Brevin Knight vs. Lauri Markkanen Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lauri Markkanen and Brevin Knight, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Brevin Knight played 12 years in the NBA, 5 more than Lauri Markkanen, who played 7. Brevin Knight had the first of his seasons in 1997-98, while Lauri Markkanen had his rookie season in 2017-18. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers
Player	Total Seasons	Playoffs Played	NBA Years
Brevin Knight	12	3	1997-98 to 2008-09
Lauri Markkanen	7	0	2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Brevin Knight	Lauri Markkanen
Season	1997-98	2017-18
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brevin Knight	80	31.0	9.0	0.8	2.3	3.2	8.2	2.5	0.2	2.4	3.4	3.3	7.4	.441	0.0	0.1	.000	2.5	3.1	.801
Lauri Markkanen	68	29.7	15.2	1.2	6.3	7.5	1.2	0.6	0.6	1.2	1.5	5.5	12.7	.434	2.1	5.9	.362	2.1	2.4	.843

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brevin Knight	4	33.0	4.5	0.0	4.0	4.0	5.8	2.5	0.3	2.0	4.0	1.5	5.3	.286	0.0	0.0	-	1.5	2.5	.600
Lauri Markkanen	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Brevin Knight	Lauri Markkanen
Season	1998-99	2018-19
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brevin Knight	39	30.4	9.6	0.4	2.9	3.4	7.7	1.8	0.2	2.7	2.9	3.4	8.1	.425	0.0	0.1	.000	2.7	3.6	.745
Lauri Markkanen	52	32.3	18.7	1.4	7.6	9.0	1.4	0.7	0.6	1.6	2.3	6.6	15.3	.430	2.3	6.4	.361	3.3	3.8	.872

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brevin Knight	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lauri Markkanen	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Brevin Knight	Lauri Markkanen
Season	1999-00	2019-20
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brevin Knight	65	27.0	9.3	0.6	2.4	3.0	7.0	1.6	0.3	2.4	2.8	3.5	8.6	.412	0.0	0.2	.200	2.2	2.8	.761
Lauri Markkanen	50	29.8	14.7	1.2	5.1	6.3	1.5	0.8	0.5	1.6	1.9	5.0	11.8	.425	2.2	6.3	.344	2.5	3.1	.824

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brevin Knight	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lauri Markkanen	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Brevin Knight	Lauri Markkanen
Season	2000-01	2020-21
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers, Atlanta Hawks	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brevin Knight	53	27.5	6.3	0.4	2.7	3.2	5.9	1.9	0.1	1.7	2.9	2.6	7.0	.375	0.0	0.2	.100	1.0	1.2	.818
Lauri Markkanen	51	25.8	13.6	0.7	4.6	5.3	0.9	0.5	0.3	1.0	1.5	4.9	10.2	.480	2.3	5.8	.402	1.5	1.8	.826

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brevin Knight	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lauri Markkanen	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	Brevin Knight	Lauri Markkanen
Season	2001-02	2021-22
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brevin Knight	53	21.7	7.0	0.2	1.8	2.1	5.7	1.5	0.1	2.1	2.5	2.7	6.3	.422	0.0	0.2	.250	1.6	2.2	.757
Lauri Markkanen	61	30.8	14.8	1.0	4.7	5.7	1.3	0.7	0.5	0.9	2.1	5.1	11.5	.445	2.2	6.2	.358	2.3	2.6	.868

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brevin Knight	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lauri Markkanen	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Brevin Knight	Lauri Markkanen
Season	2002-03	2022-23
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	-	Most Improved Player
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brevin Knight	55	16.9	3.9	0.3	1.2	1.5	4.2	1.3	0.0	1.7	2.2	1.8	4.1	.425	0.0	0.1	.250	0.4	0.7	.541
Lauri Markkanen	66	34.4	25.6	2.0	6.7	8.6	1.9	0.6	0.6	1.9	2.1	8.7	17.3	.499	3.0	7.7	.391	5.3	6.0	.875

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brevin Knight	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lauri Markkanen	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Brevin Knight	Lauri Markkanen
Season	2003-04	2023-24
Team	Phoenix Suns, Washington Wizards, Milwaukee Bucks	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brevin Knight	56	18.5	4.7	0.3	1.8	2.0	3.6	1.5	0.0	1.3	1.9	1.9	4.4	.427	0.0	0.1	.250	0.9	1.2	.754
Lauri Markkanen	55	33.1	23.2	2.2	5.9	8.2	2.0	0.9	0.5	1.4	1.8	7.8	16.2	.480	3.2	8.0	.399	4.5	5.0	.899

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brevin Knight	5	20.2	4.2	0.6	1.6	2.2	3.4	2.8	0.2	1.4	2.4	1.2	4.6	.261	0.0	0.0	-	1.8	2.2	.818
Lauri Markkanen	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Brevin Knight	Lauri Markkanen
Season	2004-05	-
Team	Charlotte Bobcats	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brevin Knight	66	29.5	10.1	0.3	2.3	2.6	9.0	2.0	0.1	2.2	2.9	3.8	8.9	.422	0.0	0.3	.150	2.5	3.0	.852
Lauri Markkanen	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brevin Knight	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lauri Markkanen	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Brevin Knight	Lauri Markkanen
Season	2005-06	-
Team	Charlotte Bobcats	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brevin Knight	69	34.1	12.6	0.5	2.7	3.2	8.8	2.3	0.1	2.4	2.9	4.5	11.2	.399	0.0	0.2	.231	3.7	4.6	.803
Lauri Markkanen	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brevin Knight	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lauri Markkanen	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 10
	Brevin Knight	Lauri Markkanen
Season	2006-07	-
Team	Charlotte Bobcats	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brevin Knight	45	28.3	9.1	0.3	2.2	2.6	6.6	1.5	0.1	2.1	2.5	3.4	8.1	.419	0.0	0.4	.056	2.3	2.8	.805
Lauri Markkanen	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brevin Knight	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lauri Markkanen	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Brevin Knight	Lauri Markkanen
Season	2007-08	-
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brevin Knight	74	22.6	4.6	0.2	1.7	1.9	4.4	1.4	0.1	1.0	2.2	1.9	4.6	.404	0.0	0.1	.000	0.8	1.0	.873
Lauri Markkanen	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brevin Knight	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lauri Markkanen	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 12
	Brevin Knight	Lauri Markkanen
Season	2008-09	-
Team	Utah Jazz	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brevin Knight	74	12.7	2.4	0.2	1.0	1.2	2.6	0.9	0.1	0.9	1.3	0.9	2.6	.349	0.0	0.1	.000	0.6	0.9	.750
Lauri Markkanen	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brevin Knight	5	3.4	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.6	0.2	0.0	0.6	0.8	0.0	0.6	.000	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
Lauri Markkanen	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Brevin Knight vs. Lauri Markkanen Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lauri Markkanen and Brevin Knight, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12