Deni Avdija vs. DeMarcus Cousins Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of DeMarcus Cousins 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.

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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, 5 less than DeMarcus Cousins, who played 11. Deni Avdija had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while DeMarcus Cousins had his rookie season in 2010-11. 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
DeMarcus Cousins 11 3 2010-11 to 2021-22

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Deni Avdija DeMarcus Cousins
Season 2020-212010-11
Team Washington WizardsSacramento Kings
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%
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:+27+5.2+7.8+2.3+1.6+3.7+1.3+0.4+0.5-2.7-1.5+2.9+6.6+.013+1.0+2.9+.148+2.9+4.2+.043
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Deni Avdija nor DeMarcus Cousins played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Deni Avdija DeMarcus Cousins
Season 2021-222011-12
Team Washington WizardsSacramento Kings
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:+18+6.3+9.7+3.5+2.3+5.8+0.4+0.8+0.7-1.6-1.7+4.0+8.5+.016+1.0+3.0+.174+2.8+4.1+.055
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Deni Avdija nor DeMarcus Cousins played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Deni Avdija DeMarcus Cousins
Season 2022-232012-13
Team Washington WizardsSacramento Kings
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:+1+3.9+7.9+2.0+1.6+3.5+0.1+0.5+0.3-1.4-0.8+3.1+6.2+.028+0.8+2.8+.115+2.6+3.4+.001
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Deni Avdija nor DeMarcus Cousins played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Deni Avdija DeMarcus Cousins
Season 2023-242013-14
Team Washington WizardsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
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:+4+2.3+8.0+2.0+2.5+4.5+0.9+0.7+0.8-1.4-1.3+2.9+6.1+.010+1.2+3.0+.374+3.4+4.8+.014
DeMarcus Cousins 71 32.4 22.7 3.1 8.6 11.7 2.9 1.5 1.3 3.5 3.8 8.3 16.8 .496 0.0 0.1 .000 6.1 8.4 .726
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Deni Avdija nor DeMarcus Cousins played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Deni Avdija DeMarcus Cousins
Season 2024-252014-15
Team Portland Trail BlazersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
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:+13+4.1+7.2+1.6+3.8+5.4+0.3+0.5+1.2-1.6-1.7+2.8+6.4+.009+1.7+4.7+.115+3.2+4.0+.002
DeMarcus Cousins 59 34.1 24.1 3.1 9.5 12.7 3.6 1.5 1.7 4.3 4.1 8.4 18.1 .467 0.0 0.1 .250 7.2 9.2 .782
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Deni Avdija nor DeMarcus Cousins played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6
Deni Avdija DeMarcus Cousins
Season 2025-262015-16
Team Portland Trail BlazersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
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 26 34.2 25.5 1.2 6.0 7.2 6.3 0.7 0.7 3.6 3.1 7.6 16.2 .469 2.4 6.4 .377 7.8 9.6 .812
difference:+39+0.4+1.4+1.2+3.1+4.3+3.0+0.9+0.7-0.2-0.5+1.6+4.3+.018+1.3+3.2+.044+0.5+0.6+.094
DeMarcus Cousins 65 34.6 26.9 2.4 9.1 11.5 3.3 1.6 1.4 3.8 3.6 9.2 20.5 .451 1.1 3.2 .333 7.3 10.2 .718
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Deni Avdija nor DeMarcus Cousins played in the postseason in their season 6

Additional Years

* DeMarcus Cousins played 5 seasons more than Deni Avdija in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 11, from 2017 to 2022—DeMarcus Cousins played in 3 Playoffs.

In those 5 extra years over Deni Avdija, DeMarcus Cousins got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-Star Game
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