Brandon Roy vs. D'Angelo Russell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of D'Angelo Russell and Brandon Roy, 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

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 Roy played 6 years in the NBA, 4 less than D'Angelo Russell, who played 10. Brandon Roy had the first of his seasons in 2006-07, while D'Angelo Russell had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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
Brandon Roy 6 3 2006-07 to 2012-13
D'Angelo Russell 10 4 2015-16 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Brandon Roy D'Angelo Russell
Season 2006-072015-16
Team Portland Trail BlazersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second 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%
Brandon Roy 57 35.4 16.8 1.0 3.4 4.4 4.0 1.2 0.2 2.0 2.4 6.1 13.4 .456 1.0 2.6 .377 3.5 4.2 .838
difference:+23+7.2+3.6+0.4+0.6+1.0+0.7-0.5-0.6+1.2+1.4+.046+0.6+2.0+.026+1.7+1.8+.101
D'Angelo Russell 80 28.2 13.2 0.6 2.8 3.4 3.3 1.2 0.2 2.5 1.8 4.9 12.0 .410 1.6 4.6 .351 1.8 2.4 .737
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Brandon Roy nor D'Angelo Russell played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Brandon Roy D'Angelo Russell
Season 2007-082016-17
Team Portland Trail BlazersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Brandon Roy 74 37.7 19.1 1.1 3.6 4.7 5.8 1.1 0.2 1.8 2.0 7.2 15.8 .454 1.0 2.9 .340 3.8 5.0 .753
difference:+11+9.0+3.5+0.6+0.6+1.2+1.0+0.3+0.1-1.0-0.1+1.6+2.0+.049+1.1+3.2+.012+1.5+2.0+.029
D'Angelo Russell 63 28.7 15.6 0.5 3.0 3.5 4.8 1.4 0.3 2.8 2.1 5.6 13.8 .405 2.1 6.1 .352 2.3 3.0 .782
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Brandon Roy nor D'Angelo Russell played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Brandon Roy D'Angelo Russell
Season 2008-092017-18
Team Portland Trail BlazersBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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%
Brandon Roy 78 37.2 22.6 1.3 3.4 4.7 5.1 1.1 0.3 1.9 1.6 8.1 16.9 .480 1.1 2.8 .377 5.3 6.5 .824
difference:+30+11.5+7.1+0.7+0.1+0.8+0.1+0.3+0.1-1.2-0.3+2.3+2.9+.066+0.8+3.0+.053+3.3+3.8+.084
D'Angelo Russell 48 25.7 15.5 0.6 3.3 3.9 5.2 0.8 0.4 3.1 1.9 5.8 14.0 .414 1.9 5.8 .324 2.0 2.7 .740
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Brandon Roy 6 39.7 26.7 1.0 3.8 4.8 2.8 1.3 1.2 2.2 2.5 9.3 20.3 .459 1.3 2.8 .471 6.7 7.7 .870
D'Angelo Russell DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4

Brandon Roy D'Angelo Russell
Season 2009-102018-19
Team Portland Trail BlazersBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Brandon Roy 65 37.2 21.5 1.1 3.3 4.4 4.7 0.9 0.2 2.0 2.1 7.6 16.0 .473 1.1 3.4 .330 5.3 6.8 .780
difference:+16+7.0+0.4+0.4+0.1+0.5+2.3+0.3-1.1-0.4+0.5+2.7+.039+1.8+4.4+.039+3.3+4.3
D'Angelo Russell 81 30.2 21.1 0.7 3.2 3.9 7.0 1.2 0.2 3.1 1.7 8.1 18.7 .434 2.9 7.8 .369 2.0 2.5 .780
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Brandon Roy 3 27.7 9.7 0.7 1.7 2.3 1.7 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.3 3.3 11.0 .303 0.7 4.0 .167 2.3 3.0 .778
difference:+2+1.9+9.7+0.3+1.5+1.3+1.9+1.4+0.2-1.8-0.1+4.1+9.6+.056+1.7+3.4+.157+0.1+0.4+.068
D'Angelo Russell 5 29.6 19.4 0.4 3.2 3.6 3.6 1.4 0.2 2.8 2.4 7.4 20.6 .359 2.4 7.4 .324 2.2 2.6 .846

Season 5

Brandon Roy D'Angelo Russell
Season 2010-112019-20
Team Portland Trail BlazersGolden State Warriors, Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Brandon Roy 47 27.9 12.2 0.6 2.0 2.6 2.7 0.8 0.3 1.2 1.6 4.4 11.1 .400 0.8 2.4 .333 2.5 2.9 .848
difference:+2+4.4+10.9+0.2+1.6+1.3+3.6+0.3-2.1-0.3+3.6+7.7+.026+2.7+7.2+.034+1.1+1.5+.039
D'Angelo Russell 45 32.3 23.1 0.4 3.6 3.9 6.3 1.1 0.3 3.3 1.9 8.0 18.8 .426 3.5 9.6 .367 3.6 4.4 .809
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Brandon Roy 6 23.0 9.3 0.3 1.8 2.2 2.8 0.2 0.0 0.7 2.2 3.7 7.3 .500 0.7 2.3 .286 1.3 2.2 .615
D'Angelo Russell DNP------ --- ----------

Note: Brandon Roy didn't play in 2011-12.

Season 6

Brandon Roy D'Angelo Russell
Season 2012-132020-21
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Brandon Roy 5 24.4 5.8 0.6 2.2 2.8 4.6 0.6 0.0 1.4 1.0 2.2 7.0 .314 0.0 1.8 .000 1.4 2.0 .700
difference:+37+4.1+13.2+0.2+0.1+0.2+1.2+0.5+0.4-1.3-0.6+4.5+8.5+.117+2.9+5.6+.387+1.3+1.5+.065
D'Angelo Russell 42 28.5 19.0 0.4 2.3 2.6 5.8 1.1 0.4 2.7 1.6 6.7 15.5 .431 2.9 7.4 .387 2.7 3.5 .765
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Brandon Roy nor D'Angelo Russell played in the postseason in their season 6

Additional Years

* D'Angelo Russell played 4 seasons more than Brandon Roy in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 10, from 2022 to 2025—D'Angelo Russell played in 3 Playoffs and one NBA Cup.