Dalton Knecht vs. Lauri Markkanen Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lauri Markkanen and Dalton Knecht, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Dalton Knecht played 2 years in the NBA, 7 less than Lauri Markkanen, who played 9. Dalton Knecht had the first of his seasons in 2024-25, 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 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.
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Dalton Knecht |
78 |
19.2 |
9.1 |
0.5 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
3.3 |
7.1 |
.461 |
1.6 |
4.4 |
.376 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
.762 |
| difference: | +10 | +10.5 | +6.1 | +0.7 | +4.0 | +4.7 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.5 | -0.7 | -0.3 | +2.2 | +5.6 | +.027 | +0.5 | +1.5 | +.014 | +1.3 | +1.3 | +.081 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Dalton Knecht |
2 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
.400 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
.250 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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| Lauri Markkanen |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Dalton Knecht |
7 |
18.7 |
7.0 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
1.6 |
2.9 |
6.4 |
.444 |
0.7 |
3.6 |
.200 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
.800 |
| difference: | +45 | +13.6 | +11.7 | +1.1 | +6.2 | +7.3 | +0.8 | +0.1 | | -0.9 | -0.7 | +3.7 | +8.9 | +.014 | +1.6 | +2.8 | +.161 | +2.7 | +3.1 | +.072 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Dalton Knecht nor Lauri Markkanen played in the postseason in their season 2 |
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Additional Years |
* Lauri Markkanen played 7 seasons more than Dalton Knecht in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 3 to 9, from 2020 to 2026—Lauri Markkanen didn't play in the postseason. In those 7 extra years over Dalton Knecht, Lauri Markkanen got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  1 Most Improved Player
1 All-Star Game
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