Desmond Bane vs. Aleksej Pokusevski Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Aleksej Pokusevski and Desmond Bane, 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.

Desmond Bane and Aleksej Pokusevski both played 4 years in the NBA. Desmond Bane had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Aleksej Pokusevski had his rookie season in 2020-21. 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 achivements, 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
Desmond Bane 4 3 2020-21 to 2023-24
Aleksej Pokusevski 4 0 2020-21 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Desmond Bane Aleksej Pokusevski
Season 2020-212020-21
Team Memphis GrizzliesOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane 68 22.3 9.2 0.5 2.6 3.1 1.7 0.6 0.2 0.9 1.8 3.4 7.3 .469 1.7 4.0 .432 0.6 0.7 .816
Aleksej Pokusevski 45 24.2 8.2 0.7 4.0 4.7 2.2 0.4 0.9 2.2 1.3 3.1 9.1 .341 1.3 4.6 .280 0.7 0.9 .738
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane 5 19.8 5.6 0.4 3.0 3.4 2.0 0.8 0.4 0.6 1.2 2.2 3.8 .579 1.2 2.4 .500 0.0 0.0 -
Aleksej Pokusevski ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Desmond Bane Aleksej Pokusevski
Season 2021-222021-22
Team Memphis GrizzliesOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane 76 29.8 18.2 0.6 3.8 4.4 2.7 1.2 0.4 1.5 2.6 6.7 14.5 .461 3.0 6.9 .436 1.8 2.0 .903
Aleksej Pokusevski 61 20.2 7.6 1.2 4.0 5.2 2.1 0.6 0.6 1.5 1.4 3.0 7.5 .408 0.9 3.2 .289 0.6 0.8 .700
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane 12 35.7 18.8 0.4 3.3 3.8 2.2 0.9 0.8 1.3 1.9 6.3 13.3 .478 3.6 7.3 .489 2.5 2.9 .857
Aleksej Pokusevski ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Desmond Bane Aleksej Pokusevski
Season 2022-232022-23
Team Memphis GrizzliesOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane 58 31.8 21.5 0.7 4.3 5.0 4.4 1.0 0.4 2.2 2.6 7.8 16.2 .479 2.9 7.0 .408 3.1 3.5 .883
Aleksej Pokusevski 34 20.6 8.1 1.3 3.4 4.7 1.9 0.6 1.3 1.3 1.7 3.2 7.3 .434 1.1 3.1 .365 0.6 1.0 .629
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane 6 38.5 23.5 1.2 4.8 6.0 3.2 0.5 0.0 2.8 3.2 8.2 19.3 .422 2.7 8.3 .320 4.5 4.8 .931
Aleksej Pokusevski ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Desmond Bane Aleksej Pokusevski
Season 2023-242023-24
Team Memphis GrizzliesOklahoma City Thunder, Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane 42 34.4 23.7 0.9 3.5 4.4 5.5 1.0 0.5 2.7 2.9 8.6 18.5 .464 3.3 8.6 .381 3.3 3.8 .870
Aleksej Pokusevski 28 14.5 5.2 0.6 2.6 3.2 1.3 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.8 1.8 4.3 .405 0.6 2.0 .327 1.1 1.5 .732
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Aleksej Pokusevski ------- --- ----------
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