D'Angelo Russell vs. Cameron Thomas Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cameron Thomas 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 / 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 10 years in the NBA, 6 more than Cameron Thomas, who played 4. D'Angelo Russell had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, while Cameron Thomas 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
D'Angelo Russell 10 4 2015-16 to 2024-25
Cameron Thomas 4 2 2021-22 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
D'Angelo Russell Cameron Thomas
Season 2015-162021-22
Team Los Angeles LakersBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+13+10.6+4.7+0.4+0.6+1.0+2.1+0.7+0.1-1.7-0.8+1.6+4.5+.023+0.9+2.0+.081+0.5+0.8+.092
Cameron Thomas 67 17.6 8.5 0.2 2.2 2.4 1.2 0.5 0.1 0.8 1.0 3.3 7.5 .433 0.7 2.6 .270 1.3 1.6 .829
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
D'Angelo Russell DNP------ --- ----------
Cameron Thomas 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
D'Angelo Russell Cameron Thomas
Season 2016-172022-23
Team Los Angeles LakersBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets Lost East 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+12.1+5.0+0.4+1.5+1.8+3.4+1.0+0.2-1.7-1.1+2.1+5.8+.036+1.2+3.8+.031+0.3+0.1+.086
Cameron Thomas 57 16.6 10.6 0.1 1.5 1.7 1.4 0.4 0.1 1.1 1.0 3.5 8.0 .441 0.9 2.3 .383 2.6 3.1 .868
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
D'Angelo Russell DNP------ --- ----------
Cameron Thomas 2 8.0 3.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 3.5 .429 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3
D'Angelo Russell Cameron Thomas
Season 2017-182023-24
Team Brooklyn NetsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
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:+18+5.7+7.0+0.2+0.5+0.7+2.3+0.1+0.2-1.2-0.2+2.2+4.0+.028+0.3+0.2+.040+2.3+2.4+.116
Cameron Thomas 66 31.4 22.5 0.4 2.8 3.2 2.9 0.7 0.2 1.9 2.1 8.0 18.0 .442 2.2 6.0 .364 4.3 5.1 .856
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher D'Angelo Russell nor Cameron Thomas played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
D'Angelo Russell Cameron Thomas
Season 2018-192024-25
Team Brooklyn NetsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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%
D'Angelo Russell 81 30.2 21.1 0.7 3.2 3.9 7.0 1.2 0.2 3.1 1.7 8.1 18.7 .434 2.9 7.8 .369 2.0 2.5 .780
difference:+56+1.0+2.9+0.1+0.5+0.6+3.2+0.6+0.1-0.6-0.1+0.1+0.5+.004+0.2+.020+3.3+3.5+.101
Cameron Thomas 25 31.2 24.0 0.6 2.7 3.3 3.8 0.6 0.1 2.5 1.8 8.0 18.2 .438 2.7 7.8 .349 5.3 6.0 .881
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
D'Angelo Russell 5 29.6 19.4 0.4 3.2 3.6 3.6 1.4 0.2 2.8 2.4 7.4 20.6 .359 2.4 7.4 .324 2.2 2.6 .846
Cameron Thomas DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* D'Angelo Russell played 6 seasons more than Cameron Thomas in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 10, from 2020 to 2025—D'Angelo Russell played in 3 Playoffs and one NBA Cup.

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