Domantas Sabonis
2025–26
NBA player comparison
Domantas Sabonis vs. Nikola Vučević: 2025–26 season
Regular-season verdict
Nikola Vučević has the higher model estimate for the 2025–26 season
This is a model estimate for the selected season. Its lineup adjustment also draws on earlier seasons; it is not a measurement of this season’s teammate improvement.
Nikola Vučević
2025–26
Impact comparison
+1.1Season impactEstimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average+1.2Leads
#87LeadsSeason impact rank#89
-1.19Estimated defensive impactSelected-season lineup estimate · points per 100 possessions+0.30Leads
-0.43Estimated offensive impactSelected-season lineup estimate · points per 100 possessions+0.39Leads
1.5%LeadsSteal rate1.0%
16.7%Turnover rateLower is better; compare alongside offensive workload9.2%Leads
23.0%Offensive usage21.4%
59.0%LeadsTrue shooting %57.4%
21.3%LeadsAssist rateShare of teammates’ made shots assisted while on court17.7%
21.4%LeadsRebound rateShare of available rebounds collected while on court15.8%
19Games64
564Minutes1,818
Nikola Vučević's estimated impact per 100 possessions was +1.2, compared with +1.1 for Domantas Sabonis. This compares their impact while playing, not their total contribution across the season. Both players are compared in the 2025–26 season using its published Impact Rate. A ranked comparison requires at least 450 minutes for each player.
Domantas Sabonis: 19 games and 564 minutes. Nikola Vučević: 64 games and 1,818 minutes. Playing time matters when judging the whole season; the impact estimate above is a rate, not a season total.
Domantas Sabonis ended a larger share of his team’s possessions, so the turnover rates are not an equal-workload comparison. Offensive usage measures the share of team plays a player ends with a shot, free throws, or a turnover while on the court—not every touch, pass, or act of playmaking. These rows provide context; they are not extra points added to the ranking.
Regular season only. Impact figures are estimates; small gaps are not exact. Playoffs, awards and titles do not determine the verdict.
Behind the estimate
Why the model rates them this way
The model starts with each player’s recorded individual stats, then adjusts that estimate using lineup results. The first two rows add up to the final estimate. All figures are points per 100 possessions.
Domantas SabonisMetricNikola Vučević
+1.23From recorded individual stats+1.37Leads
-0.09LeadsAdjustment from recent lineup results-0.22
+1.14Final estimated impact+1.15Leads
Lineup evidence: Domantas Sabonis — 3 seasons; Nikola Vučević — 3 seasons. This adjustment is not necessarily based on the selected season alone.
Offensive and defensive lineup estimates for the selected season
These selected-season estimates account for who played alongside and against each player. Positive means better than average; a positive defensive figure means fewer points allowed. They are separate estimates—not additional points added to the calculation above. They do not measure how much individual teammates improved.
Domantas SabonisMetricNikola Vučević
-0.43Adjusted offensive impact+0.39Leads
-1.19Adjusted defensive impact+0.30Leads
What this does not establish: these figures do not prove that either player made his teammates shoot better. A verified teammate-shooting comparison is unavailable for this selected season. A small difference in the estimates is not a decisive basketball distinction.
Full comparison · 2025–26 season
Understand the numbers
Start with impact, then compare playing time and skills. Team results add context. These are not categories to tally into a winner.
1 · Ranking evidence
Impact: who ranks higher, and why?
The impact estimate compares performance while playing, not total contribution over the season. The individual-stat estimate plus the lineup adjustment gives the final estimate.
| Metric | Domantas Sabonis | Nikola Vučević |
|---|---|---|
| Season impactEstimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average | +1.1 | +1.2Better result for this metric. |
| Season impact rank | #87Better result for this metric. | #89 |
| From recorded individual stats | +1.23 | +1.37Better result for this metric. |
| Adjustment from recent lineup results | -0.09Better result for this metric. | -0.22 |
Domantas Sabonis: 3 seasons of lineup evidence. Nikola Vučević: 3 seasons of lineup evidence. The adjustment is not necessarily based on this season alone.
Show more stats: Impact
| Metric | Domantas Sabonis | Nikola Vučević |
|---|---|---|
| Final estimated impact | +1.14 | +1.15Better result for this metric. |
2 · Playing time and responsibility
How much did each player take on?
Read games and minutes alongside impact. Offensive usage is the share of team plays a player ends with a shot, free throws, or a turnover while on court. More usage is not automatically better.
| Metric | Domantas Sabonis | Nikola Vučević |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 19 | 64 |
| Minutes | 564 | 1,818 |
| Offensive usage | 23.0% | 21.4% |
3 · Individual skills
Where does each player have an advantage?
These figures describe the selected regular seasons. They provide context, not extra points added to the verdict. Green marks the better result for a metric, including lower turnover rates. Workload and shot-selection measures stay neutral. These rows are not votes toward the ranking.
Shooting
True shooting includes two-pointers, three-pointers, and free throws.
| Metric | Domantas Sabonis | Nikola Vučević |
|---|---|---|
| True shooting percentage | 59.0%Better result for this metric. | 57.4% |
Show more stats: Shooting
| Metric | Domantas Sabonis | Nikola Vučević |
|---|---|---|
| Field-goal percentage | 54.3%Better result for this metric. | 49.3% |
| Three-point percentage | 18.5% | 36.9%Better result for this metric. |
| Free-throw percentage | 72.7% | 82.8%Better result for this metric. |
| Three-point attempt rateShare of field-goal attempts taken from three; describes shot selection, not quality | 12.2% | 33.9% |
Passing
Assist rate is the share of teammates’ made shots assisted while the player is on court. Read turnovers alongside offensive workload; lower turnover rate is generally better.
| Metric | Domantas Sabonis | Nikola Vučević |
|---|---|---|
| Assist rateShare of teammates’ made shots assisted while on court | 21.3%Better result for this metric. | 17.7% |
| Assists per game | 4.1Better result for this metric. | 3.3 |
Show more stats: Passing
| Metric | Domantas Sabonis | Nikola Vučević |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover rateLower is better; compare alongside offensive workload | 16.7% | 9.2%Better result for this metric. |
Rebounding
Rebound rate is the share of available rebounds collected while on court.
| Metric | Domantas Sabonis | Nikola Vučević |
|---|---|---|
| Rebound rateShare of available rebounds collected while on court | 21.4%Better result for this metric. | 15.8% |
| Rebounds per game | 11.4Better result for this metric. | 8.4 |
Defense
Steals and blocks describe only part of defense. They do not capture every stop, rotation, or matchup.
| Metric | Domantas Sabonis | Nikola Vučević |
|---|---|---|
| Steal rate | 1.5%Better result for this metric. | 1.0% |
Show more stats: Defense
| Metric | Domantas Sabonis | Nikola Vučević |
|---|---|---|
| Block rateShare of opponents’ two-point attempts blocked while on court | 0.7% | 2.0%Better result for this metric. |
Scoring
Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.
| Metric | Domantas Sabonis | Nikola Vučević |
|---|---|---|
| Points per game | 15.8Better result for this metric. | 15.1 |
4 · Team context, not ranking inputs
What happened with and without them?
A verified with/without comparison is unavailable for this scope. We do not substitute another season’s observations.
Selected-season adjusted lineup estimates
These account for who played alongside and against each player. Positive defense means fewer points allowed. They are separate from the observed results and are not additional points added to the model calculation.
| Metric | Domantas Sabonis | Nikola Vučević |
|---|---|---|
| Adjusted offensive impact | -0.43 | +0.39Better result for this metric. |
| Adjusted defensive impact | -1.19 | +0.30Better result for this metric. |
Four separate questions
Impact, winning, playoffs, and awards
These are different ways to understand a career. Only Regular Season Impact determines the hussEyquation verdict. The other three sections add basketball context without adding points or changing the rank.
Career to date. At least one player is active. Every total below stops after the latest completed season in this data; nothing is projected.
Regular Season Impact
Nikola Vučević has the higher model estimate for the 2025–26 season.
Domantas SabonisMetricNikola Vučević
+1.1Season impactEstimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average+1.2Leads
#87LeadsSeason impact rank#89
This is the ranking result. It uses regular-season impact only. Team records, playoffs, and awards do not change it.
Team Success
The advantages are split across the available measures.
Domantas SabonisMetricNikola Vučević
433Listed-team regular-season wins570Leads
49.0%LeadsListed-team winning percentage42.3%
050-win team seasons1Leads
060-win team seasons0
5Playoff team seasons5
Context only. Not included in Career Impact Rank. Final records for every listed team-season. A traded season can include more than one team.
Playoff Résumé
Nikola Vučević leads every available measure below.
Domantas SabonisMetricNikola Vučević
4Playoff appearances5Leads
20Playoff games22Leads
7Team playoff wins13Leads
0Finals appearances0
0Championships0
Context only. Not included in Career Impact Rank. Team playoff results count only seasons when the player appeared in a playoff game.
Awards
Domantas Sabonis leads every available measure below.
Domantas SabonisMetricNikola Vučević
3LeadsAll-Star2
0MVP0
2LeadsAll-NBA0
0All-Defense0
0DPOY0
0Rookie of the Year0
Context only. Not included in Career Impact Rank. Major regular-season honors are recognition, not inputs to the impact ranking.
How each context field is counted
- Listed-team regular-season wins
- The sum of each listed team's final wins in every season the player represented that team.
- Listed-team winning percentage
- Those team wins divided by those teams' total regular-season games.
- 50- and 60-win team seasons
- Listed team-seasons that finished with at least 50 or 60 wins. Shortened seasons are not projected to 82 games.
- Team seasons reaching playoffs
- Listed team-seasons in which that team qualified for the playoffs.
- Playoff appearances and games
- Postseasons and games in which the player appeared.
- Team playoff wins
- Team wins from those postseasons. They describe team results, not individual credit.
- Finals appearances and championships
- Seasons when the player appeared in the playoffs for the finalist or champion.
- Awards
- Recorded NBA selections and major regular-season honors. A zero means the source records none; Not available means the source field is missing.
Source and scope Basketball Reference, NBA seasons 1950–51 through 2025–26, accessed 2026-10-09. Active-career totals are results to date through the latest completed season in the source.
Selected seasons
Era-centered impact
Both bars show the same NBA season. Missing or unqualified data does not establish a winner.
Domantas SabonisNikola Vučević
Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average
Striped bars mark seasons with fewer than 40 games. A dashed mark means that player had no season at the aligned point.