27 — his current rating, a year older. Cap thresholds are projected for 2026-27 until the league sets them.

Plays like

same position

Nearest skill profiles across the seven rating axes — who he plays like, not who is as good. The rating beside each name answers that second question.