Brandin Podziemski vs. Naz Reid Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Naz Reid and Brandin Podziemski, 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.

Brandin Podziemski played 3 years in the NBA, 4 less than Naz Reid, who played 7. Brandin Podziemski had the first of his seasons in 2023-24, while Naz Reid had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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 achievements, 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
Brandin Podziemski 3 1 2023-24 to 2025-26
Naz Reid 7 3 2019-20 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Brandin Podziemski Naz Reid
Season 2023-242019-20
Team Golden State WarriorsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Brandin Podziemski 74 26.6 9.2 1.6 4.2 5.8 3.7 0.8 0.2 1.2 1.6 3.7 8.1 .454 1.2 3.2 .385 0.7 1.1 .633
difference:+44+10.1+0.2+0.5+1.2+1.7+2.5+0.2+0.5-0.5-1.2+0.4+.042+0.1+.055+0.5+0.7+.065
Naz Reid 30 16.5 9.0 1.1 3.0 4.1 1.2 0.6 0.7 0.7 2.8 3.3 8.1 .412 1.1 3.2 .330 1.2 1.8 .698
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Brandin Podziemski nor Naz Reid played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Brandin Podziemski Naz Reid
Season 2024-252020-21
Team Golden State WarriorsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Brandin Podziemski 64 26.8 11.7 1.0 4.1 5.1 3.4 1.1 0.2 1.2 1.5 4.4 9.8 .445 1.8 4.8 .372 1.1 1.5 .758
difference:+6+7.6+0.5+0.2+0.7+0.5+2.4+0.6+0.9-0.2-1.1+0.1+1.5+.078+0.9+2.3+.021+0.5+0.9+.065
Naz Reid 70 19.2 11.2 1.2 3.4 4.6 1.0 0.5 1.1 1.0 2.6 4.3 8.3 .523 0.9 2.5 .351 1.6 2.4 .693
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Brandin Podziemski 12 32.1 11.3 1.3 3.7 5.0 3.1 1.3 0.2 1.5 1.5 4.0 11.0 .364 1.8 5.6 .328 1.4 2.0 .708
Naz Reid DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Brandin Podziemski Naz Reid
Season 2025-262021-22
Team Golden State WarriorsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTimberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Brandin Podziemski 1 33.0 7.0 1.0 6.0 7.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 7.0 .429 1.0 4.0 .250 0.0 0.0 -
difference:+76+17.2+1.3+0.3+3.4+3.1+1.1+0.5+0.9-0.1-0.2+0.8+.060+0.3+1.8+.093+1.5+1.9
Naz Reid 77 15.8 8.3 1.3 2.6 3.9 0.9 0.5 0.9 1.1 2.2 3.0 6.2 .489 0.7 2.2 .343 1.5 1.9 .765
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Brandin Podziemski DNP------ --- ----------
Naz Reid 5 10.8 4.8 0.4 2.4 2.8 0.0 0.2 1.2 1.0 2.8 1.4 3.4 .412 0.6 1.4 .429 1.4 1.4 1.000

Additional Years

* Naz Reid played 4 seasons more than Brandin Podziemski in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 7, from 2023 to 2026—Naz Reid played in two Playoffs.

In those 4 extra years over Brandin Podziemski, Naz Reid got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Sixth Man of the Year
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