Desmond Bane vs. Dylan Harper Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dylan Harper 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.
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, 5 more than Dylan Harper, who played 1. Desmond Bane had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Dylan Harper had his rookie season in 2025-26. 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 |
| Dylan Harper | 1 | 0 | 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Desmond Bane | Dylan Harper | |
| Season | 2020-21 | 2025-26 |
| Team | Memphis Grizzlies | San Antonio Spurs |
| Honors & Awards | All-Rookie Second Team | - |
| Playoffs | Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd | Did Not Play |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
| difference: | +53 | +0.4 | +3.9 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +2.0 | +0.3 | +0.1 | -0.8 | -0.7 | +1.7 | +3.7 | +.008 | +1.0 | +1.5 | +.169 | +1.7 | +2.5 | +.108 | |
| Dylan Harper | 15 | 21.9 | 13.1 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 5.1 | 11.0 | .461 | 0.7 | 2.5 | .263 | 2.3 | 3.2 | .708 |
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| 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 | - |
| Dylan Harper | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Additional Years |
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* Desmond Bane played 5 seasons more than Dylan Harper in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 6, from 2022 to 2026—Desmond Bane played in 3 Playoffs. |
All-Rookie Second Team