Cade Cunningham vs. Naz Reid Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Naz Reid and Cade Cunningham, 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / 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.
Cade Cunningham played 4 years in the NBA, 2 less than Naz Reid, who played 6. Cade Cunningham had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, 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 |
| Cade Cunningham | 4 | 1 | 2021-22 to 2024-25 |
| Naz Reid | 6 | 3 | 2019-20 to 2024-25 |
Rookie Season |
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| Cade Cunningham | Naz Reid | |
| Season | 2021-22 | 2019-20 |
| Team | Detroit Pistons | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Honors & Awards |  All-Rookie First Team | - |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 64 | 32.6 | 17.4 | 0.9 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 6.7 | 16.1 | .416 | 1.8 | 5.7 | .314 | 2.2 | 2.6 | .845 |
| difference: | +34 | +16.1 | +8.4 | +0.2 | +1.6 | +1.4 | +4.4 | +0.6 | -3.0 | -0.3 | +3.4 | +8.0 | +.004 | +0.7 | +2.5 | +.016 | +1.0 | +0.8 | +.147 | |
| 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 Cade Cunningham nor Naz Reid played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 2 |
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| Cade Cunningham | Naz Reid | |
| Season | 2022-23 | 2020-21 |
| Team | Detroit Pistons | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 12 | 33.3 | 19.9 | 1.0 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 7.8 | 18.7 | .415 | 1.4 | 5.1 | .279 | 3.0 | 3.6 | .837 |
| difference: | +58 | +14.1 | +8.7 | +0.2 | +1.8 | +1.6 | +5.0 | +0.3 | +0.5 | -2.3 | -0.2 | +3.5 | +10.4 | +.108 | +0.5 | +2.6 | +.072 | +1.4 | +1.2 | +.144 |
| 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 Cade Cunningham nor Naz Reid played in the postseason in their season 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 3 |
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| Cade Cunningham | Naz Reid | |
| Season | 2023-24 | 2021-22 |
| Team | Detroit Pistons | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Timberwolves 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 | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 62 | 33.5 | 22.7 | 0.5 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 7.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 8.5 | 18.8 | .449 | 1.9 | 5.4 | .355 | 3.8 | 4.4 | .869 |
| difference: | +15 | +17.7 | +14.4 | +0.8 | +1.2 | +0.4 | +6.6 | +0.4 | +0.5 | -2.3 | -0.3 | +5.5 | +12.6 | +.040 | +1.2 | +3.2 | +.012 | +2.3 | +2.5 | +.104 |
| 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 | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 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 |
Season 4 |
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| Cade Cunningham | Naz Reid | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 2022-23 |
| Team | Detroit Pistons | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Honors & Awards | All-NBA Third Team | - |
| All-Star Game | - | |
| Playoffs | Pistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd | Did Not Play |
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4th Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 70 | 35.0 | 26.1 | 0.8 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 9.1 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 9.8 | 20.8 | .469 | 2.1 | 6.0 | .356 | 4.5 | 5.3 | .846 |
| difference: | +2 | +16.6 | +14.6 | +0.3 | +1.5 | +1.2 | +8.0 | +0.4 | -3.0 | -0.2 | +5.2 | +12.3 | +.068 | +1.0 | +2.8 | +.010 | +3.2 | +3.4 | +.169 | |
| Naz Reid | 68 | 18.4 | 11.5 | 1.1 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 4.6 | 8.5 | .537 | 1.1 | 3.2 | .346 | 1.3 | 1.9 | .677 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 6 | 41.3 | 25.0 | 1.0 | 7.3 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 5.3 | 3.3 | 9.2 | 21.5 | .426 | 0.8 | 4.7 | .179 | 5.8 | 7.0 | .833 |
| Naz Reid | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Additional Years |
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* Naz Reid played 2 seasons more than Cade Cunningham in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 5 to 6, from 2024 to 2025—Naz Reid played in two Playoffs. In those 2 extra years over Cade Cunningham, Naz Reid got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 Sixth Man of the Year |