Nemanja Bjelica vs. Jalen Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Williams and Nemanja Bjelica, 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.

Nemanja Bjelica played 7 years in the NBA, 5 more than Jalen Williams, who played 2. Nemanja Bjelica had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, while Jalen Williams had his rookie season in 2022-23. 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
Nemanja Bjelica 7 3 2015-16 to 2021-22
Jalen Williams 2 1 2022-23 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Nemanja Bjelica Jalen Williams
Season 2015-162022-23
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesOklahoma City Thunder
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 %
Nemanja Bjelica 60 17.9 5.1 0.8 2.7 3.5 1.4 0.4 0.4 0.8 2.6 1.8 3.9 .468 0.8 2.1 .384 0.7 0.9 .727
Jalen Williams 75 30.3 14.1 1.1 3.4 4.5 3.3 1.4 0.5 1.6 2.5 5.5 10.6 .521 1.0 2.7 .356 2.1 2.5 .812
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nemanja Bjelica ------- --- ----------
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Nemanja Bjelica Jalen Williams
Season 2016-172023-24
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder Lost West 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 %
Nemanja Bjelica 65 18.3 6.2 0.9 2.9 3.8 1.2 0.6 0.3 0.9 2.4 2.3 5.5 .424 0.9 2.7 .316 0.7 0.9 .738
Jalen Williams 71 31.3 19.1 0.5 3.5 4.0 4.5 1.1 0.6 1.7 2.5 7.5 14.0 .540 1.5 3.4 .427 2.5 3.1 .814
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nemanja Bjelica ------- --- ----------
Jalen Williams 10 37.7 18.7 1.3 5.5 6.8 5.4 1.7 0.5 1.9 2.1 7.5 16.0 .469 1.5 3.9 .385 2.2 2.7 .815

Season 3
Nemanja Bjelica Jalen Williams
Season 2017-18-
Team Minnesota Timberwolves-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves 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 %
Nemanja Bjelica 67 20.5 6.8 0.8 3.3 4.1 1.3 0.7 0.2 0.8 2.1 2.6 5.5 .461 1.1 2.7 .415 0.5 0.7 .800
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nemanja Bjelica 5 9.4 4.6 0.8 2.2 3.0 0.6 0.6 0.0 0.2 1.2 1.4 3.2 .438 0.8 1.4 .571 1.0 1.4 .714
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Nemanja Bjelica Jalen Williams
Season 2018-19-
Team Sacramento Kings-
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 %
Nemanja Bjelica 77 23.2 9.6 1.6 4.1 5.8 1.9 0.7 0.7 1.1 2.6 3.7 7.7 .479 1.3 3.3 .401 0.9 1.2 .761
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nemanja Bjelica ------- --- ----------
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Nemanja Bjelica Jalen Williams
Season 2019-20-
Team Sacramento Kings-
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 %
Nemanja Bjelica 72 27.9 11.5 1.5 4.8 6.4 2.8 0.9 0.6 1.4 3.0 4.4 9.1 .481 1.9 4.4 .419 1.0 1.2 .821
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nemanja Bjelica ------- --- ----------
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Nemanja Bjelica Jalen Williams
Season 2020-21-
Team Sacramento Kings, Miami Heat-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat 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 %
Nemanja Bjelica 37 16.1 6.5 0.8 2.6 3.4 1.9 0.4 0.1 0.9 1.8 2.4 5.3 .454 0.7 2.3 .318 1.0 1.4 .725
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nemanja Bjelica 2 15.0 9.0 0.5 2.0 2.5 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.0 2.5 2.5 5.5 .455 2.0 4.0 .500 2.0 3.0 .667
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Nemanja Bjelica Jalen Williams
Season 2021-22-
Team Golden State Warriors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nemanja Bjelica 71 16.1 6.1 0.9 3.3 4.1 2.2 0.6 0.4 1.2 1.8 2.3 4.8 .468 0.8 2.1 .362 0.8 1.1 .728
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nemanja Bjelica 15 10.0 2.9 0.4 1.7 2.1 1.1 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.4 1.2 2.3 .529 0.2 0.5 .375 0.3 0.5 .571
Jalen Williams ------- --- ----------
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