Brandon Ingram vs. Nene Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nene and Brandon Ingram, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Brandon Ingram played 8 years in the NBA, 9 less than Nene, who played 17. Brandon Ingram had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Nene had his rookie season in 2002-03. 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 |
Brandon Ingram |
8 |
2 |
2016-17 to 2023-24 |
Nene |
17 |
12 |
2002-03 to 2018-19 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Brandon Ingram |
Nene |
Season |
2016-17 | 2002-03 |
Team |
Los Angeles Lakers | Denver Nuggets |
Honors & Awards |
- | All-Rookie First Team |
All-Rookie Second Team | - |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | 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 |
% |
Brandon Ingram |
79 |
28.8 |
9.4 |
0.8 |
3.2 |
4.0 |
2.1 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
3.5 |
8.7 |
.402 |
0.7 |
2.4 |
.294 |
1.7 |
2.7 |
.621 |
Nene |
80 |
28.2 |
10.5 |
2.6 |
3.5 |
6.1 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
3.7 |
4.0 |
7.7 |
.519 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.5 |
4.3 |
.578 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Brandon Ingram |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nene |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Brandon Ingram |
59 |
33.5 |
16.1 |
1.0 |
4.4 |
5.3 |
3.9 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
6.1 |
12.9 |
.470 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
.390 |
3.3 |
4.8 |
.681 |
Nene |
77 |
32.5 |
11.8 |
2.0 |
4.5 |
6.5 |
2.2 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
2.4 |
3.6 |
4.3 |
8.2 |
.530 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
3.1 |
4.6 |
.682 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Brandon Ingram |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nene |
5 |
26.6 |
7.8 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
5.0 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
4.4 |
3.2 |
7.2 |
.444 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.4 |
2.6 |
.538 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Brandon Ingram |
52 |
33.8 |
18.3 |
0.8 |
4.3 |
5.1 |
3.0 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
7.0 |
14.0 |
.497 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
.330 |
3.8 |
5.6 |
.675 |
Nene |
55 |
23.9 |
9.6 |
1.9 |
4.0 |
5.9 |
1.5 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
7.0 |
.503 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.5 |
3.9 |
.660 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Brandon Ingram |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nene |
5 |
20.0 |
6.6 |
1.8 |
3.2 |
5.0 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
3.2 |
1.8 |
4.2 |
.429 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.0 |
4.6 |
.652 |
|
Season 4 |
|
Brandon Ingram |
Nene |
Season |
2019-20 | 2005-06 |
Team |
New Orleans Pelicans | Denver Nuggets |
Honors & Awards |
Most Improved Player | - |
All-Star Game | - |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | 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 |
% |
Brandon Ingram |
62 |
33.9 |
23.8 |
0.8 |
5.3 |
6.1 |
4.2 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
8.2 |
17.7 |
.463 |
2.4 |
6.2 |
.391 |
5.0 |
5.9 |
.851 |
Nene |
1 |
3.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Brandon Ingram |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nene |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Brandon Ingram |
61 |
34.3 |
23.8 |
0.6 |
4.3 |
4.9 |
4.9 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
2.5 |
2.0 |
8.4 |
18.0 |
.466 |
2.3 |
6.1 |
.381 |
4.6 |
5.2 |
.878 |
Nene |
64 |
26.8 |
12.2 |
2.3 |
4.7 |
7.0 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
4.6 |
8.1 |
.570 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
3.0 |
4.4 |
.689 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Brandon Ingram |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nene |
5 |
35.8 |
15.2 |
4.4 |
3.4 |
7.8 |
2.4 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
2.6 |
4.2 |
6.2 |
10.6 |
.585 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.8 |
3.6 |
.778 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Brandon Ingram |
55 |
34.0 |
22.7 |
0.6 |
5.2 |
5.8 |
5.6 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
2.7 |
2.2 |
8.2 |
17.9 |
.461 |
1.3 |
4.1 |
.327 |
4.8 |
5.9 |
.826 |
Nene |
16 |
16.6 |
5.3 |
1.9 |
3.6 |
5.4 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
2.9 |
1.8 |
4.4 |
.408 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.7 |
3.1 |
.551 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Brandon Ingram |
6 |
39.3 |
27.0 |
0.7 |
5.5 |
6.2 |
6.2 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
3.8 |
1.8 |
9.3 |
19.7 |
.475 |
1.8 |
4.5 |
.407 |
6.5 |
7.8 |
.830 |
Nene |
3 |
10.0 |
4.3 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
2.7 |
1.7 |
3.0 |
.556 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.000 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Brandon Ingram |
45 |
34.2 |
24.7 |
0.5 |
5.0 |
5.5 |
5.8 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
3.3 |
2.6 |
9.0 |
18.6 |
.484 |
1.4 |
3.6 |
.390 |
5.3 |
6.0 |
.882 |
Nene |
77 |
32.6 |
14.6 |
2.4 |
5.4 |
7.8 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
3.6 |
5.6 |
9.2 |
.604 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.200 |
3.5 |
4.8 |
.723 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Brandon Ingram |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nene |
16 |
32.8 |
11.5 |
2.3 |
5.2 |
7.5 |
2.6 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
4.1 |
4.3 |
7.9 |
.548 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.9 |
4.4 |
.657 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Brandon Ingram |
64 |
32.9 |
20.8 |
0.7 |
4.4 |
5.1 |
5.7 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
7.8 |
15.9 |
.492 |
1.3 |
3.8 |
.355 |
3.8 |
4.8 |
.801 |
Nene |
82 |
33.6 |
13.8 |
2.0 |
5.6 |
7.6 |
2.5 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
3.4 |
5.1 |
8.7 |
.587 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
3.6 |
5.1 |
.704 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Brandon Ingram |
4 |
36.3 |
14.3 |
0.3 |
4.3 |
4.5 |
3.3 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
4.8 |
13.8 |
.345 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
.250 |
4.3 |
4.8 |
.895 |
Nene |
5 |
33.8 |
11.4 |
1.6 |
4.2 |
5.8 |
2.2 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
3.4 |
3.6 |
5.8 |
.621 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.2 |
7.2 |
.583 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Brandon Ingram |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nene |
75 |
30.5 |
14.5 |
1.9 |
5.7 |
7.6 |
2.0 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
3.2 |
5.4 |
8.7 |
.615 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.200 |
3.8 |
5.4 |
.711 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Brandon Ingram |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nene |
5 |
32.4 |
14.2 |
2.8 |
6.2 |
9.0 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
3.4 |
4.4 |
9.2 |
.478 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
5.4 |
9.6 |
.563 |
|
Season 10 |
|
Brandon Ingram |
Nene |
Season |
- | 2011-12 |
Team |
- | Denver Nuggets, Washington Wizards |
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 |
% |
Brandon Ingram |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nene |
39 |
28.5 |
13.7 |
1.6 |
5.8 |
7.5 |
2.1 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
5.4 |
10.1 |
.537 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.9 |
4.3 |
.673 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Brandon Ingram |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nene |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
more >>
Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Brandon Ingram |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nene |
61 |
27.2 |
12.6 |
1.7 |
5.0 |
6.7 |
2.9 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
4.7 |
9.7 |
.480 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
3.2 |
4.4 |
.729 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Brandon Ingram |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nene |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
more >>
Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Brandon Ingram |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nene |
53 |
29.4 |
14.2 |
1.2 |
4.3 |
5.5 |
2.9 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
2.2 |
3.1 |
5.6 |
11.2 |
.503 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.200 |
2.9 |
5.0 |
.583 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Brandon Ingram |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nene |
10 |
32.5 |
13.7 |
0.8 |
4.5 |
5.3 |
2.6 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
1.7 |
3.6 |
6.4 |
13.8 |
.464 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.9 |
2.6 |
.346 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Brandon Ingram |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nene |
67 |
25.3 |
11.0 |
1.3 |
3.9 |
5.1 |
1.8 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
2.7 |
4.6 |
9.0 |
.511 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.200 |
1.8 |
3.0 |
.604 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Brandon Ingram |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nene |
10 |
25.7 |
7.9 |
2.5 |
4.1 |
6.6 |
1.5 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
3.2 |
3.4 |
7.6 |
.447 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.1 |
2.3 |
.478 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Brandon Ingram |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nene |
57 |
19.2 |
9.2 |
0.9 |
3.6 |
4.5 |
1.7 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
2.7 |
3.7 |
6.7 |
.544 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.9 |
3.2 |
.578 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Brandon Ingram |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nene |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Brandon Ingram |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nene |
67 |
17.9 |
9.1 |
1.4 |
2.8 |
4.2 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
2.4 |
3.7 |
5.9 |
.617 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.333 |
1.7 |
2.9 |
.589 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Brandon Ingram |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nene |
9 |
17.9 |
10.0 |
1.2 |
3.4 |
4.7 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
2.7 |
4.0 |
5.7 |
.706 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.0 |
3.4 |
.581 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Brandon Ingram |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nene |
52 |
14.6 |
6.5 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
3.4 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
4.6 |
.569 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.3 |
2.1 |
.636 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Brandon Ingram |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nene |
11 |
9.7 |
2.8 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
1.6 |
1.1 |
1.8 |
.600 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.6 |
1.0 |
.636 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Brandon Ingram |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nene |
42 |
13.0 |
3.6 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
2.1 |
1.4 |
2.8 |
.517 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
.660 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Brandon Ingram |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nene |
7 |
7.6 |
3.9 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.0 |
1.3 |
.778 |