Desmond Bane vs. Zach LaVine Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zach LaVine 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / 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, 6 less than Zach LaVine, who played 11. Desmond Bane had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Zach LaVine had his rookie season in 2014-15. 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 |
| Zach LaVine | 11 | 1 | 2014-15 to 2024-25 |
Rookie Season |
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| Desmond Bane | Zach LaVine | |
| Season | 2020-21 | 2014-15 |
| Team | Memphis Grizzlies | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Honors & Awards |  All-Rookie Second Team | All-Rookie Second Team |
| Playoffs | Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd | Did Not Play |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +9 | +2.4 | +0.9 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +1.9 | +0.1 | +0.1 | -1.6 | -0.3 | +0.3 | +1.5 | +.047 | +1.0 | +1.8 | +.091 | +1.3 | +1.6 | +.026 |
| Zach LaVine | 77 | 24.7 | 10.1 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 8.8 | .422 | 0.7 | 2.2 | .341 | 1.9 | 2.3 | .842 |
| 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 | - |
| Zach LaVine | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 2 |
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| Desmond Bane | Zach LaVine | |
| Season | 2021-22 | 2015-16 |
| Team | Memphis Grizzlies | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Grizzlies Lost West Conf Semis | Did Not Play |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +6 | +1.8 | +4.2 | +0.3 | +1.3 | +1.6 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.2 | -0.4 | -0.2 | +1.4 | +2.8 | +.009 | +1.5 | +3.0 | +.047 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +.110 |
| Zach LaVine | 82 | 28.0 | 14.0 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 5.3 | 11.7 | .452 | 1.5 | 3.9 | .389 | 2.0 | 2.5 | .793 |
| 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 |
| Zach LaVine | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 3 |
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| Desmond Bane | Zach LaVine | |
| Season | 2022-23 | 2016-17 |
| Team | Memphis Grizzlies | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd | Did Not Play |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +11 | +5.4 | +2.6 | +0.3 | +1.3 | +1.6 | +1.4 | +0.1 | +0.2 | -0.4 | -0.4 | +0.9 | +1.1 | +.020 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +.021 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +.047 |
| Zach LaVine | 47 | 37.2 | 18.9 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 6.9 | 15.1 | .459 | 2.6 | 6.6 | .387 | 2.5 | 3.0 | .836 |
| 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 |
| Zach LaVine | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 4 |
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| Desmond Bane | Zach LaVine | |
| Season | 2023-24 | 2017-18 |
| Team | Memphis Grizzlies | Chicago Bulls |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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4th Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +18 | +7.1 | +7.0 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +2.5 | +0.3 | -0.9 | -0.6 | +2.9 | +3.7 | +.081 | +1.5 | +3.5 | +.040 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +.057 | ||
| Zach LaVine | 24 | 27.3 | 16.7 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 5.7 | 14.8 | .383 | 1.8 | 5.1 | .341 | 3.6 | 4.5 | .813 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Desmond Bane nor Zach LaVine played in the postseason in their season 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 5 |
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| Desmond Bane | Zach LaVine | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 2018-19 |
| Team | Memphis Grizzlies | Chicago Bulls |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd | Did Not Play |
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5th Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | 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: | +6 | +2.5 | +4.5 | +0.3 | +1.2 | +1.4 | +0.8 | +0.2 | -1.0 | -0.2 | +1.3 | +3.2 | +.017 | +0.5 | +1.0 | +.018 | +2.4 | +3.1 | +.062 | |
| Zach LaVine | 63 | 34.5 | 23.7 | 0.6 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 8.4 | 18.0 | .467 | 1.9 | 5.1 | .374 | 5.0 | 6.0 | .832 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | 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 |
| Zach LaVine | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Additional Years |
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* Zach LaVine played 6 seasons more than Desmond Bane in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 6 to 11, from 2020 to 2025—Zach LaVine played in one postseason. In those 6 extra years over Desmond Bane, Zach LaVine got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 2 All-Star Game |