Derrick Jones Jr. vs. D'Angelo Russell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of D'Angelo Russell 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 10 years in the NBA, 1 less than D'Angelo Russell, who played 11. Derrick Jones Jr. had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while D'Angelo Russell 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
Derrick Jones Jr.	10	5	2016-17 to 2025-26
D'Angelo Russell	11	4	2015-16 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Derrick Jones Jr.	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2016-17	2015-16
Team	Phoenix Suns	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs	Did not play	Did not play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+48	+11.2	+7.9	+0.6	+1.5	+0.9	+2.9	+0.8	+0.2	-2.1	-0.2	+2.8	+8.2	+.152	+1.5	+4.3	+.078	+0.9	+1.1	+.030
D'Angelo Russell	80	28.2	13.2	0.6	2.8	3.4	3.3	1.2	0.2	2.5	1.8	4.9	12.0	.410	1.6	4.6	.351	1.8	2.4	.737

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Derrick Jones Jr. nor D'Angelo Russell played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Derrick Jones Jr.	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2017-18	2016-17
Team	Phoenix Suns, Miami Heat	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did not play	Did not play

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+43	+16.4	+12.5	+0.6	+2.1	+1.6	+4.3	+1.2	+0.4	-2.4	-0.9	+4.5	+11.1	+.009	+1.9	+5.2	+.185	+1.5	+1.8	+.115
D'Angelo Russell	63	28.7	15.6	0.5	3.0	3.5	4.8	1.4	0.3	2.8	2.1	5.6	13.8	.405	2.1	6.1	.352	2.3	3.0	.782

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Derrick Jones Jr. nor D'Angelo Russell played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	Derrick Jones Jr.	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2018-19	2017-18
Team	Miami Heat	Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did not play	Did not play

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Derrick Jones Jr.	60	19.2	7.0	1.6	2.4	4.0	0.6	0.8	0.7	0.7	2.1	2.7	5.4	.494	0.5	1.5	.308	1.2	2.0	.607
difference:	+12	+6.5	+8.5	+1.0	+0.9	+0.1	+4.6		+0.3	-2.4	-0.2	+3.1	+8.6	+.080	+1.4	+4.3	+.016	+0.8	+0.7	+.133
D'Angelo Russell	48	25.7	15.5	0.6	3.3	3.9	5.2	0.8	0.4	3.1	1.9	5.8	14.0	.414	1.9	5.8	.324	2.0	2.7	.740

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Derrick Jones Jr. nor D'Angelo Russell played in the postseason in their season 3


Season 4
	Derrick Jones Jr.	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2019-20	2018-19
Team	Miami Heat	Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Heat Lost NBA Finals	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Derrick Jones Jr.	59	23.3	8.5	1.1	2.8	3.9	1.1	1.0	0.6	0.5	2.2	3.1	5.9	.527	0.6	2.2	.280	1.6	2.1	.772
difference:	+22	+6.9	+12.6	+0.4	+0.4		+5.9	+0.2	+0.4	-2.6	-0.5	+5.0	+12.8	+.093	+2.3	+5.6	+.089	+0.4	+0.4	+.008
D'Angelo Russell	81	30.2	21.1	0.7	3.2	3.9	7.0	1.2	0.2	3.1	1.7	8.1	18.7	.434	2.9	7.8	.369	2.0	2.5	.780

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Derrick Jones Jr.	15	6.4	1.5	0.4	0.4	0.8	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.1	0.8	0.5	1.1	.471	0.3	0.6	.444	0.1	0.3	.400
difference:	+10	+23.2	+17.9		+2.8	+2.8	+3.1	+1.0	+0.1	-2.7	-1.6	+6.9	+19.5	+.112	+2.1	+6.8	+.120	+2.1	+2.3	+.446
D'Angelo Russell	5	29.6	19.4	0.4	3.2	3.6	3.6	1.4	0.2	2.8	2.4	7.4	20.6	.359	2.4	7.4	.324	2.2	2.6	.846


Season 5
	Derrick Jones Jr.	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2020-21	2019-20
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Golden State Warriors, Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did not play

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Derrick Jones Jr.	58	22.7	6.8	1.3	2.2	3.5	0.8	0.6	0.9	0.6	2.2	2.5	5.2	.484	0.7	2.3	.316	1.0	1.6	.648
difference:	+13	+9.6	+16.3	+0.9	+1.4	+0.4	+5.5	+0.5	+0.6	-2.7	-0.3	+5.5	+13.6	+.058	+2.8	+7.3	+.051	+2.6	+2.8	+.161
D'Angelo Russell	45	32.3	23.1	0.4	3.6	3.9	6.3	1.1	0.3	3.3	1.9	8.0	18.8	.426	3.5	9.6	.367	3.6	4.4	.809

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Derrick Jones Jr.	2	5.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	2.5	.400	0.0	1.0	.000	0.0	0.0	-
D'Angelo Russell	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Derrick Jones Jr.	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2021-22	2020-21
Team	Chicago Bulls	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did not play

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Derrick Jones Jr.	51	17.6	5.6	1.2	2.1	3.3	0.6	0.5	0.6	0.6	2.1	2.1	3.8	.538	0.4	1.2	.328	1.1	1.4	.800
difference:	+9	+10.9	+13.4	+0.8	+0.2	+0.7	+5.2	+0.6	+0.2	-2.1	-0.5	+4.6	+11.7	+.107	+2.5	+6.2	+.059	+1.6	+2.1	+.035
D'Angelo Russell	42	28.5	19.0	0.4	2.3	2.6	5.8	1.1	0.4	2.7	1.6	6.7	15.5	.431	2.9	7.4	.387	2.7	3.5	.765

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Derrick Jones Jr.	5	11.8	3.8	0.6	0.8	1.4	0.4	0.2	0.0	0.6	1.6	1.4	3.4	.412	0.6	2.2	.273	0.4	0.6	.667
D'Angelo Russell	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Derrick Jones Jr.	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2022-23	2021-22
Team	Chicago Bulls	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did not play	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Derrick Jones Jr.	64	14.0	5.0	0.9	1.5	2.4	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.4	1.3	1.8	3.6	.500	0.4	1.3	.338	1.0	1.3	.738
difference:	+1	+18.0	+13.1	+0.5	+1.4	+0.9	+6.6	+0.5	+0.3	-2.1	-0.7	+4.4	+11.4	+.089	+2.3	+6.7	+.002	+2.0	+2.4	+.087
D'Angelo Russell	65	32.0	18.1	0.4	2.9	3.3	7.1	1.0	0.3	2.5	2.0	6.2	15.0	.411	2.7	8.0	.340	3.0	3.7	.825

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Derrick Jones Jr.	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
D'Angelo Russell	6	32.7	12.0	0.0	2.5	2.5	6.7	1.5	0.0	2.8	2.8	4.0	12.0	.333	2.0	5.2	.387	2.0	2.7	.750


Season 8
	Derrick Jones Jr.	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2023-24	2022-23
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Minnesota Timberwolves, Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost NBA Finals	Lakers Lost West Conf Finals

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Derrick Jones Jr.	76	23.5	8.6	1.1	2.2	3.3	1.0	0.7	0.7	0.9	1.6	3.1	6.5	.483	1.1	3.1	.343	1.3	1.8	.713
difference:	+5	+9.0	+9.2	+0.6	+0.3	+0.3	+5.2	+0.3	+0.3	-1.7	-0.4	+3.2	+6.9	+.014	+1.6	+3.8	+.053	+1.2	+1.2	+.116
D'Angelo Russell	71	32.5	17.8	0.5	2.5	3.0	6.2	1.0	0.4	2.6	2.0	6.3	13.4	.469	2.7	6.9	.396	2.5	3.0	.829

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Derrick Jones Jr.	22	29.4	9.1	1.5	2.0	3.5	1.2	0.5	1.0	0.8	2.5	3.5	7.3	.481	1.1	3.0	.369	1.0	1.4	.733
difference:	+6	+0.2	+4.2	+0.9	+0.3	+0.6	+3.4	+0.2	+0.7	-1.0	-0.5	+1.7	+4.9	+.055	+0.6	+2.4	+.059	+0.3	+0.2	+.036
D'Angelo Russell	16	29.6	13.3	0.6	2.3	2.9	4.6	0.7	0.3	1.8	2.0	5.2	12.2	.426	1.7	5.4	.310	1.3	1.6	.769


Season 9
	Derrick Jones Jr.	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2024-25	2023-24
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
Others	-	NBA Cup Champion

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Derrick Jones Jr.	77	24.3	10.1	1.2	2.2	3.4	0.8	1.0	0.4	0.9	2.0	4.0	7.6	.526	1.0	2.8	.356	1.1	1.5	.703
difference:	+1	+8.4	+7.9	+0.8	+0.5	+0.3	+5.5	+0.1	+0.1	-1.2	-0.1	+2.5	+6.6	+.070	+2.0	+4.4	+.059	+1.0	+1.0	+.125
D'Angelo Russell	76	32.7	18.0	0.4	2.7	3.1	6.3	0.9	0.5	2.1	2.1	6.5	14.2	.456	3.0	7.2	.415	2.1	2.5	.828

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Derrick Jones Jr.	7	18.4	7.3	0.7	1.1	1.9	0.3	0.6	1.3	0.4	0.4	3.0	6.9	.438	0.9	2.9	.300	0.4	1.1	.375
difference:	+2	+18.6	+6.9	+0.5	+1.5	+0.9	+3.9	+0.2	+1.1	-1.4	-0.8	+2.6	+7.7	+.054	+1.9	+5.9	+.018	+0.2	+0.7	+.125
D'Angelo Russell	5	37.0	14.2	0.2	2.6	2.8	4.2	0.8	0.2	1.8	1.2	5.6	14.6	.384	2.8	8.8	.318	0.2	0.4	.500


Season 10
	Derrick Jones Jr.	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2025-26	2024-25
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	Los Angeles Lakers, Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did not play (season in progress)	Did not play

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Derrick Jones Jr.	14	24.5	9.9	0.9	1.6	2.4	1.0	0.8	1.1	0.8	2.1	3.6	6.9	.521	1.1	3.4	.340	1.6	2.1	.793
difference:	+44	+1.0	+2.7	+0.6	+0.8	+0.4	+4.1	+0.2	+0.7	-1.1	-0.1	+0.7	+4.1	+.131	+0.8	+2.8	+.026	+0.5	+0.4	+.041
D'Angelo Russell	58	25.5	12.6	0.3	2.4	2.8	5.1	1.0	0.4	1.9	2.0	4.3	11.0	.390	1.9	6.2	.314	2.1	2.5	.834

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Derrick Jones Jr. nor D'Angelo Russell played in the postseason in their season 10

Additional Years

* D'Angelo Russell played 1 season more than Derrick Jones Jr. in the NBA.

In that period—his season 11 in 2026—D'Angelo Russell didn't play in the postseason.

Derrick Jones Jr. vs. D'Angelo Russell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of D'Angelo Russell 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.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Season 10

10th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years