Deni Avdija vs. Zach LaVine Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zach LaVine 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, 6 less than Zach LaVine, who played 12. Deni Avdija had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Zach LaVine had his rookie season in 2014-15. 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
Zach LaVine 12 1 2014-15 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Deni Avdija Zach LaVine
Season 2020-212014-15
Team Washington WizardsMinnesota Timberwolves
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:+23+1.4+3.8+2.0+2.1+2.4+0.1+0.2-1.9-0.5+1.3+3.0+.005+0.3+0.9+.026+1.4+1.5+.198
Zach LaVine 77 24.7 10.1 0.4 2.4 2.8 3.6 0.7 0.1 2.5 2.1 3.7 8.8 .422 0.7 2.2 .341 1.9 2.3 .842
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Deni Avdija nor Zach LaVine played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Deni Avdija Zach LaVine
Season 2021-222015-16
Team Washington WizardsMinnesota Timberwolves
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:+3.8+5.6+0.3+2.0+2.4+1.1+0.1+0.3-0.8-0.1+2.3+4.6+.020+0.5+0.7+.072+0.7+0.8+.036
Zach LaVine 82 28.0 14.0 0.3 2.5 2.8 3.1 0.8 0.2 1.9 2.4 5.3 11.7 .452 1.5 3.9 .389 2.0 2.5 .793
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Deni Avdija nor Zach LaVine played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Deni Avdija Zach LaVine
Season 2022-232016-17
Team Washington WizardsMinnesota Timberwolves
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:+29+10.6+9.7+0.6+2.4+3.0+0.2+0.2-0.2-0.6+3.6+7.5+.022+1.7+3.5+.090+0.9+0.8+.097
Zach LaVine 47 37.2 18.9 0.4 3.0 3.4 3.0 0.9 0.2 1.8 2.2 6.9 15.1 .459 2.6 6.6 .387 2.5 3.0 .836
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Deni Avdija nor Zach LaVine played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Deni Avdija Zach LaVine
Season 2023-242017-18
Team Washington WizardsChicago Bulls
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:+51+2.8+2.0+0.7+2.6+3.3+0.8+0.2+0.3-0.3-0.2+0.3+4.1+.123+0.6+2.0+.033+0.9+0.9+.073
Zach LaVine 24 27.3 16.7 0.4 3.5 3.9 3.0 1.0 0.2 1.8 2.3 5.7 14.8 .383 1.8 5.1 .341 3.6 4.5 .813
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Deni Avdija nor Zach LaVine played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Deni Avdija Zach LaVine
Season 2024-252018-19
Team Portland Trail BlazersChicago Bulls
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:+9+4.5+6.8+0.9+1.7+2.6+0.6+0.1-0.7-0.2+2.8+6.3+.009+0.2+0.3+.009+1.0+0.8+.052
Zach LaVine 63 34.5 23.7 0.6 4.0 4.7 4.5 1.0 0.4 3.4 2.2 8.4 18.0 .467 1.9 5.1 .374 5.0 6.0 .832
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Deni Avdija nor Zach LaVine played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6
Deni Avdija Zach LaVine
Season 2025-262019-20
Team Portland Trail BlazersChicago Bulls
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 19 33.9 25.5 1.3 5.2 6.4 5.5 0.5 0.7 3.6 3.3 8.1 16.9 .478 2.7 6.9 .389 6.6 8.3 .803
difference:+41+0.9+0.6+1.1+1.6+1.3+1.0+0.2-0.2-1.1+0.9+3.1+.028+0.4+1.2+.009+2.1+2.7+.001
Zach LaVine 60 34.8 25.5 0.7 4.1 4.8 4.2 1.5 0.5 3.4 2.2 9.0 20.0 .450 3.1 8.1 .380 4.5 5.6 .802
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Deni Avdija nor Zach LaVine played in the postseason in their season 6

Additional Years

* Zach LaVine played 6 seasons more than Deni Avdija in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 12, from 2021 to 2026—Zach LaVine played in one postseason.

In those 6 extra years over Deni Avdija, Zach LaVine got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-Star Game
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