Matt Maloney vs. Naz Reid Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Naz Reid and Matt Maloney, 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.

Matt Maloney played 6 years in the NBA, 1 more than Naz Reid, who played 5. Matt Maloney had the first of his seasons in 1996-97, while Naz Reid had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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
Matt Maloney 6 2 1996-97 to 2002-03
Naz Reid 5 2 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Matt Maloney Naz Reid
Season 1996-972019-20
Team Houston RocketsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf FinalsDid 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 %
Matt Maloney 82 29.1 9.4 0.2 1.7 2.0 3.7 1.0 0.0 1.5 1.5 3.3 7.5 .441 1.9 4.6 .404 0.9 1.1 .763
Naz Reid 30 16.5 9.0 1.1 3.0 4.1 1.2 0.6 0.7 0.7 2.8 3.3 8.1 .412 1.1 3.2 .330 1.2 1.8 .698
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Matt Maloney 16 33.0 11.2 0.1 1.1 1.2 3.1 0.6 0.2 2.4 1.9 3.8 9.6 .399 2.7 6.8 .398 0.9 1.3 .667
Naz Reid ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Matt Maloney Naz Reid
Season 1997-982020-21
Team Houston RocketsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets 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 %
Matt Maloney 78 28.4 8.6 0.2 1.6 1.8 2.8 0.8 0.1 1.4 1.3 3.1 7.5 .408 1.6 4.4 .364 0.8 1.0 .833
Naz Reid 70 19.2 11.2 1.2 3.4 4.6 1.0 0.5 1.1 1.0 2.6 4.3 8.3 .523 0.9 2.5 .351 1.6 2.4 .693
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Matt Maloney 5 33.2 6.6 0.0 1.6 1.6 3.6 0.4 0.4 0.8 2.2 2.0 6.0 .333 1.0 4.0 .250 1.6 1.8 .889
Naz Reid ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Matt Maloney Naz Reid
Season 1998-992021-22
Team Houston RocketsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTimberwolves 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 %
Matt Maloney 15 12.4 1.4 0.1 0.5 0.7 1.4 0.3 0.0 0.9 0.5 0.3 1.9 .179 0.1 1.0 .067 0.7 0.7 .909
Naz Reid 77 15.8 8.3 1.3 2.6 3.9 0.9 0.5 0.9 1.1 2.2 3.0 6.2 .489 0.7 2.2 .343 1.5 1.9 .765
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Matt Maloney ------- --- ----------
Naz Reid 5 10.8 4.8 0.4 2.4 2.8 0.0 0.2 1.2 1.0 2.8 1.4 3.4 .412 0.6 1.4 .429 1.4 1.4 1.000

Season 4

Matt Maloney Naz Reid
Season 1999-002022-23
Team Chicago BullsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
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 %
Matt Maloney 51 23.0 6.4 0.2 1.1 1.3 2.7 0.6 0.1 1.2 0.8 2.2 6.2 .358 1.2 3.4 .356 0.7 0.9 .822
Naz Reid 68 18.4 11.5 1.1 3.8 4.9 1.1 0.6 0.8 1.4 2.6 4.6 8.5 .537 1.1 3.2 .346 1.3 1.9 .677
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Matt Maloney ------- --- ----------
Naz Reid ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Matt Maloney Naz Reid
Season 2000-012023-24
Team Atlanta HawksMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement Sixth Man of the Year
Playoffs Did Not PlayTimberwolves 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 %
Matt Maloney 55 25.5 6.7 0.3 1.9 2.1 2.8 1.0 0.1 1.3 1.7 2.7 6.3 .420 0.9 2.6 .359 0.5 0.6 .765
Naz Reid 81 24.2 13.5 0.9 4.3 5.2 1.3 0.8 0.9 1.4 2.1 5.0 10.5 .477 2.1 5.0 .414 1.3 1.8 .736
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Matt Maloney ------- --- ----------
Naz Reid 16 22.6 11.1 0.6 3.1 3.7 1.0 0.5 0.8 0.9 2.0 4.1 8.9 .458 1.6 4.3 .362 1.4 1.9 .710

Note: Matt Maloney didn't play in 2001-02.

Season 6

Matt Maloney Naz Reid
Season 2002-03-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
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 %
Matt Maloney 14 7.4 1.7 0.1 0.4 0.5 1.2 0.3 0.0 0.4 0.6 0.6 1.8 .320 0.4 1.1 .333 0.2 0.4 .600
Naz Reid ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Matt Maloney ------- --- ----------
Naz Reid ------- --- ----------