Desmond Bane vs. Goran Dragic Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Goran Dragic 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, 10 less than Goran Dragic, who played 15. Desmond Bane had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Goran Dragic had his rookie season in 2008-09. 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
Goran Dragic 15 7 2008-09 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Desmond Bane Goran Dragic
Season 2020-212008-09
Team Memphis GrizzliesPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement 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:+13+9.1+4.7+0.1+1.3+1.2+0.3+0.1+0.1-0.4-0.2+1.8+3.2+.076+1.3+3.0+.062+0.3+0.5+.047
Goran Dragic 55 13.2 4.5 0.6 1.3 1.9 2.0 0.5 0.1 1.3 1.6 1.6 4.1 .393 0.4 1.0 .370 0.9 1.2 .769
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 -
Goran Dragic DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Desmond Bane Goran Dragic
Season 2021-222009-10
Team Memphis GrizzliesPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf SemisSuns Lost West Conf Finals
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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:+4+11.8+10.3+0.1+2.1+2.3+0.3+0.6+0.3-0.1-1.0+3.9+8.4+.009+2.1+4.5+.042+0.3+.167
Goran Dragic 80 18.0 7.9 0.5 1.7 2.1 3.0 0.6 0.1 1.6 1.6 2.8 6.1 .452 0.9 2.4 .394 1.5 2.0 .736
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:+4+20.9+11.2+0.2+2.1+2.0+0.1+0.6+0.7-0.3-0.8+3.6+7.0+.048+2.8+4.8+.164+1.1+1.0+.115
Goran Dragic 16 14.8 7.6 0.6 1.2 1.8 2.3 0.3 0.1 1.0 1.1 2.7 6.3 .430 0.8 2.5 .325 1.4 1.9 .742

Season 3
Desmond Bane Goran Dragic
Season 2022-232010-11
Team Memphis GrizzliesPhoenix Suns, Houston Rockets
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:+12+14.2+14.0+0.2+2.8+3.0+1.5+0.3+0.3-0.5-0.8+5.1+9.9+.044+2.1+4.8+.047+1.9+1.6+.259
Goran Dragic 70 17.6 7.5 0.5 1.5 2.0 2.9 0.7 0.1 1.7 1.8 2.7 6.3 .435 0.8 2.2 .361 1.2 1.9 .624
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
Goran Dragic DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Desmond Bane Goran Dragic
Season 2023-242011-12
Team Memphis GrizzliesHouston Rockets
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:+24+7.9+12.0+0.1+1.8+1.9+0.2+0.3+0.3-0.3-0.4+4.4+9.4+.002+2.3+5.5+.044+1.0+0.9+.065
Goran Dragic 66 26.5 11.7 0.8 1.7 2.5 5.3 1.3 0.2 2.4 2.5 4.2 9.1 .462 1.0 3.1 .337 2.3 2.9 .805
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Desmond Bane nor Goran Dragic played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Desmond Bane Goran Dragic
Season 2024-252012-13
Team Memphis GrizzliesPhoenix Suns
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:+8+1.5+4.5+0.1+2.9+3.0+2.1+0.4+0.1-0.4-0.4+1.9+3.0+.041+1.3+2.5+.073+0.6+1.3+.146
Goran Dragic 77 33.5 14.7 0.8 2.3 3.1 7.4 1.6 0.3 2.8 2.8 5.2 11.8 .443 1.1 3.6 .319 3.2 4.2 .748
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
Goran Dragic DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Goran Dragic played 10 seasons more than Desmond Bane in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 15, from 2014 to 2023—Goran Dragic played in 6 Playoffs.

In those 10 extra years over Desmond Bane, Goran Dragic got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 1 Most Improved Player
Achievement 1 All-Star Game
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