D'Angelo Russell vs. Amen Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Amen Thompson and D'Angelo Russell, 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 / Stats Rankings / 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.

D'Angelo Russell played 11 years in the NBA, 8 more than Amen Thompson, who played 3. D'Angelo Russell had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, while Amen Thompson had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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
D'Angelo Russell 11 4 2015-16 to 2025-26
Amen Thompson 3 1 2023-24 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
D'Angelo Russell Amen Thompson
Season 2015-162023-24
Team Los Angeles LakersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second TeamAchievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did not playDid 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%
D'Angelo Russell 80 28.2 13.2 0.6 2.8 3.4 3.3 1.2 0.2 2.5 1.8 4.9 12.0 .410 1.6 4.6 .351 1.8 2.4 .737
difference:+18+5.8+3.7+1.8+1.4+3.2+0.7+0.1+0.4-1.0-0.5+1.0+4.8+.126+1.5+3.7+.213+0.1+0.1+.053
Amen Thompson 62 22.4 9.5 2.4 4.2 6.6 2.6 1.3 0.6 1.5 2.3 3.9 7.2 .536 0.1 0.9 .138 1.7 2.5 .684
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher D'Angelo Russell nor Amen Thompson played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
D'Angelo Russell Amen Thompson
Season 2016-172024-25
Team Los Angeles LakersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs Did not playRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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%
D'Angelo Russell 63 28.7 15.6 0.5 3.0 3.5 4.8 1.4 0.3 2.8 2.1 5.6 13.8 .405 2.1 6.1 .352 2.3 3.0 .782
difference:+6+3.5+1.5+2.3+2.4+4.7+1.0+1.0-0.8-0.3+3.7+.152+1.7+4.8+.077+0.1+0.6+.098
Amen Thompson 69 32.2 14.1 2.8 5.4 8.2 3.8 1.4 1.3 2.0 2.4 5.6 10.1 .557 0.4 1.3 .275 2.4 3.6 .684
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
D'Angelo Russell DNP------ --- ----------
Amen Thompson 7 33.0 15.7 2.7 4.1 6.9 3.3 1.7 0.9 1.7 2.6 6.0 12.1 .494 0.1 0.6 .250 3.6 5.1 .694

Season 3
D'Angelo Russell Amen Thompson
Season 2017-182025-26
Team Brooklyn NetsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did not playDid not play
(season in progress)
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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%
D'Angelo Russell 48 25.7 15.5 0.6 3.3 3.9 5.2 0.8 0.4 3.1 1.9 5.8 14.0 .414 1.9 5.8 .324 2.0 2.7 .740
difference:+19+11.0+2.2+2.1+1.3+3.4+0.1+0.5+0.1-0.5-0.5+1.3+0.1+.093+1.5+3.8+.138+1.2+1.4+.042
Amen Thompson 29 36.7 17.7 2.7 4.6 7.3 5.3 1.3 0.5 2.6 2.4 7.1 13.9 .507 0.4 2.0 .186 3.2 4.1 .782
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher D'Angelo Russell nor Amen Thompson played in the postseason in their season 3

Additional Years

* D'Angelo Russell played 8 seasons more than Amen Thompson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 11, from 2019 to 2026—D'Angelo Russell played in 4 Playoffs and one NBA Cup.

In those 8 extra years over Amen Thompson, D'Angelo Russell got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Star Game
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