Dean Garrett vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Dean Garrett, 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

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.

Dean Garrett and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander both played 6 years in the NBA. Dean Garrett had the first of his seasons in 1996-97, while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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 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
Dean Garrett 6 4 1996-97 to 2001-02
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Dean Garrett Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1996-972018-19
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
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 %
Dean Garrett 68 24.5 8.0 2.2 5.1 7.3 0.6 0.6 1.4 0.5 2.3 3.3 5.7 .573 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.0 .696
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 82 26.5 10.8 0.7 2.1 2.8 3.3 1.2 0.5 1.7 2.1 4.2 8.7 .476 0.6 1.7 .367 1.9 2.4 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dean Garrett 3 39.0 12.7 6.3 5.3 11.7 1.3 0.7 1.0 0.3 3.7 5.0 9.7 .517 0.0 0.0 - 2.7 3.3 .800
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 6 28.8 13.7 0.7 2.0 2.7 3.2 1.0 0.8 0.8 2.8 4.7 10.0 .467 1.5 3.0 .500 2.8 3.3 .850

Season 2
Dean Garrett Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1997-982019-20
Team Denver NuggetsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder 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 %
Dean Garrett 82 32.1 7.3 2.8 5.1 7.9 1.1 0.7 1.6 1.0 2.4 3.0 6.9 .428 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.1 .648
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 70 34.7 19.0 0.7 5.2 5.9 3.3 1.1 0.7 1.9 1.7 6.8 14.5 .471 1.2 3.6 .347 4.1 5.1 .807
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dean Garrett ------- --- ----------
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 7 39.9 16.3 0.4 4.9 5.3 4.1 1.0 0.4 2.1 2.4 5.6 12.9 .433 2.0 5.0 .400 3.1 3.3 .957

Season 3
Dean Garrett Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1998-992020-21
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West 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 %
Dean Garrett 49 21.5 5.5 2.0 3.2 5.2 0.6 0.6 0.9 0.6 2.3 2.4 4.7 .502 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.0 .745
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 35 33.7 23.7 0.5 4.2 4.7 5.9 0.8 0.7 3.0 2.0 8.2 16.1 .508 2.0 4.9 .418 5.3 6.5 .808
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dean Garrett 4 23.0 5.5 2.3 1.8 4.0 1.3 0.5 0.8 0.5 4.0 2.5 4.5 .556 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.3 .400
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Dean Garrett Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 1999-002021-22
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West 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 %
Dean Garrett 56 10.8 2.0 0.7 1.8 2.5 0.3 0.1 0.7 0.4 1.7 0.9 1.9 .444 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.5 .692
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 56 34.7 24.5 0.7 4.3 5.0 5.9 1.3 0.8 2.8 2.5 8.5 18.8 .453 1.6 5.3 .300 5.9 7.2 .810
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dean Garrett 3 5.3 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.3 0.7 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.7 .500
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Dean Garrett Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 2000-012022-23
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West 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 %
Dean Garrett 70 11.9 2.5 0.9 2.2 3.1 0.3 0.4 0.7 0.4 1.3 1.1 2.2 .481 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.6 .692
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 68 35.5 31.4 0.9 4.0 4.8 5.5 1.6 1.0 2.8 2.8 10.4 20.3 .510 0.9 2.5 .345 9.8 10.9 .905
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dean Garrett 3 14.0 4.3 0.7 2.3 3.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 2.0 1.3 4.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.0 .833
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Dean Garrett Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Season 2001-022023-24
Team Minnesota Timberwolves, Golden State WarriorsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement Steals Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder TBD
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dean Garrett 34 5.4 1.1 0.5 1.2 1.7 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.9 0.5 1.6 .327 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 .000
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 75 34.0 30.1 0.9 4.7 5.5 6.2 2.0 0.9 2.2 2.5 10.6 19.8 .535 1.3 3.6 .353 7.6 8.7 .874
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dean Garrett ------- --- ----------
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 9 39.6 29.6 0.9 6.8 7.7 6.2 1.4 1.7 2.4 3.1 10.8 22.1 .487 1.3 3.6 .375 6.7 8.2 .811
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