Desmond Bane vs. Bogdan Bogdanovic Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bogdan Bogdanovic 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 played 5 years in the NBA, 3 less than Bogdan Bogdanovic, who played 8. Desmond Bane had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Bogdan Bogdanovic had his rookie season in 2017-18. 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
Desmond Bane 5 4 2020-21 to 2024-25
Bogdan Bogdanovic 8 4 2017-18 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Desmond Bane Bogdan Bogdanovic
Season 2020-212017-18
Team Memphis GrizzliesSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second TeamAchievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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%
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
difference:+10+5.6+2.6+0.1+0.1+0.2+1.6+0.3-0.7-0.4+1.0+2.6+.023+0.2+.040+0.7+0.8+.024
Bogdan Bogdanovic 78 27.9 11.8 0.4 2.5 2.9 3.3 0.9 0.2 1.6 2.2 4.4 9.9 .446 1.7 4.2 .392 1.3 1.5 .840
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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 -
Bogdan Bogdanovic DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Desmond Bane Bogdan Bogdanovic
Season 2021-222018-19
Team Memphis GrizzliesSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf SemisDid 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%
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
difference:+6+2.0+4.1+0.9+0.9+1.1+0.2+0.2-0.2-0.6+1.5+2.2+.043+1.1+1.6+.076+0.1+0.3+.076
Bogdan Bogdanovic 70 27.8 14.1 0.6 2.9 3.5 3.8 1.0 0.2 1.7 2.0 5.2 12.3 .418 1.9 5.3 .360 1.9 2.3 .827
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Bogdan Bogdanovic DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Desmond Bane Bogdan Bogdanovic
Season 2022-232019-20
Team Memphis GrizzliesSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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%
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
difference:+3+2.8+6.4+0.3+1.3+1.6+1.0+0.2-0.5-0.4+2.3+3.6+.039+0.2+0.2+.036+1.7+1.6+.142
Bogdan Bogdanovic 61 29.0 15.1 0.4 3.0 3.4 3.4 1.0 0.2 1.7 2.2 5.5 12.6 .440 2.7 7.2 .372 1.4 1.9 .741
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Bogdan Bogdanovic DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Desmond Bane Bogdan Bogdanovic
Season 2023-242020-21
Team Memphis GrizzliesAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East Conf Finals
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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%
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
difference:+2+4.7+7.3+0.4+0.3+0.8+2.2+0.1+0.2-1.5-0.6+2.5+5.7+.009+1.0+.057+2.4+2.8+.039
Bogdan Bogdanovic 44 29.7 16.4 0.5 3.2 3.6 3.3 1.1 0.3 1.2 2.3 6.1 12.8 .473 3.3 7.6 .438 0.9 1.0 .909
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Desmond Bane DNP------ --- ----------
Bogdan Bogdanovic 18 33.2 14.1 0.6 3.6 4.2 2.9 1.6 0.3 1.5 2.8 5.4 13.8 .390 2.6 7.9 .329 0.7 0.9 .706

Season 5
Desmond Bane Bogdan Bogdanovic
Season 2024-252021-22
Team Memphis GrizzliesAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdHawks Lost East 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%
Desmond Bane 69 32.0 19.2 0.9 5.2 6.1 5.3 1.2 0.4 2.4 2.4 7.1 14.8 .484 2.4 6.1 .392 2.6 2.9 .894
difference:+6+2.7+4.1+0.4+1.7+2.1+2.2+0.1+0.2-1.3-0.3+1.7+2.2+.053+0.3+1.2+.024+1.1+1.1+.051
Bogdan Bogdanovic 63 29.3 15.1 0.5 3.5 4.0 3.1 1.1 0.2 1.1 2.1 5.4 12.6 .431 2.7 7.3 .368 1.5 1.8 .843
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Desmond Bane 4 34.8 15.3 1.3 5.5 6.8 3.3 0.8 0.5 3.8 2.3 5.0 15.8 .317 1.8 8.0 .219 3.5 3.8 .933
difference:+8.0+1.0+0.3+1.7+2.0+0.3+0.5+0.2-2.8-0.7+3.5+.091+0.5+1.5+.127+1.5+1.3+.133
Bogdan Bogdanovic 4 26.8 14.3 1.0 3.8 4.8 3.0 0.3 0.3 1.0 3.0 5.0 12.3 .408 2.3 6.5 .346 2.0 2.5 .800

Additional Years

* Bogdan Bogdanovic played 3 seasons more than Desmond Bane in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 8, from 2023 to 2025—Bogdan Bogdanovic played in two Playoffs.

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