Dalton Knecht vs. Paul Millsap Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Paul Millsap 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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, 14 less than Paul Millsap, who played 16. Dalton Knecht had the first of his seasons in 2024-25, while Paul Millsap had his rookie season in 2006-07. 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
Dalton Knecht 2 1 2024-25 to 2025-26
Paul Millsap 16 13 2006-07 to 2021-22

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Dalton Knecht Paul Millsap
Season 2024-252006-07
Team Los Angeles LakersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdJazz Lost West Conf Finals
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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%
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:+4+1.2+2.3+1.7+0.6+2.4+0.5+0.8-0.6-1.7+0.8+2.2+.064+1.6+4.4+0.9+1.4+.089
Paul Millsap 82 18.0 6.8 2.2 2.9 5.2 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.1 2.9 2.5 4.9 .525 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.5 .673
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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 -
difference:+15+13.5+3.4+1.2+1.7+2.9+0.5+0.6+0.5-0.8-2.3+1.5+2.2+.125+0.5+1.9+.250+0.9+1.4
Paul Millsap 17 15.5 5.9 2.2 2.2 4.4 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.8 2.3 2.5 4.7 .525 0.0 0.1 .000 0.9 1.4 .667

Season 2

Dalton Knecht Paul Millsap
Season 2025-262007-08
Team Los Angeles LakersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz Lost West Conf Semis
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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%
Dalton Knecht 13 18.9 7.6 0.6 1.8 2.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 1.5 3.0 6.5 .464 1.2 3.5 .326 0.5 0.7 .667
difference:+69+1.9+0.5+1.4+1.8+3.2+0.4+0.4+0.4-0.5-1.8+0.1+0.4+.040+1.2+3.5+1.4+2.1+.010
Paul Millsap 82 20.8 8.1 2.0 3.6 5.6 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.1 3.3 3.1 6.1 .504 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 2.8 .677
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dalton Knecht DNP------ --- ----------
Paul Millsap 12 17.5 6.4 1.9 2.0 3.9 0.3 0.6 1.3 0.8 3.1 2.7 5.2 .516 0.0 0.1 .000 1.1 2.1 .520

Additional Years

* Paul Millsap played 14 seasons more than Dalton Knecht in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 16, from 2009 to 2022—Paul Millsap played in 11 Playoffs.

In those 14 extra years over Dalton Knecht, Paul Millsap got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 4 All-Star Game