Cheick Diallo vs. Lauri Markkanen Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lauri Markkanen and Cheick Diallo, 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.

Cheick Diallo played 5 years in the NBA, 2 less than Lauri Markkanen, who played 7. Cheick Diallo had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Lauri Markkanen had his rookie season in 2017-18. 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
Cheick Diallo 5 1 2016-17 to 2021-22
Lauri Markkanen 7 0 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Cheick Diallo Lauri Markkanen
Season 2016-172017-18
Team New Orleans PelicansChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Cheick Diallo 17 11.7 5.1 1.4 2.9 4.3 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.4 1.0 2.1 4.5 .474 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.2 .714
Lauri Markkanen 68 29.7 15.2 1.2 6.3 7.5 1.2 0.6 0.6 1.2 1.5 5.5 12.7 .434 2.1 5.9 .362 2.1 2.4 .843
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cheick Diallo ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Cheick Diallo Lauri Markkanen
Season 2017-182018-19
Team New Orleans PelicansChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pelicans Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
Cheick Diallo 52 11.2 4.9 0.9 3.2 4.1 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.5 1.6 2.0 3.4 .580 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.3 .758
Lauri Markkanen 52 32.3 18.7 1.4 7.6 9.0 1.4 0.7 0.6 1.6 2.3 6.6 15.3 .430 2.3 6.4 .361 3.3 3.8 .872
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cheick Diallo 7 6.9 1.4 0.6 0.7 1.3 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 1.3 0.7 1.7 .417 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Cheick Diallo Lauri Markkanen
Season 2018-192019-20
Team New Orleans PelicansChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Cheick Diallo 64 14.0 6.0 1.2 4.0 5.2 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.8 1.8 2.6 4.2 .620 0.0 0.1 .250 0.8 1.0 .746
Lauri Markkanen 50 29.8 14.7 1.2 5.1 6.3 1.5 0.8 0.5 1.6 1.9 5.0 11.8 .425 2.2 6.3 .344 2.5 3.1 .824
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cheick Diallo ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Cheick Diallo Lauri Markkanen
Season 2019-202020-21
Team Phoenix SunsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Cheick Diallo 47 10.2 4.7 0.6 2.1 2.8 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.7 1.2 2.0 3.0 .648 0.0 0.1 .333 0.7 0.8 .872
Lauri Markkanen 51 25.8 13.6 0.7 4.6 5.3 0.9 0.5 0.3 1.0 1.5 4.9 10.2 .480 2.3 5.8 .402 1.5 1.8 .826
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cheick Diallo ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Note: Cheick Diallo didn't play in 2020-21.

Season 5
Cheick Diallo Lauri Markkanen
Season 2021-222021-22
Team Detroit PistonsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Cheick Diallo 3 10.3 3.7 1.3 2.7 4.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 2.0 1.0 2.7 .375 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.0 .833
Lauri Markkanen 61 30.8 14.8 1.0 4.7 5.7 1.3 0.7 0.5 0.9 2.1 5.1 11.5 .445 2.2 6.2 .358 2.3 2.6 .868
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cheick Diallo ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Cheick Diallo Lauri Markkanen
Season -2022-23
Team -Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement Most Improved Player
-Achievement All-Star Game
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 %
Cheick Diallo ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen 66 34.4 25.6 2.0 6.7 8.6 1.9 0.6 0.6 1.9 2.1 8.7 17.3 .499 3.0 7.7 .391 5.3 6.0 .875
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cheick Diallo ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Cheick Diallo Lauri Markkanen
Season -2023-24
Team -Utah Jazz
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 %
Cheick Diallo ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen 55 33.1 23.2 2.2 5.9 8.2 2.0 0.9 0.5 1.4 1.8 7.8 16.2 .480 3.2 8.0 .399 4.5 5.0 .899
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cheick Diallo ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
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