Desmond Bane vs. Dean Wade Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dean Wade 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 Dean Wade, who played 5. Desmond Bane had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Dean Wade had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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
Dean Wade 5 2 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Desmond Bane Dean Wade
Season 2020-212019-20
Team Memphis GrizzliesCleveland Cavaliers
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
Dean Wade 12 5.9 1.7 0.3 1.3 1.6 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.8 1.1 .692 0.2 0.3 .500 0.0 0.1 .000
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 -
Dean Wade ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Desmond Bane Dean Wade
Season 2021-222020-21
Team Memphis GrizzliesCleveland Cavaliers
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
Dean Wade 63 19.2 6.0 0.6 2.8 3.4 1.2 0.6 0.3 0.5 1.2 2.1 4.9 .431 1.2 3.4 .366 0.5 0.6 .769
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
Dean Wade ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Desmond Bane Dean Wade
Season 2022-232021-22
Team Memphis GrizzliesCleveland Cavaliers
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
Dean Wade 51 19.2 5.3 0.6 2.3 2.9 1.0 0.6 0.1 0.3 1.7 1.9 4.3 .456 1.0 2.8 .359 0.4 0.6 .667
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
Dean Wade ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Desmond Bane Dean Wade
Season 2023-242022-23
Team Memphis GrizzliesCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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
Dean Wade 44 20.3 4.7 0.5 3.0 3.4 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.4 2.0 1.7 4.0 .412 1.0 2.9 .354 0.3 0.5 .652
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Dean Wade 2 5.5 1.0 0.0 1.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 1.0 1.0 1.000

Season 5

Desmond Bane Dean Wade
Season -2023-24
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Cavaliers TBD
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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 ------- --- ----------
Dean Wade 54 20.5 5.4 0.7 3.4 4.0 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.4 1.7 1.8 4.3 .414 1.5 3.7 .391 0.4 0.5 .769
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Dean Wade 2 20.5 4.0 0.5 1.5 2.0 1.5 0.5 1.0 0.0 1.0 1.5 5.0 .300 1.0 4.0 .250 0.0 0.0 -