Desmond Bane vs. Kostas Papanikolaou Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kostas Papanikolaou and Desmond Bane that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Desmond Bane: 2020-21 to 2025-26
Kostas Papanikolaou: 2014-15 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Desmond Bane 0 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

NBA Seasons Desmond Bane 6 Kostas Papanikolaou 2

Playoffs Played Desmond Bane 4 Kostas Papanikolaou 1

All-Star Games Desmond Bane 0 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 17.9 Kostas Papanikolaou 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 4.6 Kostas Papanikolaou 2.3

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 3.8 Kostas Papanikolaou 1.5

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 1.0 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.6

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.4 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Desmond Bane 6,073 Kostas Papanikolaou 249

Total Rebounds Desmond Bane 1,555 Kostas Papanikolaou 158

Total Assists Desmond Bane 1,299 Kostas Papanikolaou 101

Total Steals Desmond Bane 332 Kostas Papanikolaou 42

Total Blocks Desmond Bane 125 Kostas Papanikolaou 18

Total Games Desmond Bane 339 Kostas Papanikolaou 69

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Desmond Bane .470 Kostas Papanikolaou .354

3-Point Percentage Desmond Bane .407 Kostas Papanikolaou .297

Free Throw Percentage Desmond Bane .889 Kostas Papanikolaou .688

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 23.7 (2024) Kostas Papanikolaou 4.2 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 6.1 (2025) Kostas Papanikolaou 2.7 (2015)

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 5.5 (2024) Kostas Papanikolaou 2.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 1.2 (2022) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.5 (2024) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 16.9 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 4.6 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 2.5 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 0.8 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.5 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Desmond Bane 455 Kostas Papanikolaou 3

Total Rebounds Desmond Bane 125 Kostas Papanikolaou 2

Total Assists Desmond Bane 68 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Steals Desmond Bane 21 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Blocks Desmond Bane 13 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Games Desmond Bane 27 Kostas Papanikolaou 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Desmond Bane .437 Kostas Papanikolaou .250

3-Point Percentage Desmond Bane .396 Kostas Papanikolaou .000

Free Throw Percentage Desmond Bane .899 Kostas Papanikolaou .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 23.5 (2023) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 6.8 (2025) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 3.3 (2025) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 0.9 (2022) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.8 (2022) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)