D'Angelo Russell vs. Daniel Theis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Daniel Theis 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 9 years in the NBA, 2 more than Daniel Theis, who played 7. D'Angelo Russell had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, while Daniel Theis 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 achivements, 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 9 4 2015-16 to 2023-24
Daniel Theis 7 4 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
D'Angelo Russell Daniel Theis
Season 2015-162017-18
Team Los Angeles LakersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Daniel Theis 63 14.9 5.3 1.4 2.9 4.3 0.9 0.5 0.8 0.9 2.5 2.0 3.7 .541 0.3 0.9 .310 1.0 1.3 .753
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
D'Angelo Russell ------- --- ----------
Daniel Theis ------- --- ----------

Season 2
D'Angelo Russell Daniel Theis
Season 2016-172018-19
Team Los Angeles LakersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Daniel Theis 66 13.8 5.7 1.3 2.1 3.4 1.0 0.3 0.6 0.5 2.4 2.2 4.0 .549 0.4 1.0 .388 0.8 1.2 .737
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
D'Angelo Russell ------- --- ----------
Daniel Theis 7 6.0 1.7 0.6 0.9 1.4 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.7 2.0 .357 0.0 0.3 .000 0.3 0.3 1.000

Season 3
D'Angelo Russell Daniel Theis
Season 2017-182019-20
Team Brooklyn NetsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Daniel Theis 65 24.1 9.2 2.2 4.4 6.6 1.7 0.6 1.3 0.8 3.4 3.7 6.6 .566 0.5 1.5 .333 1.3 1.8 .763
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
D'Angelo Russell ------- --- ----------
Daniel Theis 17 28.4 8.9 1.9 5.2 7.1 1.5 0.4 1.2 0.9 3.9 3.6 6.9 .521 0.2 1.5 .154 1.5 1.9 .788

Season 4
D'Angelo Russell Daniel Theis
Season 2018-192020-21
Team Brooklyn NetsBoston Celtics, Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Daniel Theis 65 24.6 9.6 1.4 4.0 5.5 1.7 0.6 0.9 1.0 2.6 3.9 7.2 .541 0.8 2.3 .322 1.1 1.7 .673
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Daniel Theis ------- --- ----------

Season 5
D'Angelo Russell Daniel Theis
Season 2019-202021-22
Team Golden State Warriors, Minnesota TimberwolvesHouston Rockets, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Daniel Theis 47 20.8 8.2 1.3 3.6 4.9 0.9 0.4 0.7 1.0 2.4 3.2 6.2 .519 0.7 2.3 .308 1.0 1.5 .681
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
D'Angelo Russell ------- --- ----------
Daniel Theis 16 12.5 4.3 0.8 2.4 3.3 0.7 0.3 0.5 0.7 1.6 1.9 3.2 .588 0.2 0.9 .214 0.4 0.5 .750

Season 6
D'Angelo Russell Daniel Theis
Season 2020-212022-23
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Daniel Theis 7 15.6 7.0 1.0 2.1 3.1 1.3 0.3 0.9 0.4 1.0 3.0 6.3 .477 0.3 1.6 .182 0.7 1.7 .417
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
D'Angelo Russell ------- --- ----------
Daniel Theis ------- --- ----------

Season 7
D'Angelo Russell Daniel Theis
Season 2021-222023-24
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesIndiana Pacers, Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdClippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Daniel Theis 60 16.9 6.3 1.4 2.7 4.1 1.0 0.4 0.9 0.7 2.1 2.6 4.9 .532 0.4 1.2 .366 0.6 0.8 .760
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Daniel Theis 1 4.0 3.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.000 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 8
D'Angelo Russell Daniel Theis
Season 2022-23-
Team Minnesota Timberwolves, Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
D'Angelo Russell 71 32.5 17.8 0.5 2.5 3.0 6.2 1.0 0.4 2.6 2.0 6.3 13.4 .469 2.7 6.9 .396 2.5 3.0 .829
Daniel Theis ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
D'Angelo Russell 16 29.6 13.3 0.6 2.3 2.9 4.6 0.7 0.3 1.8 2.0 5.2 12.2 .426 1.7 5.4 .310 1.3 1.6 .769
Daniel Theis ------- --- ----------

Season 9
D'Angelo Russell Daniel Theis
Season 2023-24-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
Others NBA Cup In-Season Tournament Champion-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
D'Angelo Russell 76 32.7 18.0 0.4 2.7 3.1 6.3 0.9 0.5 2.1 2.1 6.5 14.2 .456 3.0 7.2 .415 2.1 2.5 .828
Daniel Theis ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
D'Angelo Russell 5 37.0 14.2 0.2 2.6 2.8 4.2 0.8 0.2 1.8 1.2 5.6 14.6 .384 2.8 8.8 .318 0.2 0.4 .500
Daniel Theis ------- --- ----------
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