Desmond Bane vs. Cheick Diallo Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cheick Diallo 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 4 years in the NBA, 1 less than Cheick Diallo, who played 5. Desmond Bane had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Cheick Diallo had his rookie season in 2016-17. 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
Cheick Diallo 5 1 2016-17 to 2021-22

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Desmond Bane Cheick Diallo
Season 2020-212016-17
Team Memphis GrizzliesNew Orleans Pelicans
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
Cheick Diallo 17 11.7 5.1 1.4 2.9 4.3 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.4 1.0 2.1 4.5 .474 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.2 .714
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 -
Cheick Diallo ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Desmond Bane Cheick Diallo
Season 2021-222017-18
Team Memphis GrizzliesNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf SemisPelicans Lost West Conf Semis
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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
Cheick Diallo 52 11.2 4.9 0.9 3.2 4.1 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.5 1.6 2.0 3.4 .580 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.3 .758
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
Cheick Diallo 7 6.9 1.4 0.6 0.7 1.3 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 1.3 0.7 1.7 .417 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3
Desmond Bane Cheick Diallo
Season 2022-232018-19
Team Memphis GrizzliesNew Orleans Pelicans
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
Cheick Diallo 64 14.0 6.0 1.2 4.0 5.2 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.8 1.8 2.6 4.2 .620 0.0 0.1 .250 0.8 1.0 .746
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
Cheick Diallo ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Desmond Bane Cheick Diallo
Season 2023-242019-20
Team Memphis GrizzliesPhoenix Suns
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
Cheick Diallo 47 10.2 4.7 0.6 2.1 2.8 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.7 1.2 2.0 3.0 .648 0.0 0.1 .333 0.7 0.8 .872
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Cheick Diallo ------- --- ----------

Note: Cheick Diallo didn't play in 2020-21.

Season 5
Desmond Bane Cheick Diallo
Season -2021-22
Team -Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did 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 ------- --- ----------
Cheick Diallo 3 10.3 3.7 1.3 2.7 4.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 2.0 1.0 2.7 .375 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.0 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Cheick Diallo ------- --- ----------
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