Deni Avdija vs. Goran Dragic Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Goran Dragic 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, 9 less than Goran Dragic, who played 15. Deni Avdija had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Goran Dragic had his rookie season in 2008-09. 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
Goran Dragic 15 7 2008-09 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Deni Avdija Goran Dragic
Season 2020-212008-09
Team Washington WizardsPhoenix Suns
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:+1+10.1+1.8+0.2+3.1+3.0+0.8+0.1+0.2-0.7-1.0+0.8+1.7+.024+0.6+2.1+.055+0.4+0.4+.125
Goran Dragic 55 13.2 4.5 0.6 1.3 1.9 2.0 0.5 0.1 1.3 1.6 1.6 4.1 .393 0.4 1.0 .370 0.9 1.2 .769
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Deni Avdija nor Goran Dragic played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Deni Avdija Goran Dragic
Season 2021-222009-10
Team Washington WizardsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns Lost West Conf Finals
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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:+2+6.2+0.5+0.1+2.8+3.1+1.0+0.1+0.4-0.5-0.7+0.2+1.0+.020+0.1+0.8+.077+0.2+0.3+.021
Goran Dragic 80 18.0 7.9 0.5 1.7 2.1 3.0 0.6 0.1 1.6 1.6 2.8 6.1 .452 0.9 2.4 .394 1.5 2.0 .736
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Deni Avdija DNP------ --- ----------
Goran Dragic 16 14.8 7.6 0.6 1.2 1.8 2.3 0.3 0.1 1.0 1.1 2.7 6.3 .430 0.8 2.5 .325 1.4 1.9 .742

Season 3
Deni Avdija Goran Dragic
Season 2022-232010-11
Team Washington WizardsPhoenix Suns, Houston Rockets
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+9.0+1.7+0.5+3.9+4.4+0.1+0.2+0.3-0.1-1.0+0.6+1.3+.002+0.1+0.9+.064+0.4+0.3+.115
Goran Dragic 70 17.6 7.5 0.5 1.5 2.0 2.9 0.7 0.1 1.7 1.8 2.7 6.3 .435 0.8 2.2 .361 1.2 1.9 .624
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Deni Avdija nor Goran Dragic played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Deni Avdija Goran Dragic
Season 2023-242011-12
Team Washington WizardsHouston Rockets
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:+9+3.6+3.0+0.3+4.4+4.7+1.5+0.5+0.3-0.3+1.2+1.6+.044+0.2+.037+0.4+0.7+.065
Goran Dragic 66 26.5 11.7 0.8 1.7 2.5 5.3 1.3 0.2 2.4 2.5 4.2 9.1 .462 1.0 3.1 .337 2.3 2.9 .805
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Deni Avdija nor Goran Dragic played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Deni Avdija Goran Dragic
Season 2024-252012-13
Team Portland Trail BlazersPhoenix Suns
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:+5+3.5+2.2+0.7+3.4+4.2+3.5+0.6+0.2-0.1-0.4+0.4+0.1+.033+0.6+1.2+.046+0.8+1.0+.032
Goran Dragic 77 33.5 14.7 0.8 2.3 3.1 7.4 1.6 0.3 2.8 2.8 5.2 11.8 .443 1.1 3.6 .319 3.2 4.2 .748
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Deni Avdija nor Goran Dragic played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6
Deni Avdija Goran Dragic
Season 2025-262013-14
Team Portland Trail BlazersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement Most Improved Player
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:+51+0.9+5.1+0.3+3.7+4.0+0.3+0.7+0.4-0.8-0.5+0.4+1.8+.032+0.8+2.6+.034+3.4+4.0+.046
Goran Dragic 76 35.1 20.3 0.9 2.3 3.2 5.9 1.4 0.3 2.8 2.7 7.3 14.4 .505 1.6 3.9 .408 4.2 5.5 .760
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Deni Avdija nor Goran Dragic played in the postseason in their season 6

Additional Years

* Goran Dragic played 9 seasons more than Deni Avdija in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 15, from 2015 to 2023—Goran Dragic played in 6 Playoffs.

In those 9 extra years over Deni Avdija, Goran Dragic got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Star Game
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