Georges Niang vs. Trae Young Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Trae Young and Georges Niang, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Georges Niang played 8 years in the NBA, 2 more than Trae Young, who played 6. Georges Niang had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Trae Young had his rookie season in 2018-19. 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
Georges Niang 8 6 2016-17 to 2023-24
Trae Young 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Georges Niang Trae Young
Season 2016-172018-19
Team Indiana PacersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Georges Niang 23 4.0 0.9 0.1 0.7 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.4 1.6 .250 0.0 0.5 .083 0.1 0.1 1.000
Trae Young 81 30.9 19.1 0.8 2.9 3.7 8.1 0.9 0.2 3.8 1.7 6.5 15.5 .418 1.9 6.0 .324 4.2 5.1 .829
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Georges Niang ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Georges Niang Trae Young
Season 2017-182019-20
Team Utah JazzAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Georges Niang 9 3.6 1.0 0.3 0.7 1.0 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.4 1.2 .364 0.0 0.4 .000 0.1 0.2 .500
Trae Young 60 35.3 29.6 0.5 3.7 4.3 9.3 1.1 0.1 4.8 1.7 9.1 20.8 .437 3.4 9.5 .361 8.0 9.3 .860
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Georges Niang ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Georges Niang Trae Young
Season 2018-192020-21
Team Utah JazzAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdHawks Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Georges Niang 59 8.7 4.0 0.2 1.3 1.5 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.4 1.0 1.5 3.1 .475 0.7 1.8 .410 0.3 0.4 .833
Trae Young 63 33.7 25.3 0.6 3.3 3.9 9.4 0.8 0.2 4.1 1.8 7.7 17.7 .438 2.2 6.3 .343 7.7 8.7 .886
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Georges Niang 5 11.0 4.4 0.0 2.8 2.8 1.0 0.2 0.2 0.4 1.0 1.8 4.4 .409 0.8 2.6 .308 0.0 0.0 -
Trae Young 16 37.7 28.8 0.4 2.4 2.8 9.5 1.3 0.0 4.0 2.2 9.4 22.4 .418 2.8 9.0 .313 7.3 8.4 .866

Season 4

Georges Niang Trae Young
Season 2019-202021-22
Team Utah JazzAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdHawks Lost East 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 %
Georges Niang 66 14.0 5.9 0.2 1.7 1.9 0.7 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.1 2.1 4.9 .438 1.4 3.4 .400 0.3 0.4 .833
Trae Young 76 34.9 28.4 0.7 3.1 3.7 9.7 0.9 0.1 4.0 1.7 9.4 20.3 .460 3.1 8.0 .382 6.6 7.3 .904
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Georges Niang 7 16.3 8.3 0.6 1.6 2.1 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.3 1.3 3.1 6.3 .500 1.7 4.1 .414 0.3 0.3 1.000
Trae Young 5 37.2 15.4 1.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 0.6 0.0 6.2 2.6 4.4 13.8 .319 1.4 7.6 .184 5.2 6.6 .788

Season 5

Georges Niang Trae Young
Season 2020-212022-23
Team Utah JazzAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisHawks Lost East 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 %
Georges Niang 72 16.0 6.9 0.4 2.1 2.4 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.7 1.6 2.5 5.6 .437 1.7 4.1 .425 0.3 0.3 .957
Trae Young 73 34.8 26.2 0.8 2.2 3.0 10.2 1.1 0.1 4.1 1.4 8.2 19.0 .429 2.1 6.3 .335 7.8 8.8 .886
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Georges Niang 11 11.7 3.2 0.2 1.5 1.7 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.7 1.7 1.0 3.5 .282 0.8 2.7 .300 0.4 0.4 1.000
Trae Young 6 38.3 29.2 0.8 2.8 3.7 10.2 1.7 0.7 4.0 1.8 10.0 24.8 .403 3.0 9.0 .333 6.2 7.2 .860

Season 6

Georges Niang Trae Young
Season 2021-222023-24
Team Philadelphia 76ersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 %
Georges Niang 76 22.8 9.2 0.3 2.3 2.7 1.3 0.4 0.2 0.8 2.5 3.2 7.4 .437 2.1 5.1 .403 0.7 0.8 .881
Trae Young 54 36.0 25.7 0.4 2.3 2.8 10.8 1.3 0.2 4.4 2.0 8.0 18.7 .430 3.2 8.7 .373 6.4 7.5 .855
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Georges Niang 12 16.5 4.8 0.3 1.2 1.5 0.9 0.3 0.0 0.6 2.5 1.7 4.0 .417 1.3 3.6 .372 0.2 0.2 1.000
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Georges Niang Trae Young
Season 2022-23-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Georges Niang 78 19.4 8.2 0.2 2.1 2.4 1.0 0.4 0.2 0.7 1.9 2.8 6.4 .442 2.0 4.9 .401 0.5 0.6 .867
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Georges Niang 11 14.3 4.4 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.5 1.5 1.6 3.3 .500 1.1 2.4 .462 0.0 0.0 -
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Georges Niang Trae Young
Season 2023-24-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers TBD-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Georges Niang 82 22.3 9.4 0.3 3.1 3.4 1.2 0.4 0.2 0.9 2.3 3.5 7.7 .449 1.8 4.8 .376 0.6 0.7 .850
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Georges Niang 8 13.3 3.1 0.4 1.0 1.4 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.9 2.1 1.0 4.4 .229 0.3 2.3 .111 0.9 1.0 .875
Trae Young ------- --- ----------