Derrick Jones Jr. vs. Brandin Podziemski Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Brandin Podziemski and Derrick Jones Jr., 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.

Derrick Jones Jr. played 9 years in the NBA, 7 more than Brandin Podziemski, who played 2. Derrick Jones Jr. had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Brandin Podziemski had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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
Derrick Jones Jr. 9 5 2016-17 to 2024-25
Brandin Podziemski 2 1 2023-24 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Derrick Jones Jr. Brandin Podziemski
Season 2016-172023-24
Team Phoenix SunsGolden State Warriors
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%
Derrick Jones Jr. 32 17.0 5.3 1.2 1.3 2.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 2.0 2.1 3.8 .562 0.1 0.3 .273 0.9 1.3 .707
difference:+42+9.6+3.9+0.4+2.9+3.3+3.3+0.4+0.2-0.8-0.4+1.6+4.3+.108+1.1+2.9+.112+0.2+0.2+.074
Brandin Podziemski 74 26.6 9.2 1.6 4.2 5.8 3.7 0.8 0.2 1.2 1.6 3.7 8.1 .454 1.2 3.2 .385 0.7 1.1 .633
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Derrick Jones Jr. nor Brandin Podziemski played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Derrick Jones Jr. Brandin Podziemski
Season 2017-182024-25
Team Phoenix Suns, Miami HeatGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors Lost West Conf Semis
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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%
Derrick Jones Jr. 20 12.3 3.1 1.1 0.9 1.9 0.5 0.2 0.7 0.4 1.2 1.1 2.7 .396 0.2 0.9 .167 0.8 1.2 .667
difference:+44+14.5+8.6+0.1+3.2+3.2+2.9+0.9+0.5-0.8-0.3+3.3+7.1+.049+1.6+3.9+.205+0.3+0.3+.091
Brandin Podziemski 64 26.8 11.7 1.0 4.1 5.1 3.4 1.1 0.2 1.2 1.5 4.4 9.8 .445 1.8 4.8 .372 1.1 1.5 .758
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Derrick Jones Jr. DNP------ --- ----------
Brandin Podziemski 12 32.1 11.3 1.3 3.7 5.0 3.1 1.3 0.2 1.5 1.5 4.0 11.0 .364 1.8 5.6 .328 1.4 2.0 .708

Additional Years

* Derrick Jones Jr. played 7 seasons more than Brandin Podziemski in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 9, from 2019 to 2025—Derrick Jones Jr. played in 5 Playoffs.

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