D'Angelo Russell vs. Collin Sexton Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Collin Sexton 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, 3 more than Collin Sexton, who played 7. D'Angelo Russell had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, while Collin Sexton had his rookie season in 2018-19. 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
Collin Sexton 7 0 2018-19 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
D'Angelo Russell Collin Sexton
Season 2015-162018-19
Team Los Angeles LakersCleveland Cavaliers
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:+2+3.6+3.5+0.1+0.6+0.5+0.3+0.7+0.1-0.2-0.5+1.4+2.7+.020+0.1+1.0+.051+0.8+0.7+.102
Collin Sexton 82 31.8 16.7 0.7 2.2 2.9 3.0 0.5 0.1 2.3 2.3 6.3 14.7 .430 1.5 3.6 .402 2.6 3.1 .839
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher D'Angelo Russell nor Collin Sexton played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
D'Angelo Russell Collin Sexton
Season 2016-172019-20
Team Los Angeles LakersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
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:+2+4.3+5.2+0.4+0.8+0.4+1.8+0.4+0.2-0.4-0.1+2.3+2.9+.067+0.6+2.2+.028+1.2+1.1+.064
Collin Sexton 65 33.0 20.8 0.9 2.2 3.1 3.0 1.0 0.1 2.4 2.2 7.9 16.7 .472 1.5 3.9 .380 3.5 4.1 .846
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher D'Angelo Russell nor Collin Sexton played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
D'Angelo Russell Collin Sexton
Season 2017-182020-21
Team Brooklyn NetsCleveland Cavaliers
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:+12+9.6+8.8+0.4+1.1+0.8+0.8+0.2+0.2-0.3-0.7+3.0+4.4+.061+0.3+1.4+.047+3.2+3.7+.075
Collin Sexton 60 35.3 24.3 1.0 2.2 3.1 4.4 1.0 0.2 2.8 2.6 8.8 18.4 .475 1.6 4.4 .371 5.2 6.4 .815
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher D'Angelo Russell nor Collin Sexton played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
D'Angelo Russell Collin Sexton
Season 2018-192021-22
Team Brooklyn NetsCleveland Cavaliers
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:+70+1.5+5.1+0.5+1.1+0.6+4.9+0.3+0.2-0.3-0.6+1.9+5.0+.016+1.9+3.7+.125+0.6+1.0+.036
Collin Sexton 11 28.7 16.0 1.2 2.1 3.3 2.1 0.9 0.0 2.8 2.3 6.2 13.7 .450 1.0 4.1 .244 2.6 3.5 .744
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
Collin Sexton DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5
D'Angelo Russell Collin Sexton
Season 2019-202022-23
Team Golden State Warriors, Minnesota TimberwolvesUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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5th 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 45 32.3 23.1 0.4 3.6 3.9 6.3 1.1 0.3 3.3 1.9 8.0 18.8 .426 3.5 9.6 .367 3.6 4.4 .809
difference:+3+8.4+8.8+0.4+2.2+1.7+3.4+0.5+0.2-1.5-0.4+3.1+9.0+.080+2.5+7.1+.026+0.2+0.3+.010
Collin Sexton 48 23.9 14.3 0.8 1.4 2.2 2.9 0.6 0.1 1.8 2.3 4.9 9.8 .506 1.0 2.5 .393 3.4 4.1 .819
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher D'Angelo Russell nor Collin Sexton played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6
D'Angelo Russell Collin Sexton
Season 2020-212023-24
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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6th 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 42 28.5 19.0 0.4 2.3 2.6 5.8 1.1 0.4 2.7 1.6 6.7 15.5 .431 2.9 7.4 .387 2.7 3.5 .765
difference:+36+1.9+0.3+0.5+0.6+0.9+0.3+0.2-0.6-0.4+0.2+2.2+.056+1.3+3.2+.007+1.4+1.2+.094
Collin Sexton 78 26.6 18.7 0.9 1.7 2.6 4.9 0.8 0.2 2.1 2.0 6.5 13.3 .487 1.6 4.2 .394 4.1 4.7 .859
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher D'Angelo Russell nor Collin Sexton played in the postseason in their season 6

Season 7
D'Angelo Russell Collin Sexton
Season 2021-222024-25
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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7th 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 65 32.0 18.1 0.4 2.9 3.3 7.1 1.0 0.3 2.5 2.0 6.2 15.0 .411 2.7 8.0 .340 3.0 3.7 .825
difference:+2+4.1+0.3+0.6+1.1+0.6+2.9+0.3+0.2-0.3+0.4+1.2+.069+1.0+3.7+.066+0.4+0.3+.040
Collin Sexton 63 27.9 18.4 1.0 1.8 2.7 4.2 0.7 0.1 2.5 2.3 6.6 13.8 .480 1.7 4.3 .406 3.4 4.0 .865
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
D'Angelo Russell 6 32.7 12.0 0.0 2.5 2.5 6.7 1.5 0.0 2.8 2.8 4.0 12.0 .333 2.0 5.2 .387 2.0 2.7 .750
Collin Sexton DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* D'Angelo Russell played 3 seasons more than Collin Sexton in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 8 to 10, from 2023 to 2025—D'Angelo Russell played in two Playoffs and one NBA Cup.

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