Bronny James vs. Naz Reid Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Naz Reid and Bronny James, 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.

Bronny James played 2 years in the NBA, 5 less than Naz Reid, who played 7. Bronny James had the first of his seasons in 2024-25, 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
Bronny James 2 1 2024-25 to 2025-26
Naz Reid 7 3 2019-20 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Bronny James Naz Reid
Season 2024-252019-20
Team Los Angeles LakersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Bronny James 27 6.7 2.3 0.1 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.8 2.5 .313 0.3 1.2 .281 0.4 0.5 .786
difference:+3+9.8+6.7+1.0+2.5+3.4+0.4+0.3+0.6-0.2-2.3+2.5+5.6+.099+0.8+2.0+.049+0.8+1.3+.088
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Bronny James 2 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Naz Reid DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2

Bronny James Naz Reid
Season 2025-262020-21
Team Los Angeles LakersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
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%
Bronny James 14 8.9 1.9 0.3 0.4 0.6 1.5 0.6 0.1 0.8 0.9 0.7 2.2 .323 0.3 1.0 .286 0.1 0.1 1.000
difference:+56+10.3+9.3+0.9+3.0+4.0+0.5+0.1+1.0-0.2-1.7+3.6+6.1+.200+0.6+1.5+.065+1.5+2.3+.307
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
* Neiher Bronny James nor Naz Reid played in the postseason in their season 2

Additional Years

* Naz Reid played 5 seasons more than Bronny James in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 7, from 2022 to 2026—Naz Reid played in 3 Playoffs.

In those 5 extra years over Bronny James, Naz Reid got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Sixth Man of the Year