Deni Avdija vs. Jamal Murray Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jamal Murray 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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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 Jamal Murray, who played 9. Deni Avdija had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Jamal Murray had his rookie season in 2016-17. 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
Jamal Murray 9 5 2016-17 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Deni Avdija Jamal Murray
Season 2020-212016-17
Team Washington WizardsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second 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+1.8+3.6+0.1+2.3+2.3+0.9-0.8-1.1+1.2+3.1+.013+0.4+1.1+.019+0.8+0.7+.239
Jamal Murray 82 21.5 9.9 0.5 2.1 2.6 2.1 0.6 0.3 1.4 1.5 3.6 8.9 .404 1.4 4.2 .334 1.3 1.5 .883
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Deni Avdija nor Jamal Murray played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Deni Avdija Jamal Murray
Season 2021-222017-18
Team Washington WizardsDenver Nuggets
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+7.5+8.3+0.4+1.8+1.5+1.4+0.3+0.2-1.0-0.2+2.9+6.0+.019+1.0+2.2+.061+1.5+1.4+.148
Jamal Murray 81 31.7 16.7 1.0 2.7 3.7 3.4 1.0 0.3 2.1 2.1 5.9 13.1 .451 2.0 5.4 .378 2.8 3.1 .905
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Deni Avdija nor Jamal Murray played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Deni Avdija Jamal Murray
Season 2022-232018-19
Team Washington WizardsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West Conf Semis
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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+6.0+9.0+0.1+2.0+2.2+2.0-0.5-0.8+3.5+8.0+1.1+2.4+.070+0.9+0.8+.109
Jamal Murray 75 32.6 18.2 0.9 3.4 4.2 4.8 0.9 0.4 2.1 2.0 6.8 15.6 .437 2.0 5.5 .367 2.5 3.0 .848
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Deni Avdija DNP------ --- ----------
Jamal Murray 14 36.3 21.3 1.4 3.0 4.4 4.7 1.0 0.1 1.6 1.7 7.6 18.0 .425 2.0 5.9 .337 4.0 4.4 .903

Season 4

Deni Avdija Jamal Murray
Season 2023-242019-20
Team Washington WizardsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West Conf Finals
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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:+16+2.2+3.8+0.3+2.9+3.2+1.0+0.3+0.2-0.1-0.8+1.5+4.5+.050+0.7+2.4+.028+0.1+0.5+.141
Jamal Murray 59 32.3 18.5 0.8 3.2 4.0 4.8 1.1 0.3 2.2 1.7 6.9 15.2 .456 1.9 5.5 .346 2.8 3.1 .881
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Deni Avdija DNP------ --- ----------
Jamal Murray 19 39.6 26.5 1.1 3.8 4.8 6.6 0.9 0.3 2.8 2.2 9.8 19.4 .505 3.3 7.2 .453 3.7 4.1 .897

Season 5

Deni Avdija Jamal Murray
Season 2024-252020-21
Team Portland Trail BlazersDenver Nuggets
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:+24+5.5+4.3+0.7+2.4+3.3+0.9+0.3+0.2-0.4-0.4+2.3+4.8+.001+1.0+1.8+.043+1.2+2.0+.089
Jamal Murray 48 35.5 21.2 0.8 3.3 4.0 4.8 1.3 0.3 2.3 2.0 7.9 16.5 .477 2.7 6.6 .408 2.8 3.2 .869
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Deni Avdija nor Jamal Murray played in the postseason in their season 5

Note: Jamal Murray didn't play in 2021-22.

Season 6

Deni Avdija Jamal Murray
Season 2025-262022-23
Team Portland Trail BlazersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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 21 34.2 25.8 1.3 5.8 7.1 6.1 0.5 0.7 3.5 3.1 7.9 16.7 .473 2.6 6.8 .380 7.4 9.3 .795
difference:+44+1.4+5.8+0.6+2.6+3.1+0.1+0.5+0.5-1.3-1.5+0.6+0.7+.019+0.2+.018+4.6+6.0+.038
Jamal Murray 65 32.8 20.0 0.7 3.2 4.0 6.2 1.0 0.2 2.2 1.6 7.3 16.0 .454 2.6 6.6 .398 2.8 3.3 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Deni Avdija DNP------ --- ----------
Jamal Murray 20 40.0 26.1 0.8 4.9 5.7 7.1 1.5 0.3 2.5 2.1 9.7 20.5 .473 3.0 7.5 .396 3.8 4.1 .926

Additional Years

* Jamal Murray played 3 seasons more than Deni Avdija in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 9, from 2024 to 2026—Jamal Murray played in two Playoffs.