Danilo Gallinari vs. Zach LaVine Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zach LaVine and Danilo Gallinari, 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.

Danilo Gallinari played 14 years in the NBA, 2 more than Zach LaVine, who played 12. Danilo Gallinari had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, while Zach LaVine had his rookie season in 2014-15. 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
Danilo Gallinari 14 7 2008-09 to 2023-24
Zach LaVine 12 1 2014-15 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Danilo Gallinari Zach LaVine
Season 2008-092014-15
Team New York KnicksMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement 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%
Danilo Gallinari 28 14.7 6.1 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.5 1.7 2.0 4.5 .448 1.1 2.6 .444 0.9 1.0 .963
difference:+49+10.0+4.0+0.1+0.9+0.8+3.1+0.2-2.0-0.4+1.7+4.3+.026+0.4+0.4+.103+1.0+1.3+.121
Zach LaVine 77 24.7 10.1 0.4 2.4 2.8 3.6 0.7 0.1 2.5 2.1 3.7 8.8 .422 0.7 2.2 .341 1.9 2.3 .842
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Danilo Gallinari nor Zach LaVine played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Danilo Gallinari Zach LaVine
Season 2009-102015-16
Team New York KnicksMinnesota Timberwolves
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%
Danilo Gallinari 81 33.9 15.1 0.8 4.1 4.9 1.7 0.9 0.7 1.4 2.4 4.8 11.4 .423 2.3 6.0 .381 3.1 3.8 .818
difference:+1+5.9+1.1+0.5+1.6+2.1+1.4+0.1+0.5-0.5+0.5+0.3+.029+0.8+2.1+.008+1.1+1.3+.025
Zach LaVine 82 28.0 14.0 0.3 2.5 2.8 3.1 0.8 0.2 1.9 2.4 5.3 11.7 .452 1.5 3.9 .389 2.0 2.5 .793
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Danilo Gallinari nor Zach LaVine played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Danilo Gallinari Zach LaVine
Season 2010-112016-17
Team New York Knicks, Denver NuggetsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Danilo Gallinari 62 33.9 15.6 1.0 4.0 4.9 1.7 0.8 0.4 1.3 2.3 4.3 10.3 .414 1.7 4.7 .352 5.4 6.3 .862
difference:+15+3.3+3.3+0.6+1.0+1.5+1.3+0.1+0.2-0.5-0.1+2.6+4.8+.045+0.9+1.9+.035+2.9+3.3+.026
Zach LaVine 47 37.2 18.9 0.4 3.0 3.4 3.0 0.9 0.2 1.8 2.2 6.9 15.1 .459 2.6 6.6 .387 2.5 3.0 .836
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Danilo Gallinari 5 29.6 12.0 0.2 3.2 3.4 2.0 0.8 0.0 1.4 3.4 3.8 8.8 .432 1.4 3.0 .467 3.0 4.2 .714
Zach LaVine DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4

Danilo Gallinari Zach LaVine
Season 2011-122017-18
Team Denver NuggetsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West 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%
Danilo Gallinari 43 31.4 14.6 0.7 4.0 4.7 2.7 1.0 0.5 1.6 2.0 4.5 10.8 .414 1.4 4.3 .328 4.2 4.9 .871
difference:+19+4.1+2.1+0.3+0.5+0.8+0.3+0.3-0.2-0.3+1.2+4.0+.031+0.4+0.8+.013+0.6+0.4+.058
Zach LaVine 24 27.3 16.7 0.4 3.5 3.9 3.0 1.0 0.2 1.8 2.3 5.7 14.8 .383 1.8 5.1 .341 3.6 4.5 .813
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Danilo Gallinari 7 31.7 13.4 1.3 3.9 5.1 2.4 0.7 0.6 1.3 2.1 4.9 13.4 .362 0.6 3.3 .174 3.1 3.4 .917
Zach LaVine DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5

Danilo Gallinari Zach LaVine
Season 2012-132018-19
Team Denver NuggetsChicago Bulls
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%
Danilo Gallinari 71 32.5 16.2 0.9 4.3 5.2 2.5 0.9 0.5 1.6 1.8 5.1 12.3 .418 1.9 5.1 .373 4.0 4.9 .822
difference:+8+2.0+7.5+0.3+0.3+0.5+2.0+0.1+0.1-1.8-0.4+3.3+5.7+.049+.001+1.0+1.1+.010
Zach LaVine 63 34.5 23.7 0.6 4.0 4.7 4.5 1.0 0.4 3.4 2.2 8.4 18.0 .467 1.9 5.1 .374 5.0 6.0 .832
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Danilo Gallinari nor Zach LaVine played in the postseason in their season 5

Note: Danilo Gallinari didn't play in 2013-14.

Season 6

Danilo Gallinari Zach LaVine
Season 2014-152019-20
Team Denver NuggetsChicago Bulls
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%
Danilo Gallinari 59 24.2 12.4 0.5 3.2 3.7 1.4 0.8 0.3 1.0 1.6 3.9 9.6 .401 1.8 5.1 .355 2.9 3.2 .895
difference:+1+10.6+13.1+0.2+0.9+1.1+2.8+0.7+0.2-2.4-0.6+5.1+10.4+.049+1.3+3.0+.025+1.6+2.4+.093
Zach LaVine 60 34.8 25.5 0.7 4.1 4.8 4.2 1.5 0.5 3.4 2.2 9.0 20.0 .450 3.1 8.1 .380 4.5 5.6 .802
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Danilo Gallinari nor Zach LaVine played in the postseason in their season 6

Season 7

Danilo Gallinari Zach LaVine
Season 2015-162020-21
Team Denver NuggetsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Danilo Gallinari 53 34.7 19.5 1.0 4.3 5.3 2.5 0.8 0.4 1.5 1.6 5.4 13.2 .410 1.6 4.5 .364 7.1 8.2 .868
difference:+5+0.4+7.9+0.4+0.1+0.3+2.4+0.1-2.0-0.8+4.4+6.2+.097+1.8+3.7+.055+2.7+3.1+.019
Zach LaVine 58 35.1 27.4 0.6 4.4 5.0 4.9 0.8 0.5 3.5 2.4 9.8 19.4 .507 3.4 8.2 .419 4.4 5.1 .849
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Danilo Gallinari nor Zach LaVine played in the postseason in their season 7

Season 8

Danilo Gallinari Zach LaVine
Season 2016-172021-22
Team Denver NuggetsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Danilo Gallinari 63 33.9 18.2 0.6 4.5 5.2 2.1 0.6 0.2 1.3 1.5 5.3 11.9 .447 2.0 5.1 .389 5.5 6.1 .902
difference:+4+0.8+6.2+0.3+0.2+0.6+2.4+0.1-1.3-0.3+3.1+5.8+.029+0.8+2.0+0.7+0.5+.049
Zach LaVine 67 34.7 24.4 0.3 4.3 4.6 4.5 0.6 0.3 2.6 1.8 8.4 17.7 .476 2.8 7.1 .389 4.8 5.6 .853
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Danilo Gallinari DNP------ --- ----------
Zach LaVine 4 38.3 19.3 0.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 0.8 0.3 3.0 2.3 6.8 15.8 .429 2.3 6.0 .375 3.5 3.8 .933

Season 9

Danilo Gallinari Zach LaVine
Season 2017-182022-23
Team Los Angeles ClippersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Danilo Gallinari 21 32.0 15.3 0.4 4.4 4.8 2.0 0.6 0.5 1.2 1.4 4.9 12.2 .398 1.7 5.3 .324 3.9 4.1 .931
difference:+56+3.9+9.5+0.1+0.5+0.3+2.2+0.3+0.3-1.3-0.7+3.8+5.8+.087+0.9+1.8+.051+0.8+1.5+.083
Zach LaVine 77 35.9 24.8 0.5 3.9 4.5 4.2 0.9 0.2 2.5 2.1 8.7 18.0 .485 2.6 7.1 .375 4.7 5.6 .848
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Danilo Gallinari nor Zach LaVine played in the postseason in their season 9

Season 10

Danilo Gallinari Zach LaVine
Season 2018-192023-24
Team Los Angeles ClippersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Danilo Gallinari 68 30.3 19.8 0.8 5.3 6.1 2.6 0.7 0.3 1.5 1.9 6.0 13.0 .463 2.4 5.5 .433 5.4 6.0 .904
difference:+43+4.6+0.3+0.5+0.5+0.9+1.3+0.1-0.6-0.4+0.8+2.0+.011+1.3+.084+1.9+1.9+.050
Zach LaVine 25 34.9 19.5 0.3 4.8 5.2 3.9 0.8 0.3 2.1 2.3 6.8 15.0 .452 2.4 6.8 .349 3.5 4.1 .854
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Danilo Gallinari 6 33.5 19.8 1.5 4.7 6.2 2.7 1.3 0.2 1.8 2.3 6.5 18.5 .351 2.2 7.2 .302 4.7 5.5 .848
Zach LaVine DNP------ --- ----------

Season 11

Danilo Gallinari Zach LaVine
Season 2019-202024-25
Team Oklahoma City ThunderChicago Bulls, Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Danilo Gallinari 62 29.6 18.7 0.5 4.6 5.2 1.9 0.7 0.1 1.2 1.2 5.8 13.2 .438 2.9 7.1 .405 4.3 4.8 .893
difference:+12+5.6+4.6+0.2+0.6+0.9+2.3+0.1+0.1-1.6-0.4+2.6+3.3+.073+0.3+0.1+.041+1.1+0.9+.068
Zach LaVine 74 35.2 23.3 0.3 4.0 4.3 4.2 0.8 0.2 2.8 1.6 8.4 16.5 .511 3.2 7.2 .446 3.2 3.9 .825
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Danilo Gallinari 7 30.3 15.0 0.7 4.7 5.4 1.0 0.7 0.1 2.1 1.6 4.6 11.3 .405 1.7 5.3 .324 4.1 4.3 .967
Zach LaVine DNP------ --- ----------

Season 12

Danilo Gallinari Zach LaVine
Season 2020-212025-26
Team Atlanta HawksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Danilo Gallinari 51 24.0 13.3 0.3 3.8 4.1 1.5 0.6 0.2 0.8 2.1 4.0 9.3 .434 2.0 5.0 .406 3.2 3.4 .925
difference:+35+9.5+7.2+0.1+0.7+0.8+0.7+0.1+0.1-1.4-0.2+3.3+5.4+.064+0.8+2.1+.020+0.1+0.1+.032
Zach LaVine 16 33.5 20.5 0.2 3.1 3.3 2.2 0.7 0.1 2.2 2.3 7.3 14.7 .498 2.8 7.1 .386 3.1 3.5 .893
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Danilo Gallinari 18 24.6 12.8 0.4 3.4 3.9 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.8 2.6 4.1 9.7 .425 1.9 4.7 .405 2.7 2.9 .942
Zach LaVine DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Danilo Gallinari played 2 seasons more than Zach LaVine in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 13 to 14, from 2022 to 2024—Danilo Gallinari played in two Playoffs.