Christian Braun vs. Goran Dragic Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Goran Dragic and Christian Braun, 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.

Christian Braun played 3 years in the NBA, 12 less than Goran Dragic, who played 15. Christian Braun had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while Goran Dragic had his rookie season in 2008-09. 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
Christian Braun 3 3 2022-23 to 2024-25
Goran Dragic 15 7 2008-09 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Christian Braun Goran Dragic
Season 2022-232008-09
Team Denver NuggetsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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%
Christian Braun 76 15.5 4.7 0.6 1.8 2.4 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.5 1.3 1.9 3.8 .495 0.4 1.3 .354 0.5 0.8 .625
difference:+21+2.3+0.2+0.5+0.5+1.2+0.1-0.8-0.3+0.3+0.3+.102+0.3+.016+0.4+0.4+.144
Goran Dragic 55 13.2 4.5 0.6 1.3 1.9 2.0 0.5 0.1 1.3 1.6 1.6 4.1 .393 0.4 1.0 .370 0.9 1.2 .769
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Christian Braun 19 13.0 3.2 0.6 1.4 2.1 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.5 1.5 1.3 2.4 .533 0.1 0.5 .200 0.6 1.0 .579
Goran Dragic DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2

Christian Braun Goran Dragic
Season 2023-242009-10
Team Denver NuggetsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisSuns Lost West Conf Finals
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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%
Christian Braun 82 20.2 7.3 1.0 2.8 3.7 1.6 0.5 0.4 0.7 1.7 2.7 5.9 .460 0.8 2.0 .384 1.1 1.6 .694
difference:+2+2.2+0.6+0.5+1.1+1.6+1.4+0.1+0.3-0.9-0.1+0.1+0.2+.008+0.1+0.4+.010+0.4+0.4+.042
Goran Dragic 80 18.0 7.9 0.5 1.7 2.1 3.0 0.6 0.1 1.6 1.6 2.8 6.1 .452 0.9 2.4 .394 1.5 2.0 .736
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Christian Braun 12 17.0 5.1 0.8 1.9 2.7 0.8 0.2 0.4 0.1 1.5 1.9 4.5 .426 0.3 1.5 .222 0.9 1.3 .688
difference:+4+2.2+2.5+0.2+0.7+0.9+1.5+0.1+0.3-0.9-0.4+0.8+1.8+.004+0.5+1.0+.103+0.5+0.6+.054
Goran Dragic 16 14.8 7.6 0.6 1.2 1.8 2.3 0.3 0.1 1.0 1.1 2.7 6.3 .430 0.8 2.5 .325 1.4 1.9 .742

Season 3

Christian Braun Goran Dragic
Season 2024-252010-11
Team Denver NuggetsPhoenix Suns, Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisDid 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%
Christian Braun 79 33.9 15.4 1.2 3.9 5.2 2.6 1.1 0.5 1.0 2.2 6.0 10.4 .580 1.1 2.8 .397 2.2 2.7 .827
difference:+9+16.3+7.9+0.7+2.4+3.2+0.3+0.4+0.4-0.7-0.4+3.3+4.1+.145+0.3+0.6+.036+1.0+0.8+.203
Goran Dragic 70 17.6 7.5 0.5 1.5 2.0 2.9 0.7 0.1 1.7 1.8 2.7 6.3 .435 0.8 2.2 .361 1.2 1.9 .624
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Christian Braun 14 38.9 12.6 1.8 4.6 6.4 2.4 1.2 0.7 1.0 3.4 4.8 10.6 .453 1.5 5.0 .300 1.6 2.2 .710
Goran Dragic DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Goran Dragic played 12 seasons more than Christian Braun in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 15, from 2012 to 2023—Goran Dragic played in 6 Playoffs.

In those 12 extra years over Christian Braun, Goran Dragic got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 1 Most Improved Player
Achievement 1 All-Star Game