Desmond Bane vs. Paul Millsap Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Paul Millsap 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, 11 less than Paul Millsap, who played 16. Desmond Bane had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Paul Millsap had his rookie season in 2006-07. 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
Paul Millsap 16 13 2006-07 to 2021-22

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Desmond Bane Paul Millsap
Season 2020-212006-07
Team Memphis GrizzliesUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second TeamAchievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdJazz Lost West Conf Finals
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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:+14+4.3+2.4+1.7+0.3+2.1+0.9+0.2+0.7-0.2-1.1+0.9+2.4+.056+1.7+4.0+1.1+1.8+.143
Paul Millsap 82 18.0 6.8 2.2 2.9 5.2 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.1 2.9 2.5 4.9 .525 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.5 .673
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:+12+4.3+0.3+1.8+0.8+1.0+1.5+0.2+0.1-0.2-1.1+0.3+0.9+.054+1.2+2.3+.500+0.9+1.4
Paul Millsap 17 15.5 5.9 2.2 2.2 4.4 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.8 2.3 2.5 4.7 .525 0.0 0.1 .000 0.9 1.4 .667

Season 2
Desmond Bane Paul Millsap
Season 2021-222007-08
Team Memphis GrizzliesUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf SemisJazz Lost West Conf Semis
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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:+6+9.0+10.1+1.4+0.2+1.2+1.7+0.3+0.5-0.4-0.7+3.6+8.4+.043+3.0+6.9+0.1+0.8+.226
Paul Millsap 82 20.8 8.1 2.0 3.6 5.6 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.1 3.3 3.1 6.1 .504 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 2.8 .677
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:+18.2+12.4+1.5+1.3+0.1+1.9+0.3+0.5-0.5-1.2+3.6+8.1+.038+3.6+7.2+.489+1.4+0.8+.337
Paul Millsap 12 17.5 6.4 1.9 2.0 3.9 0.3 0.6 1.3 0.8 3.1 2.7 5.2 .516 0.0 0.1 .000 1.1 2.1 .520

Season 3
Desmond Bane Paul Millsap
Season 2022-232008-09
Team Memphis GrizzliesUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdJazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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:+18+1.7+8.0+2.6+1.0+3.6+2.6+0.6-0.5-1.2+2.5+6.3+.055+2.9+6.9+.408+0.1+0.8+.184
Paul Millsap 76 30.1 13.5 3.3 5.3 8.6 1.8 1.0 1.0 1.7 3.8 5.3 9.9 .534 0.0 0.1 .000 3.0 4.3 .699
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
difference:+1+7.5+11.7+2.8+0.8+2.0+1.6+0.3+1.0-1.6-0.2+3.2+9.5+.088+2.7+8.3+2.7+1.2+.431
Paul Millsap 5 31.0 11.8 4.0 4.0 8.0 1.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 3.4 5.0 9.8 .510 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 3.6 .500

Season 4
Desmond Bane Paul Millsap
Season 2023-242009-10
Team Memphis GrizzliesUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz Lost West Conf Semis
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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:+40+6.6+12.1+1.4+1.0+2.4+3.9+0.2+0.7-1.3-0.6+3.9+9.8+.074+3.3+8.5+.270+1.1+0.6+.177
Paul Millsap 82 27.8 11.6 2.3 4.5 6.8 1.6 0.8 1.2 1.4 3.5 4.7 8.7 .538 0.0 0.1 .111 2.2 3.2 .693
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Desmond Bane DNP------ --- ----------
Paul Millsap 10 32.3 18.0 3.4 5.4 8.8 2.2 1.1 1.4 1.3 3.6 7.0 12.2 .574 0.0 0.2 .000 4.0 5.8 .690

Season 5
Desmond Bane Paul Millsap
Season 2024-252010-11
Team Memphis GrizzliesUtah Jazz
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:+7+2.3+1.9+1.3+0.3+1.5+2.8+0.2+0.5-0.5-1.2+0.2+1.8+.047+2.3+5.8+.001+0.8+1.5+.137
Paul Millsap 76 34.3 17.3 2.2 5.5 7.6 2.5 1.4 0.9 1.9 3.6 6.9 13.0 .531 0.1 0.3 .391 3.4 4.4 .757
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
Paul Millsap DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Paul Millsap played 11 seasons more than Desmond Bane in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 16, from 2012 to 2022—Paul Millsap played in 9 Playoffs.

In those 11 extra years over Desmond Bane, Paul Millsap got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 4 All-Star Game
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