DeJuan Blair vs. Lauri Markkanen Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lauri Markkanen and DeJuan Blair, 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.

DeJuan Blair and Lauri Markkanen both played 7 years in the NBA. DeJuan Blair had the first of his seasons in 2009-10, while Lauri Markkanen 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
DeJuan Blair 7 5 2009-10 to 2015-16
Lauri Markkanen 7 0 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
DeJuan Blair Lauri Markkanen
Season 2009-102017-18
Team San Antonio SpursChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
DeJuan Blair 82 18.2 7.8 2.4 4.0 6.4 0.8 0.6 0.5 1.4 2.7 3.4 6.0 .556 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 2.0 .547
Lauri Markkanen 68 29.7 15.2 1.2 6.3 7.5 1.2 0.6 0.6 1.2 1.5 5.5 12.7 .434 2.1 5.9 .362 2.1 2.4 .843
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeJuan Blair 10 9.1 3.7 1.9 2.0 3.9 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.2 1.8 1.6 3.2 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.9 .556
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 2
DeJuan Blair Lauri Markkanen
Season 2010-112018-19
Team San Antonio SpursChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs 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 %
DeJuan Blair 81 21.4 8.3 2.7 4.3 7.0 1.0 1.2 0.5 1.4 2.6 3.6 7.2 .501 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.7 .657
Lauri Markkanen 52 32.3 18.7 1.4 7.6 9.0 1.4 0.7 0.6 1.6 2.3 6.6 15.3 .430 2.3 6.4 .361 3.3 3.8 .872
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeJuan Blair 4 12.5 4.3 2.3 1.0 3.3 0.5 0.0 0.3 0.5 1.5 1.8 5.3 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.3 .600
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 3
DeJuan Blair Lauri Markkanen
Season 2011-122019-20
Team San Antonio SpursChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf FinalsDid 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 %
DeJuan Blair 64 21.3 9.5 2.4 3.1 5.5 1.2 0.9 0.2 1.4 2.6 4.2 7.9 .534 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.9 .613
Lauri Markkanen 50 29.8 14.7 1.2 5.1 6.3 1.5 0.8 0.5 1.6 1.9 5.0 11.8 .425 2.2 6.3 .344 2.5 3.1 .824
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeJuan Blair 10 7.6 3.7 0.7 1.6 2.3 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 1.0 1.7 2.7 .630 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.6 .500
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 4
DeJuan Blair Lauri Markkanen
Season 2012-132020-21
Team San Antonio SpursChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
DeJuan Blair 61 14.0 5.4 1.1 2.7 3.8 0.7 0.6 0.2 0.8 1.8 2.3 4.4 .524 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.1 .629
Lauri Markkanen 51 25.8 13.6 0.7 4.6 5.3 0.9 0.5 0.3 1.0 1.5 4.9 10.2 .480 2.3 5.8 .402 1.5 1.8 .826
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeJuan Blair 12 6.3 3.9 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.1 1.2 1.8 2.8 .618 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.8 .556
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 5
DeJuan Blair Lauri Markkanen
Season 2013-142021-22
Team Dallas MavericksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks 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 %
DeJuan Blair 78 15.6 6.4 1.8 2.9 4.7 0.9 0.8 0.3 1.0 2.5 2.7 5.0 .534 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.6 .636
Lauri Markkanen 61 30.8 14.8 1.0 4.7 5.7 1.3 0.7 0.5 0.9 2.1 5.1 11.5 .445 2.2 6.2 .358 2.3 2.6 .868
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeJuan Blair 6 13.5 6.7 2.3 3.8 6.2 0.2 2.0 0.0 0.8 2.3 2.7 4.5 .593 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.2 .615
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 6
DeJuan Blair Lauri Markkanen
Season 2014-152022-23
Team Washington WizardsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement Most Improved Player
-Achievement All-Star Game
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 %
DeJuan Blair 29 6.2 1.9 0.6 1.4 1.9 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.4 1.4 0.9 2.0 .456 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.2 .667
Lauri Markkanen 66 34.4 25.6 2.0 6.7 8.6 1.9 0.6 0.6 1.9 2.1 8.7 17.3 .499 3.0 7.7 .391 5.3 6.0 .875
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeJuan Blair ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------

Season 7
DeJuan Blair Lauri Markkanen
Season 2015-162023-24
Team Washington WizardsUtah Jazz
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 %
DeJuan Blair 29 7.5 2.1 0.7 1.3 2.0 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.8 1.0 2.3 .412 0.0 0.0 .000 0.2 0.4 .385
Lauri Markkanen 55 33.1 23.2 2.2 5.9 8.2 2.0 0.9 0.5 1.4 1.8 7.8 16.2 .480 3.2 8.0 .399 4.5 5.0 .899
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeJuan Blair ------- --- ----------
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
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