Desmond Bane vs. Cam Thomas Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cam Thomas 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 6 years in the NBA, 1 more than Cam Thomas, who played 5. Desmond Bane had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Cam Thomas had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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 6 4 2020-21 to 2025-26
Cam Thomas 5 2 2021-22 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Desmond Bane Cam Thomas
Season 2020-212021-22
Team Memphis GrizzliesBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+1+4.7+0.7+0.3+0.4+0.7+0.5+0.1+0.1-0.1-0.8+0.1+0.2+.036+1.0+1.4+.162+0.7+0.9+.013
Cam Thomas 67 17.6 8.5 0.2 2.2 2.4 1.2 0.5 0.1 0.8 1.0 3.3 7.5 .433 0.7 2.6 .270 1.3 1.6 .829
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 -
difference:+4+19.8+5.6+0.4+3.0+3.4+2.0+0.8+0.4-0.6-1.2+2.2+3.8+1.2+2.4
Cam Thomas 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
Desmond Bane Cam Thomas
Season 2021-222022-23
Team Memphis GrizzliesBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf SemisNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+19+13.2+7.6+0.5+2.3+2.7+1.3+0.8+0.3-0.4-1.6+3.2+6.5+.020+2.1+4.6+.053+0.8+1.1+.035
Cam Thomas 57 16.6 10.6 0.1 1.5 1.7 1.4 0.4 0.1 1.1 1.0 3.5 8.0 .441 0.9 2.3 .383 2.6 3.1 .868
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
difference:+10+27.7+15.8+0.4+2.8+3.3+1.7+0.9+0.8-0.8-0.9+4.8+9.8+.049+3.6+6.3+.489+2.5+2.9
Cam Thomas 2 8.0 3.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 3.5 .429 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3
Desmond Bane Cam Thomas
Season 2022-232023-24
Team Memphis GrizzliesBrooklyn Nets
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:+8+0.4+1.0+0.3+1.5+1.8+1.5+0.3+0.2-0.3-0.5+0.2+1.8+.037+0.7+1.0+.044+1.2+1.6+.027
Cam Thomas 66 31.4 22.5 0.4 2.8 3.2 2.9 0.7 0.2 1.9 2.1 8.0 18.0 .442 2.2 6.0 .364 4.3 5.1 .856
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
Cam Thomas DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Desmond Bane Cam Thomas
Season 2023-242024-25
Team Memphis GrizzliesBrooklyn Nets
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%
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:+17+3.2+0.3+0.3+0.8+1.1+1.7+0.4+0.4-0.2-1.1+0.6+0.3+.026+0.6+0.8+.032+2.0+2.2+.011
Cam Thomas 25 31.2 24.0 0.6 2.7 3.3 3.8 0.6 0.1 2.5 1.8 8.0 18.2 .438 2.7 7.8 .349 5.3 6.0 .881
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Desmond Bane nor Cam Thomas played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Desmond Bane Cam Thomas
Season 2024-252025-26
Team Memphis GrizzliesBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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%
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:+62+0.4+5.2+0.5+4.1+4.5+2.4+0.6+0.3-0.1-0.3+0.5+3.8+.076+0.1+0.3+.036+4.4+5.1+.019
Cam Thomas 7 31.6 24.4 0.4 1.1 1.6 2.9 0.6 0.1 2.3 2.1 7.6 18.6 .408 2.3 6.4 .356 7.0 8.0 .875
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
Cam Thomas DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Desmond Bane played 1 season more than Cam Thomas in the NBA.

In that period—his season 6 in 2026—Desmond Bane didn't play in the postseason.

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