Don Adams vs. Jalen Brunson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Brunson and Don Adams, 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

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.

Don Adams played 7 years in the NBA, 1 more than Jalen Brunson, who played 6. Don Adams had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, while Jalen Brunson 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
Don Adams 7 3 1970-71 to 1976-77
Jalen Brunson 6 4 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Don Adams Jalen Brunson
Season 1970-712018-19
Team San Diego RocketsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Don Adams 82 29.0 11.4 - - 7.1 2.1 - - - 4.2 4.8 11.7 .409 - - - 1.9 2.6 .731
Jalen Brunson 73 21.8 9.3 0.3 2.0 2.3 3.2 0.5 0.1 1.2 1.7 3.6 7.7 .467 0.9 2.5 .348 1.2 1.6 .725
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don Adams ------- --- ----------
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Don Adams Jalen Brunson
Season 1971-722019-20
Team Houston Rockets, Atlanta HawksDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East 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 %
Don Adams 73 28.4 11.4 - - 6.9 1.9 - - - 3.6 4.3 10.9 .392 - - - 2.8 3.8 .745
Jalen Brunson 57 17.9 8.2 0.4 2.0 2.4 3.3 0.4 0.1 1.2 1.3 3.2 6.8 .466 0.8 2.1 .358 1.1 1.3 .813
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don Adams 6 31.3 9.3 - - 6.3 2.0 - - - 4.2 3.3 9.3 .357 - - - 2.7 3.8 .696
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Don Adams Jalen Brunson
Season 1972-732020-21
Team Atlanta Hawks, Detroit PistonsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks 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 %
Don Adams 74 25.3 9.1 - - 6.0 1.6 - - - 3.1 3.6 9.2 .391 - - - 2.0 2.5 .788
Jalen Brunson 68 25.0 12.6 0.4 3.0 3.4 3.5 0.5 0.0 1.2 1.6 4.8 9.2 .523 1.2 2.9 .405 1.8 2.2 .795
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don Adams ------- --- ----------
Jalen Brunson 7 16.3 8.0 0.9 1.7 2.6 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.9 2.9 6.3 .455 0.9 1.9 .462 1.4 1.9 .769

Season 4
Don Adams Jalen Brunson
Season 1973-742021-22
Team Detroit PistonsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Conf SemisMavericks Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don Adams 74 31.1 10.3 1.8 4.3 6.1 1.9 1.5 0.2 - 3.3 4.1 10.0 .408 - - - 2.1 2.7 .761
Jalen Brunson 79 31.9 16.3 0.5 3.4 3.9 4.8 0.8 0.0 1.6 1.9 6.4 12.8 .502 1.2 3.2 .373 2.3 2.7 .840
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don Adams 7 36.6 9.1 2.4 4.9 7.3 2.9 0.9 0.1 - 3.7 4.0 10.4 .384 - - - 1.1 2.0 .571
Jalen Brunson 18 34.9 21.6 0.8 3.8 4.6 3.7 0.8 0.1 1.1 2.1 8.1 17.3 .466 1.4 4.2 .347 4.0 5.0 .800

Season 5
Don Adams Jalen Brunson
Season 1974-752022-23
Team Detroit PistonsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks Lost East 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 %
Don Adams 51 27.0 5.9 1.2 3.5 4.8 1.5 1.4 0.4 - 3.5 2.5 6.2 .403 - - - 0.9 1.5 .577
Jalen Brunson 68 35.0 24.0 0.6 3.0 3.5 6.2 0.9 0.2 2.1 2.2 8.6 17.6 .491 2.0 4.7 .416 4.8 5.8 .829
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don Adams ------- --- ----------
Jalen Brunson 11 40.3 27.8 0.8 4.1 4.9 5.6 1.5 0.1 2.1 2.4 9.9 20.9 .474 2.4 7.3 .325 5.6 6.2 .912

Season 6
Don Adams Jalen Brunson
Season 1975-762023-24
Team Buffalo BravesNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Braves Lost East Conf SemisKnicks TBD
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don Adams 56 12.6 3.1 0.7 1.9 2.6 1.3 0.5 0.1 - 2.3 1.2 3.0 .394 - - - 0.7 1.0 .702
Jalen Brunson 77 35.4 28.7 0.6 3.1 3.6 6.7 0.9 0.2 2.4 1.9 10.3 21.4 .479 2.7 6.8 .401 5.5 6.5 .847
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don Adams 9 13.6 4.0 0.9 2.1 3.0 1.4 0.2 0.0 - 2.6 1.7 4.0 .417 - - - 0.7 0.8 .857
Jalen Brunson 12 40.7 33.7 0.7 2.9 3.6 7.3 0.8 0.2 2.8 2.1 12.1 26.9 .449 2.1 6.8 .309 7.4 9.6 .774

Season 7
Don Adams Jalen Brunson
Season 1976-77-
Team Buffalo Braves-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
Don Adams 77 22.2 7.3 1.7 3.1 4.8 1.9 1.0 0.2 - 2.6 2.8 6.8 .411 - - - 1.7 2.2 .746
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don Adams ------- --- ----------
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
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