Desmond Bane vs. Nicolo Melli Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nicolo Melli 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
Nicolo Melli: 2019-20 to 2020-21

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Desmond Bane 0 Nicolo Melli 0

NBA Seasons Desmond Bane 6 Nicolo Melli 2

Playoffs Played Desmond Bane 4 Nicolo Melli 1

All-Star Games Desmond Bane 0 Nicolo Melli 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 17.8 Nicolo Melli 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 4.6 Nicolo Melli 2.9

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 3.8 Nicolo Melli 1.2

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 1.0 Nicolo Melli 0.5

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.4 Nicolo Melli 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Desmond Bane 5,849 Nicolo Melli 529

Total Rebounds Desmond Bane 1,511 Nicolo Melli 302

Total Assists Desmond Bane 1,251 Nicolo Melli 126

Total Steals Desmond Bane 324 Nicolo Melli 48

Total Blocks Desmond Bane 122 Nicolo Melli 26

Total Games Desmond Bane 329 Nicolo Melli 105

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Desmond Bane .470 Nicolo Melli .392

3-Point Percentage Desmond Bane .407 Nicolo Melli .316

Free Throw Percentage Desmond Bane .886 Nicolo Melli .745

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 23.7 (2024) Nicolo Melli 6.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 6.1 (2025) Nicolo Melli 3.0 (2020)

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 5.5 (2024) Nicolo Melli 1.4 (2020)

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 1.2 (2022) Nicolo Melli 0.6 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.5 (2024) Nicolo Melli 0.4 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 16.9 Nicolo Melli 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 4.6 Nicolo Melli 2.0

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 2.5 Nicolo Melli 0.0

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 0.8 Nicolo Melli 0.3

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.5 Nicolo Melli 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Desmond Bane 455 Nicolo Melli 0

Total Rebounds Desmond Bane 125 Nicolo Melli 6

Total Assists Desmond Bane 68 Nicolo Melli 0

Total Steals Desmond Bane 21 Nicolo Melli 1

Total Blocks Desmond Bane 13 Nicolo Melli 0

Total Games Desmond Bane 27 Nicolo Melli 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Desmond Bane .437 Nicolo Melli .000

3-Point Percentage Desmond Bane .396 Nicolo Melli .000

Free Throw Percentage Desmond Bane .899 Nicolo Melli -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 23.5 (2023) Nicolo Melli 0.0 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 6.8 (2025) Nicolo Melli 2.0 (2021)

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 3.3 (2025) Nicolo Melli 0.0 (2021)

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 0.9 (2022) Nicolo Melli 0.3 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.8 (2022) Nicolo Melli 0.0 (2021)