Desmond Bane vs. Skylar Mays Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Skylar Mays 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 / 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 more than Skylar Mays, who played 4. Desmond Bane had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Skylar Mays had his rookie season in 2020-21. 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
Skylar Mays 4 2 2020-21 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Desmond Bane Skylar Mays
Season 2020-212020-21
Team Memphis GrizzliesAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdHawks Lost East 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:+35+14.1+5.4+0.2+1.8+2.0+0.8+0.2+0.1-0.6-1.3+2.1+4.3+.020+1.3+2.8+.082+0.1+0.1+.064
Skylar Mays 33 8.2 3.8 0.3 0.8 1.1 0.9 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.5 1.3 3.0 .449 0.4 1.2 .350 0.7 0.8 .880
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:+2+17.4+4.5+0.4+2.7+3.1+1.9+0.5+0.4-0.5-1.1+1.6+3.1+.221+1.2+2.4
Skylar Mays 7 2.4 1.1 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.7 .800 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
Desmond Bane Skylar Mays
Season 2021-222021-22
Team Memphis GrizzliesAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf SemisHawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+48+21.9+15.3+0.4+3.1+3.5+2.1+0.9+0.4-1.1-2.3+5.6+12.2+.039+2.7+6.0+.116+1.5+1.7+.014
Skylar Mays 28 7.9 2.9 0.2 0.7 0.9 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.4 0.3 1.1 2.3 .500 0.3 0.9 .320 0.3 0.3 .889
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:+10+31.2+17.8+0.4+2.8+3.3+1.7+0.4+0.8-1.3-1.4+5.8+12.8+.522+3.6+7.3+2.5+2.9
Skylar Mays 2 4.5 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3
Desmond Bane Skylar Mays
Season 2022-232022-23
Team Memphis GrizzliesPortland Trail Blazers
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:+52+0.3+6.2+0.4+1.5+1.8+3.9+0.2-0.5-0.8+2.1+4.9+.021+0.9+2.7+.054+1.1+1.3+.040
Skylar Mays 6 31.5 15.3 0.3 2.8 3.2 8.3 1.0 0.2 1.7 1.8 5.7 11.3 .500 2.0 4.3 .462 2.0 2.2 .923
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
Skylar Mays DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Desmond Bane Skylar Mays
Season 2023-242023-24
Team Memphis GrizzliesPortland Trail Blazers, Los Angeles Lakers
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:+4+23.0+19.6+0.6+2.6+3.3+3.3+0.4+0.4-2.2-2.2+6.9+14.3+.068+2.9+7.2+.085+3.0+3.4+.105
Skylar Mays 38 11.4 4.1 0.3 0.9 1.1 2.2 0.6 0.1 0.5 0.7 1.7 4.2 .396 0.4 1.4 .296 0.3 0.4 .765
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Desmond Bane nor Skylar Mays played in the postseason in their season 4

Additional Years

* Desmond Bane played 1 season more than Skylar Mays in the NBA.

In that period—his season 5 in 2025—Desmond Bane played in the Playoffs.

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