Josh Giddey vs. Nicolo Melli Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nicolo Melli and Josh Giddey 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
Josh Giddey: 2021-22 to 2024-25
Nicolo Melli: 2019-20 to 2020-21

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Josh Giddey 0 Nicolo Melli 0

NBA Seasons Josh Giddey 4 Nicolo Melli 2

Playoffs Played Josh Giddey 1 Nicolo Melli 1

All-Star Games Josh Giddey 0 Nicolo Melli 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 14.1 Nicolo Melli 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 7.5 Nicolo Melli 2.9

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 6.1 Nicolo Melli 1.2

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 0.9 Nicolo Melli 0.5

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.5 Nicolo Melli 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Giddey 3,942 Nicolo Melli 529

Total Rebounds Josh Giddey 2,100 Nicolo Melli 302

Total Assists Josh Giddey 1,703 Nicolo Melli 126

Total Steals Josh Giddey 244 Nicolo Melli 48

Total Blocks Josh Giddey 140 Nicolo Melli 26

Total Games Josh Giddey 280 Nicolo Melli 105

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Giddey .464 Nicolo Melli .392

3-Point Percentage Josh Giddey .330 Nicolo Melli .316

Free Throw Percentage Josh Giddey .764 Nicolo Melli .745

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 16.6 (2023) Nicolo Melli 6.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 8.1 (2025) Nicolo Melli 3.0 (2020)

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 7.2 (2025) Nicolo Melli 1.4 (2020)

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 1.2 (2025) Nicolo Melli 0.6 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.6 (2025) Nicolo Melli 0.4 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 8.7 Nicolo Melli 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 3.6 Nicolo Melli 2.0

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 2.1 Nicolo Melli 0.0

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 0.2 Nicolo Melli 0.3

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.4 Nicolo Melli 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Giddey 87 Nicolo Melli 0

Total Rebounds Josh Giddey 36 Nicolo Melli 6

Total Assists Josh Giddey 21 Nicolo Melli 0

Total Steals Josh Giddey 2 Nicolo Melli 1

Total Blocks Josh Giddey 4 Nicolo Melli 0

Total Games Josh Giddey 10 Nicolo Melli 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Giddey .453 Nicolo Melli .000

3-Point Percentage Josh Giddey .353 Nicolo Melli .000

Free Throw Percentage Josh Giddey .875 Nicolo Melli -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 8.7 (2024) Nicolo Melli 0.0 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 3.6 (2024) Nicolo Melli 2.0 (2021)

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 2.1 (2024) Nicolo Melli 0.0 (2021)

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 0.2 (2024) Nicolo Melli 0.3 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.4 (2024) Nicolo Melli 0.0 (2021)