Desmond Bane vs. Luguentz Dort Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Luguentz Dort 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.

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Career comparison / Season by season / Stats Rankings / 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, 1 less than Luguentz Dort, who played 6. Desmond Bane had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Luguentz Dort 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 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
Luguentz Dort 6 3 2019-20 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Desmond Bane Luguentz Dort
Season 2020-212019-20
Team Memphis GrizzliesOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdThunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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:+32+0.5+2.4+0.2+1.0+0.8+0.9+0.3+0.1-0.3-0.9+1.0+1.2+.075+0.9+1.2+.135+0.6+0.8+.024
Luguentz Dort 36 22.8 6.8 0.7 1.6 2.3 0.8 0.9 0.1 0.6 2.7 2.4 6.1 .394 0.8 2.8 .297 1.2 1.5 .792
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 -
difference:+1+9.4+6.9+0.4+0.2+0.3+1.0+0.5+0.6-1.9-3.0+2.3+8.9+.224+1.0+5.9+.240+1.3+2.5
Luguentz Dort 6 29.2 12.5 0.8 2.8 3.7 1.0 0.3 1.0 2.5 4.2 4.5 12.7 .355 2.2 8.3 .260 1.3 2.5 .533

Season 2
Desmond Bane Luguentz Dort
Season 2021-222020-21
Team Memphis GrizzliesOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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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:+24+0.1+4.2+0.1+0.9+0.8+1.0+0.3+1.9+2.2+.074+0.8+0.6+.093+0.5+1.2+.159
Luguentz Dort 52 29.7 14.0 0.7 2.9 3.6 1.7 0.9 0.4 1.5 2.6 4.8 12.3 .387 2.2 6.3 .343 2.3 3.2 .744
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
Luguentz Dort DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Desmond Bane Luguentz Dort
Season 2022-232021-22
Team Memphis GrizzliesOklahoma City Thunder
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:+7+0.8+4.3+0.9+0.8+2.7+0.1-0.5-0.3+2.1+2.0+.075+0.4+0.7+.076+0.1+0.2+.040
Luguentz Dort 51 32.6 17.2 0.7 3.4 4.2 1.7 0.9 0.4 1.7 2.9 5.7 14.2 .404 2.5 7.7 .332 3.2 3.7 .843
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
Luguentz Dort DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Desmond Bane Luguentz Dort
Season 2023-242022-23
Team Memphis GrizzliesOklahoma City Thunder
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:+32+3.7+10.0+0.8+0.6+0.2+3.4+0.2-1.5-0.4+4.0+6.7+.076+1.5+3.1+.051+0.6+0.3+.098
Luguentz Dort 74 30.7 13.7 1.7 2.9 4.6 2.1 1.0 0.3 1.2 3.3 4.6 11.8 .388 1.8 5.5 .330 2.7 3.5 .772
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Desmond Bane nor Luguentz Dort played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Desmond Bane Luguentz Dort
Season 2024-252023-24
Team Memphis GrizzliesOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdThunder Lost West Conf Semis
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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:+10+3.6+8.3+2.5+2.5+3.9+0.3+0.2-1.5-0.5+3.5+6.5+.046+0.4+1.1+.002+1.0+0.9+.068
Luguentz Dort 79 28.4 10.9 0.9 2.7 3.6 1.4 0.9 0.6 0.9 2.9 3.6 8.3 .438 2.0 5.0 .394 1.6 2.0 .826
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
difference:+6+0.2+4.6+0.6+2.8+2.2+1.3+0.5+0.3-2.7-1.9+1.7+6.7+.046+0.7+1.6+.172+1.9+1.9+.091
Luguentz Dort 10 35.0 10.7 1.9 2.7 4.6 2.0 1.3 0.2 1.1 4.2 3.3 9.1 .363 2.5 6.4 .391 1.6 1.9 .842

Additional Years

* Luguentz Dort played 1 season more than Desmond Bane in the NBA.

In that period—his season 6 in 2025—Luguentz Dort played in the Playoffs and won the NBA Championship.

In that extra year over Desmond Bane, Luguentz Dort got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Defensive First Team
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