Deni Avdija vs. Kristaps Porzingis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kristaps Porzingis 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, 4 less than Kristaps Porzingis, who played 10. Deni Avdija had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Kristaps Porzingis had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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
Kristaps Porzingis 10 4 2015-16 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Deni Avdija Kristaps Porzingis
Season 2020-212015-16
Team Washington WizardsNew York Knicks
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:+18+5.1+8.0+1.4+1.1+2.4+0.1+0.1+1.6-1.1-0.2+2.8+6.5+.004+0.1+0.3+.018+2.3+2.5+.194
Kristaps Porzingis 72 28.4 14.3 1.8 5.5 7.3 1.3 0.7 1.9 1.7 2.8 5.2 12.3 .421 1.1 3.4 .333 2.8 3.3 .838
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Deni Avdija nor Kristaps Porzingis played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Deni Avdija Kristaps Porzingis
Season 2021-222016-17
Team Washington WizardsNew York Knicks
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:+16+8.6+9.7+1.1+1.0+2.0+0.5+1.5-0.7-1.4+3.7+7.8+.018+0.7+1.6+.040+1.7+2.1+.029
Kristaps Porzingis 66 32.8 18.1 1.7 5.5 7.2 1.5 0.7 2.0 1.8 3.7 6.7 14.9 .450 1.7 4.8 .357 3.0 3.8 .786
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Deni Avdija nor Kristaps Porzingis played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Deni Avdija Kristaps Porzingis
Season 2022-232017-18
Team Washington WizardsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
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:+28+5.8+13.5+0.3+0.1+0.2+1.6+0.1+2.0-0.3-0.1+4.8+10.9+.002+1.0+1.7+.098+2.9+3.5+.054
Kristaps Porzingis 48 32.4 22.7 1.3 5.3 6.6 1.2 0.8 2.4 1.9 2.9 8.1 18.5 .439 1.9 4.8 .395 4.5 5.7 .793
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Deni Avdija nor Kristaps Porzingis played in the postseason in their season 3

Note: Kristaps Porzingis didn't play in 2018-19.

Season 4
Deni Avdija Kristaps Porzingis
Season 2023-242019-20
Team Washington WizardsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks 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:+18+1.7+5.7+0.7+1.6+2.3+2.0+0.1+1.5-0.5-0.7+1.6+5.7+.079+1.3+4.0+.022+1.3+1.4+.059
Kristaps Porzingis 57 31.8 20.4 1.8 7.7 9.5 1.8 0.7 2.0 1.6 3.2 7.0 16.4 .427 2.5 7.1 .352 4.0 5.0 .799
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Deni Avdija DNP------ --- ----------
Kristaps Porzingis 3 31.3 23.7 1.0 7.7 8.7 0.7 0.0 1.0 1.0 3.0 7.0 13.3 .525 3.0 5.7 .529 6.7 7.7 .870

Season 5
Deni Avdija Kristaps Porzingis
Season 2024-252020-21
Team Portland Trail BlazersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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:+29+0.9+3.2+0.4+1.3+1.6+2.3+0.5+0.8-1.5-0.3+2.0+4.2+0.6+1.2+.011+1.3+2.0+.075
Kristaps Porzingis 43 30.9 20.1 1.9 7.0 8.9 1.6 0.5 1.3 1.2 2.7 7.6 15.9 .476 2.3 6.0 .376 2.7 3.2 .855
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Deni Avdija DNP------ --- ----------
Kristaps Porzingis 7 33.3 13.1 1.0 4.4 5.4 1.3 1.3 0.7 0.4 2.7 4.9 10.3 .472 1.1 3.9 .296 2.3 2.7 .842

Season 6
Deni Avdija Kristaps Porzingis
Season 2025-262021-22
Team Portland Trail BlazersDallas Mavericks, Washington Wizards
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 14 33.8 25.5 1.3 5.1 6.4 4.8 0.5 0.8 3.4 3.6 8.2 17.0 .483 2.5 6.7 .372 6.6 7.6 .860
difference:+37+4.8+5.3+0.7+1.0+1.7+2.5+0.2+0.8-1.8-0.9+1.3+2.0+.024+1.0+1.8+.062+1.7+2.0+.007
Kristaps Porzingis 51 29.0 20.2 2.0 6.1 8.1 2.3 0.7 1.6 1.6 2.7 6.9 15.0 .459 1.5 4.9 .310 4.9 5.6 .867
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Deni Avdija nor Kristaps Porzingis played in the postseason in their season 6

Additional Years

* Kristaps Porzingis played 4 seasons more than Deni Avdija in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 10, from 2023 to 2026—Kristaps Porzingis played in two Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

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