Deni Avdija vs. Dillon Brooks Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dillon Brooks 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 / 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, 3 less than Dillon Brooks, who played 9. Deni Avdija had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Dillon Brooks 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 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
Dillon Brooks 9 4 2017-18 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Deni Avdija Dillon Brooks
Season 2020-212017-18
Team Washington WizardsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
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+5.4+4.7+0.2+1.9+1.8+0.4+0.3+0.1-0.9-0.2+1.7+3.6+.023+0.1+0.1+.041+1.0+1.2+.103
Dillon Brooks 82 28.7 11.0 0.6 2.5 3.1 1.6 0.9 0.2 1.5 2.8 4.1 9.4 .440 1.1 3.2 .356 1.5 2.0 .747
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Deni Avdija nor Dillon Brooks played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Deni Avdija Dillon Brooks
Season 2021-222018-19
Team Washington WizardsMemphis Grizzlies
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:+64+5.9+0.9+0.1+3.3+3.5+1.1+0.1+0.3-0.5+0.3+0.3+.030+0.2+1.0+.058+0.1+.024
Dillon Brooks 18 18.3 7.5 0.5 1.2 1.7 0.9 0.6 0.2 1.1 2.8 2.7 6.8 .402 0.8 2.2 .375 1.2 1.7 .733
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Deni Avdija nor Dillon Brooks played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Deni Avdija Dillon Brooks
Season 2022-232019-20
Team Washington WizardsMemphis Grizzlies
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:+3+2.3+7.0+0.1+3.0+3.1+0.7-0.1-1.0+2.7+7.0+.030+1.1+2.5+.061+0.6+0.6+.069
Dillon Brooks 73 28.9 16.2 0.9 2.4 3.3 2.1 0.9 0.4 1.7 3.8 6.0 14.6 .407 2.0 5.6 .358 2.2 2.8 .808
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Deni Avdija nor Dillon Brooks played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Deni Avdija Dillon Brooks
Season 2023-242020-21
Team Washington WizardsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayGrizzlies 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:+8+0.3+2.5+0.3+4.0+4.3+1.5+0.4+0.1-0.3-1.0+1.0+4.7+.087+0.7+2.5+.030+0.3+0.7+.075
Dillon Brooks 67 29.8 17.2 0.8 2.1 2.9 2.3 1.2 0.4 1.8 3.5 6.4 15.4 .419 1.9 5.6 .344 2.4 2.9 .815
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Deni Avdija DNP------ --- ----------
Dillon Brooks 5 35.0 25.8 1.0 3.2 4.2 2.2 1.4 0.4 1.8 3.4 10.0 19.4 .515 1.6 4.0 .400 4.2 5.2 .808

Season 5
Deni Avdija Dillon Brooks
Season 2024-252021-22
Team Portland Trail BlazersMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayGrizzlies Lost West Conf Semis
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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:+40+2.3+1.5+0.6+3.4+4.1+1.1+0.1+0.2-1.1-0.9+1.5+4.7+.044+0.3+0.1+.056+1.2+1.9+.069
Dillon Brooks 32 27.7 18.4 0.9 2.3 3.2 2.8 1.1 0.3 1.6 3.3 7.1 16.4 .432 1.4 4.7 .309 2.8 3.3 .849
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Deni Avdija DNP------ --- ----------
Dillon Brooks 11 30.5 14.6 0.7 2.0 2.7 2.7 1.0 0.3 2.0 3.3 5.5 15.6 .349 2.3 6.5 .347 1.5 2.3 .640

Season 6
Deni Avdija Dillon Brooks
Season 2025-262022-23
Team Portland Trail BlazersMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayGrizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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 7 33.0 24.1 1.1 4.9 6.0 3.9 0.6 0.9 4.0 2.9 7.9 16.0 .491 2.4 6.4 .378 6.0 7.3 .824
difference:+66+2.7+9.8+0.5+2.2+2.7+1.3+0.3+0.7-2.6-0.4+2.5+2.4+.095+0.4+0.4+.052+4.4+5.2+.045
Dillon Brooks 73 30.3 14.3 0.6 2.7 3.3 2.6 0.9 0.2 1.4 3.3 5.4 13.6 .396 2.0 6.0 .326 1.6 2.1 .779
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Deni Avdija DNP------ --- ----------
Dillon Brooks 6 27.8 10.5 0.5 2.5 3.0 1.8 0.2 0.0 1.2 3.3 4.0 12.8 .312 1.7 7.0 .238 0.8 1.2 .714

Additional Years

* Dillon Brooks played 3 seasons more than Deni Avdija in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 9, from 2024 to 2026—Dillon Brooks played in one postseason.

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