DeMarcus Cousins vs. Dyson Daniels Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dyson Daniels and DeMarcus Cousins, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings

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.

DeMarcus Cousins played 11 years in the NBA, 8 more than Dyson Daniels, who played 3. DeMarcus Cousins had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while Dyson Daniels had his rookie season in 2022-23. 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
DeMarcus Cousins 11 3 2010-11 to 2021-22
Dyson Daniels 3 1 2022-23 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
DeMarcus Cousins Dyson Daniels
Season 2010-112022-23
Team Sacramento KingsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First 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%
DeMarcus Cousins 81 28.5 14.1 2.7 6.0 8.6 2.5 1.0 0.8 3.3 4.1 5.3 12.4 .430 0.0 0.2 .167 3.4 5.0 .687
difference:+22+10.8+10.3+2.1+3.4+5.4+0.2+0.3+0.6-2.3-2.4+3.8+8.9+.012+0.5+1.3+.147+3.0+4.3+.037
Dyson Daniels 59 17.7 3.8 0.6 2.6 3.2 2.3 0.7 0.2 1.0 1.7 1.5 3.5 .418 0.5 1.5 .314 0.4 0.7 .650
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMarcus Cousins nor Dyson Daniels played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
DeMarcus Cousins Dyson Daniels
Season 2011-122023-24
Team Sacramento KingsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPelicans Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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%
DeMarcus Cousins 64 30.5 18.1 4.1 6.8 11.0 1.6 1.5 1.2 2.7 4.0 7.0 15.6 .448 0.0 0.2 .143 4.1 5.8 .702
difference:+3+8.2+12.3+3.1+3.9+7.1+1.1+0.1+0.8-1.7-2.3+4.7+10.5+.001+0.7+2.0+.168+3.5+4.9+.060
Dyson Daniels 61 22.3 5.8 1.0 2.9 3.9 2.7 1.4 0.4 1.0 1.7 2.3 5.1 .447 0.7 2.2 .311 0.6 0.9 .642
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
DeMarcus Cousins DNP------ --- ----------
Dyson Daniels 3 5.7 1.3 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.7 2.0 .333 0.0 0.7 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3
DeMarcus Cousins Dyson Daniels
Season 2012-132024-25
Team Sacramento KingsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Most Improved Player
-Achievement Steals Leader
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%
DeMarcus Cousins 75 30.5 17.1 3.0 7.0 9.9 2.7 1.4 0.7 3.0 3.6 6.4 13.8 .465 0.1 0.3 .182 4.2 5.6 .738
difference:+1+3.3+3.0+1.4+2.7+4.0+1.7+1.6-1.0-1.3+0.4+1.7+.028+1.0+2.8+.158+3.1+3.8+.145
Dyson Daniels 76 33.8 14.1 1.6 4.3 5.9 4.4 3.0 0.7 2.0 2.3 6.0 12.1 .493 1.1 3.1 .340 1.1 1.8 .593
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher DeMarcus Cousins nor Dyson Daniels played in the postseason in their season 3

Additional Years

* DeMarcus Cousins played 8 seasons more than Dyson Daniels in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 11, from 2014 to 2022—DeMarcus Cousins played in 3 Playoffs.

In those 8 extra years over Dyson Daniels, DeMarcus Cousins got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 4 All-Star Game
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