Kyle Macy vs. Jaden McDaniels Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jaden McDaniels and Kyle Macy, 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.

Kyle Macy played 7 years in the NBA, 3 more than Jaden McDaniels, who played 4. Kyle Macy had the first of his seasons in 1980-81, while Jaden McDaniels had his rookie season in 2020-21. 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
Kyle Macy 7 7 1980-81 to 1986-87
Jaden McDaniels 4 2 2020-21 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Kyle Macy Jaden McDaniels
Season 1980-812020-21
Team Phoenix SunsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West 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 %
Kyle Macy 82 17.9 8.1 0.5 1.1 1.6 2.0 0.9 0.1 1.2 1.5 3.3 6.5 .511 0.1 0.6 .235 1.3 1.5 .899
Jaden McDaniels 63 24.0 6.8 0.8 2.9 3.7 1.1 0.6 1.0 0.7 2.7 2.6 5.8 .447 1.1 3.1 .364 0.4 0.7 .600
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Macy 7 14.6 7.0 0.3 1.6 1.9 1.6 0.7 0.0 1.0 1.1 2.7 5.1 .528 0.6 1.1 .500 1.0 1.0 1.000
Jaden McDaniels ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Kyle Macy Jaden McDaniels
Season 1981-822021-22
Team Phoenix SunsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisTimberwolves 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 %
Kyle Macy 82 34.7 14.2 1.0 2.2 3.2 4.7 1.7 0.1 1.5 2.3 5.9 11.5 .514 0.5 1.2 .390 1.9 2.1 .899
Jaden McDaniels 70 25.8 9.2 1.1 3.1 4.2 1.1 0.7 0.8 1.1 3.2 3.6 7.9 .460 1.1 3.6 .317 0.8 1.0 .803
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Macy 7 34.7 13.6 1.6 1.6 3.1 4.0 1.0 0.1 1.9 3.0 5.4 12.7 .427 0.6 1.6 .364 2.1 2.3 .938
Jaden McDaniels 6 21.7 9.3 0.8 2.0 2.8 0.7 0.3 1.8 1.0 3.0 3.0 5.7 .529 1.7 3.3 .500 1.7 2.0 .833

Season 3
Kyle Macy Jaden McDaniels
Season 1982-832022-23
Team Phoenix SunsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Kyle Macy 82 22.4 9.9 0.5 1.5 2.0 3.4 0.8 0.1 1.1 1.6 4.0 7.7 .517 0.3 0.9 .303 1.6 1.8 .872
Jaden McDaniels 79 30.6 12.1 1.2 2.7 3.9 1.9 0.9 1.0 1.4 3.4 4.7 9.1 .517 1.4 3.4 .398 1.3 1.8 .736
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Macy 3 24.0 11.7 0.7 2.0 2.7 3.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 2.0 5.0 11.7 .429 0.0 1.0 .000 1.7 2.3 .714
Jaden McDaniels ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Kyle Macy Jaden McDaniels
Season 1983-842023-24
Team Phoenix SunsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf FinalsTimberwolves Lost West 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 %
Kyle Macy 82 29.3 10.1 0.6 1.7 2.3 4.3 1.5 0.1 1.4 2.2 4.4 8.7 .501 0.3 0.9 .329 1.2 1.4 .833
Jaden McDaniels 72 29.2 10.5 0.8 2.3 3.1 1.4 0.9 0.6 1.2 3.0 4.3 8.7 .489 1.2 3.5 .337 0.8 1.1 .722
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Macy 17 36.5 10.4 0.8 2.4 3.2 5.8 1.3 0.1 1.5 2.5 4.5 9.2 .490 0.6 1.3 .455 0.7 0.9 .750
Jaden McDaniels 16 33.6 12.2 1.8 2.1 3.8 1.1 0.9 1.1 1.1 3.4 4.5 8.8 .514 1.5 3.5 .429 1.7 2.2 .771

Season 5
Kyle Macy Jaden McDaniels
Season 1984-85-
Team Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns 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 %
Kyle Macy 65 31.0 11.0 0.5 2.2 2.8 5.8 1.3 0.0 1.7 2.0 4.3 9.0 .485 0.4 1.3 .271 2.0 2.2 .907
Jaden McDaniels ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Macy 3 28.3 10.3 1.0 1.7 2.7 3.0 2.0 0.0 2.0 1.7 4.3 8.7 .500 0.3 1.3 .250 1.3 1.7 .800
Jaden McDaniels ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Kyle Macy Jaden McDaniels
Season 1985-86-
Team Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls 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 %
Kyle Macy 82 29.6 8.6 0.5 1.7 2.2 5.4 1.0 0.1 1.4 2.5 3.5 7.2 .483 0.7 1.7 .411 0.9 1.1 .811
Jaden McDaniels ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Macy 3 29.0 4.0 0.7 0.7 1.3 3.3 0.7 0.0 0.3 3.0 1.7 4.7 .357 0.3 1.3 .250 0.3 0.3 1.000
Jaden McDaniels ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Kyle Macy Jaden McDaniels
Season 1986-87-
Team Indiana Pacers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers 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 %
Kyle Macy 76 16.4 4.9 0.3 1.2 1.5 2.6 0.8 0.1 0.8 1.8 2.2 4.5 .481 0.2 0.6 .304 0.4 0.5 .829
Jaden McDaniels ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Macy 4 12.3 1.0 0.0 0.8 0.8 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.8 1.8 0.5 1.5 .333 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.3 .000
Jaden McDaniels ------- --- ----------
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