Desmond Bane vs. Josh Okogie Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Josh Okogie 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, 2 less than Josh Okogie, who played 6. Desmond Bane had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Josh Okogie had his rookie season in 2018-19. 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
Josh Okogie 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Desmond Bane Josh Okogie
Season 2020-212018-19
Team Memphis GrizzliesMinnesota Timberwolves
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
Josh Okogie 74 23.7 7.7 0.6 2.4 2.9 1.2 1.2 0.4 0.9 2.2 2.6 6.9 .386 0.8 2.9 .279 1.6 2.2 .728
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 -
Josh Okogie ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Desmond Bane Josh Okogie
Season 2021-222019-20
Team Memphis GrizzliesMinnesota Timberwolves
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
Josh Okogie 62 25.0 8.6 1.4 2.9 4.3 1.6 1.1 0.4 1.4 2.2 2.7 6.4 .427 0.7 2.5 .266 2.5 3.1 .796
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
Josh Okogie ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Desmond Bane Josh Okogie
Season 2022-232020-21
Team Memphis GrizzliesMinnesota Timberwolves
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
Josh Okogie 59 20.3 5.4 1.1 1.6 2.6 1.1 0.9 0.5 0.7 2.1 1.7 4.3 .402 0.5 1.8 .269 1.4 1.8 .769
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
Josh Okogie ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Desmond Bane Josh Okogie
Season 2023-242021-22
Team Memphis GrizzliesMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTimberwolves Lost West 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
Josh Okogie 49 10.5 2.7 0.6 0.8 1.4 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.5 1.1 0.9 2.1 .404 0.3 1.0 .298 0.7 1.0 .686
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Josh Okogie 1 2.0 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 5
Desmond Bane Josh Okogie
Season -2022-23
Team -Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Suns 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 ------- --- ----------
Josh Okogie 72 18.8 7.3 1.5 2.0 3.5 1.5 0.8 0.5 0.9 1.6 2.3 5.8 .391 0.9 2.7 .335 1.9 2.7 .724
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Josh Okogie 10 17.5 4.1 1.2 0.9 2.1 1.3 0.6 0.2 0.3 1.8 1.4 3.7 .378 0.2 1.4 .143 1.1 1.3 .846

Season 6
Desmond Bane Josh Okogie
Season -2023-24
Team -Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Suns Lost West 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 ------- --- ----------
Josh Okogie 60 16.0 4.6 1.2 1.3 2.6 1.1 0.8 0.4 0.6 1.1 1.4 3.4 .417 0.5 1.6 .309 1.3 1.7 .745
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Desmond Bane ------- --- ----------
Josh Okogie 4 7.3 3.5 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 1.8 1.3 2.3 .556 0.3 0.8 .333 0.8 1.5 .500
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