Steven Adams vs. Georges Niang Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Georges Niang and Steven Adams, 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.

Steven Adams played 10 years in the NBA, 2 more than Georges Niang, who played 8. Steven Adams had the first of his seasons in 2013-14, while Georges Niang had his rookie season in 2016-17. 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
Steven Adams 10 7 2013-14 to 2022-23
Georges Niang 8 6 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Steven Adams Georges Niang
Season 2013-142016-17
Team Oklahoma City ThunderIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Thunder 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 %
Steven Adams 81 14.8 3.3 1.8 2.3 4.1 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.9 2.5 1.1 2.3 .503 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.7 .581
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steven Adams 18 18.4 3.9 1.2 2.9 4.1 0.2 0.1 1.3 0.6 2.7 1.7 2.5 .689 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 1.3 .348
Georges Niang ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Steven Adams Georges Niang
Season 2014-152017-18
Team Oklahoma City ThunderUtah Jazz
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 %
Steven Adams 70 25.3 7.7 2.8 4.6 7.5 0.9 0.5 1.2 1.4 3.2 3.1 5.7 .544 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.9 .502
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steven Adams ------- --- ----------
Georges Niang ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Steven Adams Georges Niang
Season 2015-162018-19
Team Oklahoma City ThunderUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf FinalsJazz 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 %
Steven Adams 80 25.2 8.0 2.7 3.9 6.7 0.8 0.5 1.1 1.1 2.8 3.3 5.3 .613 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.5 .582
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steven Adams 18 30.7 10.1 3.4 6.1 9.5 0.7 0.5 0.8 0.9 3.1 3.8 6.2 .613 0.0 0.1 .000 2.6 4.1 .630
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 -

Season 4
Steven Adams Georges Niang
Season 2016-172019-20
Team Oklahoma City ThunderUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdJazz 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 %
Steven Adams 80 29.9 11.3 3.5 4.2 7.7 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.8 2.4 4.7 8.2 .571 0.0 0.0 .000 2.0 3.2 .611
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steven Adams 5 31.4 8.0 3.4 3.4 6.8 1.4 1.2 1.8 0.8 2.8 3.6 5.6 .643 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 2.2 .364
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

Season 5
Steven Adams Georges Niang
Season 2017-182020-21
Team Oklahoma City ThunderUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdJazz 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 %
Steven Adams 76 32.7 13.9 5.1 4.0 9.0 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.7 2.8 5.9 9.4 .629 0.0 0.0 .000 2.1 3.8 .559
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steven Adams 6 33.3 10.5 3.2 4.3 7.5 1.5 0.7 0.7 0.7 2.5 4.5 7.7 .587 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.2 .692
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

Season 6
Steven Adams Georges Niang
Season 2018-192021-22
Team Oklahoma City ThunderPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd76ers 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 %
Steven Adams 80 33.4 13.9 4.9 4.6 9.5 1.6 1.5 1.0 1.7 2.6 6.0 10.1 .595 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 3.7 .500
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steven Adams 5 31.8 11.8 2.4 4.8 7.2 1.4 1.0 1.0 1.8 2.6 5.6 8.4 .667 0.0 0.2 .000 0.6 1.6 .375
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

Season 7
Steven Adams Georges Niang
Season 2019-202022-23
Team Oklahoma City ThunderPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd76ers 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 %
Steven Adams 63 26.7 10.9 3.3 6.0 9.3 2.3 0.8 1.1 1.5 1.9 4.5 7.6 .592 0.0 0.0 .333 1.9 3.2 .582
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steven Adams 7 30.0 10.1 4.9 6.7 11.6 1.3 0.6 0.3 2.3 1.4 4.4 7.4 .596 0.0 0.1 .000 1.3 2.9 .450
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 -

Season 8
Steven Adams Georges Niang
Season 2020-212023-24
Team New Orleans PelicansCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers 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 %
Steven Adams 58 27.7 7.6 3.7 5.2 8.9 1.9 0.9 0.7 1.3 1.9 3.3 5.3 .614 0.0 0.1 .000 1.0 2.3 .444
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steven Adams ------- --- ----------
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

Season 9
Steven Adams Georges Niang
Season 2021-22-
Team Memphis Grizzlies-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies 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 %
Steven Adams 76 26.3 6.9 4.6 5.4 10.0 3.4 0.9 0.8 1.5 2.0 2.8 5.1 .547 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.6 .543
Georges Niang ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steven Adams 7 16.3 3.4 2.1 4.3 6.4 2.1 0.1 0.1 0.6 1.7 1.3 3.0 .429 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.6 .545
Georges Niang ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Steven Adams Georges Niang
Season 2022-23-
Team Memphis Grizzlies-
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 %
Steven Adams 42 27.0 8.6 5.1 6.5 11.5 2.3 0.9 1.1 1.9 2.3 3.7 6.3 .597 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 3.1 .364
Georges Niang ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steven Adams ------- --- ----------
Georges Niang ------- --- ----------
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