Deni Avdija vs. Andrew Wiggins Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Andrew Wiggins and Deni Avdija, 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / 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.

Deni Avdija played 6 years in the NBA, 6 less than Andrew Wiggins, who played 12. Deni Avdija had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Andrew Wiggins 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
Deni Avdija 6 0 2020-21 to 2025-26
Andrew Wiggins 12 4 2014-15 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Deni Avdija Andrew Wiggins
Season 2020-212014-15
Team Washington WizardsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-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%
Deni Avdija 54 23.3 6.3 0.4 4.4 4.9 1.2 0.6 0.3 0.6 2.6 2.4 5.8 .417 1.0 3.1 .315 0.5 0.8 .644
difference:+28+12.9+10.6+1.2+1.5+0.3+0.9+0.4+0.3-1.6-0.3+3.7+8.1+.020+0.5+1.6+.005+3.8+4.9+.116
Andrew Wiggins 82 36.2 16.9 1.6 2.9 4.6 2.1 1.0 0.6 2.2 2.3 6.1 13.9 .437 0.5 1.5 .310 4.3 5.7 .760
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Deni Avdija nor Andrew Wiggins played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Deni Avdija Andrew Wiggins
Season 2021-222015-16
Team Washington WizardsMinnesota 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%
Deni Avdija 82 24.2 8.4 0.6 4.5 5.2 2.0 0.7 0.5 1.1 2.3 3.0 7.1 .432 1.0 3.2 .317 1.3 1.7 .757
difference:+1+10.9+12.3+0.7+2.2+1.6+0.3+0.1-1.1-0.3+4.3+8.9+.027+0.3+0.9+.017+4.0+5.3+.004
Andrew Wiggins 81 35.1 20.7 1.3 2.3 3.6 2.0 1.0 0.6 2.2 2.0 7.3 16.0 .459 0.7 2.3 .300 5.3 7.0 .761
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Deni Avdija nor Andrew Wiggins played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Deni Avdija Andrew Wiggins
Season 2022-232016-17
Team Washington WizardsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
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%
Deni Avdija 76 26.6 9.2 1.0 5.4 6.4 2.8 0.9 0.4 1.6 2.8 3.3 7.6 .437 0.9 3.1 .297 1.6 2.2 .739
difference:+6+10.6+14.4+0.2+2.6+2.4+0.5+0.1-0.7-0.6+5.3+11.5+.015+0.4+0.4+.059+3.4+4.4+.021
Andrew Wiggins 82 37.2 23.6 1.2 2.8 4.0 2.3 1.0 0.4 2.3 2.2 8.6 19.1 .452 1.3 3.5 .356 5.0 6.6 .760
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Deni Avdija nor Andrew Wiggins played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4

Deni Avdija Andrew Wiggins
Season 2023-242017-18
Team Washington WizardsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTimberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Deni Avdija 75 30.1 14.7 1.1 6.1 7.2 3.8 0.8 0.5 2.1 2.5 5.4 10.7 .506 1.2 3.1 .374 2.7 3.6 .740
difference:+7+6.2+3.0+0.1+2.7+2.8+1.8+0.3+0.1-0.4-0.5+1.5+5.2+.068+0.2+1.0+.043+0.2+0.2+.097
Andrew Wiggins 82 36.3 17.7 1.0 3.4 4.4 2.0 1.1 0.6 1.7 2.0 6.9 15.9 .438 1.4 4.1 .331 2.5 3.8 .643
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Deni Avdija DNP------ --- ----------
Andrew Wiggins 5 32.8 15.8 1.0 4.2 5.2 2.0 0.4 0.4 1.8 2.8 6.0 13.6 .441 1.4 4.2 .333 2.4 4.0 .600

Season 5

Deni Avdija Andrew Wiggins
Season 2024-252018-19
Team Portland Trail BlazersMinnesota Timberwolves
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%
Deni Avdija 72 30.0 16.9 1.5 5.7 7.3 3.9 1.0 0.5 2.7 2.4 5.6 11.7 .476 1.7 4.8 .365 4.0 5.2 .780
difference:+1+4.8+1.2+0.4+2.0+2.5+1.4+0.2-0.8-0.3+1.2+4.9+.064+0.1+.026+1.2+1.1+.081
Andrew Wiggins 73 34.8 18.1 1.1 3.7 4.8 2.5 1.0 0.7 1.9 2.1 6.8 16.6 .412 1.6 4.8 .339 2.8 4.1 .699
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Deni Avdija nor Andrew Wiggins played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6

Deni Avdija Andrew Wiggins
Season 2025-262019-20
Team Portland Trail BlazersMinnesota Timberwolves, Golden State Warriors
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%
Deni Avdija 25 34.2 25.4 1.2 6.0 7.2 6.2 0.7 0.7 3.6 3.2 7.7 16.2 .473 2.4 6.5 .374 7.6 9.5 .806
difference:+29+0.2+3.6+2.1+2.1+2.5+0.1+0.3-1.2-0.8+0.4+1.9+.026+0.3+0.3+.042+4.1+4.5+.097
Andrew Wiggins 54 34.4 21.8 1.2 3.9 5.1 3.7 0.8 1.0 2.4 2.4 8.1 18.1 .447 2.1 6.2 .332 3.5 5.0 .709
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Deni Avdija nor Andrew Wiggins played in the postseason in their season 6

Additional Years

* Andrew Wiggins played 6 seasons more than Deni Avdija in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 12, from 2021 to 2026—Andrew Wiggins played in 3 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 6 extra years over Deni Avdija, Andrew Wiggins got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Star Game