Christian Braun vs. Josh Giddey Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Josh Giddey 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 4 years in the NBA, 1 less than Josh Giddey, who played 5. Christian Braun had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while Josh Giddey had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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 4 3 2022-23 to 2025-26
Josh Giddey 5 1 2021-22 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Christian Braun Josh Giddey
Season 2022-232021-22
Team Denver NuggetsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
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:+22+16.0+7.8+1.2+4.2+5.4+5.6+0.4+0.2-2.7-0.3+3.3+8.6+.076+0.6+2.6+.091+0.5+0.7+.084
Josh Giddey 54 31.5 12.5 1.8 6.0 7.8 6.4 0.9 0.4 3.2 1.6 5.2 12.4 .419 1.0 3.9 .263 1.0 1.5 .709
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
Josh Giddey DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2

Christian Braun Josh Giddey
Season 2023-242022-23
Team Denver NuggetsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisDid 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%
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:+6+11.0+9.3+0.9+3.1+4.2+4.6+0.3-2.1-0.2+4.4+8.8+.022+0.2+1.1+.059+0.3+0.3+.037
Josh Giddey 76 31.2 16.6 1.9 5.9 7.9 6.2 0.8 0.4 2.8 1.9 7.1 14.7 .482 1.0 3.1 .325 1.4 1.9 .731
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
Josh Giddey DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3

Christian Braun Josh Giddey
Season 2024-252023-24
Team Denver NuggetsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisThunder Lost West Conf Semis
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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:+1+8.8+3.1+0.2+1.1+1.2+2.2+0.4+0.1-1.1-0.8+1.0+0.2+.105+0.1+0.2+.060+0.9+1.1+.021
Josh Giddey 80 25.1 12.3 1.4 5.0 6.4 4.8 0.7 0.6 2.1 1.4 5.0 10.6 .475 1.0 3.0 .337 1.3 1.6 .806
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
difference:+4+20.8+3.9+1.1+1.7+2.8+0.3+1.0+0.3-0.2-2.5+1.4+3.1+0.3+1.6+.053+0.9+1.4+.165
Josh Giddey 10 18.1 8.7 0.7 2.9 3.6 2.1 0.2 0.4 1.2 0.9 3.4 7.5 .453 1.2 3.4 .353 0.7 0.8 .875

Season 4

Christian Braun Josh Giddey
Season 2025-262024-25
Team Denver NuggetsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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%
Christian Braun 6 31.0 12.7 1.7 2.2 3.8 2.5 0.7 0.3 1.3 3.0 4.8 9.2 .527 0.5 2.3 .214 2.5 3.2 .789
difference:+64+0.8+1.9+0.1+4.1+4.3+4.7+0.5+0.3-1.6-1.3+0.5+2.2+.062+1.0+1.7+.164+.008
Josh Giddey 70 30.2 14.6 1.8 6.3 8.1 7.2 1.2 0.6 2.9 1.7 5.3 11.4 .465 1.5 4.0 .378 2.5 3.2 .781
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Christian Braun nor Josh Giddey played in the postseason in their season 4

Additional Years

* Josh Giddey played 1 season more than Christian Braun in the NBA.

In that period—his season 5 in 2026—Josh Giddey didn't play in the postseason.