Donovan Mitchell vs. Naz Reid Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Naz Reid and Donovan Mitchell, 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

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.

Donovan Mitchell played 8 years in the NBA, 2 more than Naz Reid, who played 6. Donovan Mitchell had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Naz Reid 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
Donovan Mitchell 8 8 2017-18 to 2024-25
Naz Reid 6 3 2019-20 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Donovan Mitchell Naz Reid
Season 2017-182019-20
Team Utah JazzMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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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%
Donovan Mitchell 79 33.4 20.5 0.7 3.1 3.7 3.7 1.5 0.3 2.7 2.7 7.5 17.2 .437 2.4 7.0 .340 3.0 3.8 .805
difference:+49+16.9+11.5+0.4+0.1+0.4+2.5+0.9+0.4-2.0-0.1+4.2+9.1+.025+1.3+3.8+.010+1.8+2.0+.107
Naz Reid 30 16.5 9.0 1.1 3.0 4.1 1.2 0.6 0.7 0.7 2.8 3.3 8.1 .412 1.1 3.2 .330 1.2 1.8 .698
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Donovan Mitchell 11 37.4 24.4 0.8 5.1 5.9 4.2 1.5 0.4 2.9 3.2 9.3 22.1 .420 2.3 7.3 .313 3.5 3.9 .907
Naz Reid DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Donovan Mitchell Naz Reid
Season 2018-192020-21
Team Utah JazzMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Donovan Mitchell 77 33.7 23.8 0.8 3.3 4.1 4.2 1.4 0.4 2.8 2.7 8.6 19.9 .432 2.4 6.7 .362 4.1 5.1 .806
difference:+7+14.5+12.6+0.4+0.1+0.5+3.2+0.9+0.7-1.8-0.1+4.3+11.6+.091+1.5+4.2+.011+2.5+2.7+.113
Naz Reid 70 19.2 11.2 1.2 3.4 4.6 1.0 0.5 1.1 1.0 2.6 4.3 8.3 .523 0.9 2.5 .351 1.6 2.4 .693
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Donovan Mitchell 5 38.6 21.4 1.4 3.6 5.0 3.2 1.6 0.2 4.2 3.0 7.2 22.4 .321 2.2 8.6 .256 4.8 6.6 .727
Naz Reid DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Donovan Mitchell Naz Reid
Season 2019-202021-22
Team Utah JazzMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdTimberwolves 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%
Donovan Mitchell 69 34.3 24.0 0.8 3.6 4.4 4.3 1.0 0.2 2.7 2.5 8.7 19.4 .449 2.5 6.9 .366 4.0 4.7 .863
difference:+8+18.5+15.7+0.5+1.0+0.5+3.4+0.5+0.7-1.6-0.3+5.7+13.2+.040+1.8+4.7+.023+2.5+2.8+.098
Naz Reid 77 15.8 8.3 1.3 2.6 3.9 0.9 0.5 0.9 1.1 2.2 3.0 6.2 .489 0.7 2.2 .343 1.5 1.9 .765
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Donovan Mitchell 7 37.7 36.3 0.9 4.1 5.0 4.9 1.0 0.3 4.1 1.6 11.9 22.4 .529 4.7 9.1 .516 7.9 8.3 .948
difference:+2+26.9+31.5+0.5+1.7+2.2+4.9+0.8+0.9-3.1-1.2+10.5+19.0+.117+4.1+7.7+.087+6.5+6.9+.052
Naz Reid 5 10.8 4.8 0.4 2.4 2.8 0.0 0.2 1.2 1.0 2.8 1.4 3.4 .412 0.6 1.4 .429 1.4 1.4 1.000

Season 4
Donovan Mitchell Naz Reid
Season 2020-212022-23
Team Utah JazzMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisDid 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%
Donovan Mitchell 53 33.4 26.4 0.9 3.5 4.4 5.2 1.0 0.3 2.8 2.2 9.0 20.6 .438 3.4 8.7 .386 5.0 6.0 .845
difference:+15+15.0+14.9+0.2+0.3+0.5+4.1+0.4+0.5-1.4-0.4+4.4+12.1+.099+2.3+5.5+.040+3.7+4.1+.168
Naz Reid 68 18.4 11.5 1.1 3.8 4.9 1.1 0.6 0.8 1.4 2.6 4.6 8.5 .537 1.1 3.2 .346 1.3 1.9 .677
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Donovan Mitchell 10 34.6 32.3 0.3 3.9 4.2 5.5 1.1 0.2 2.8 2.0 10.5 23.5 .447 5.0 11.5 .435 6.3 7.6 .829
Naz Reid DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5
Donovan Mitchell Naz Reid
Season 2021-222023-24
Team Utah JazzMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement Sixth Man of the Year
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdTimberwolves Lost West Conf Finals
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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%
Donovan Mitchell 67 33.8 25.9 0.8 3.4 4.2 5.3 1.5 0.2 3.0 2.4 9.2 20.5 .448 3.5 9.8 .355 4.0 4.7 .853
difference:+14+9.6+12.4+0.1+0.9+1.0+4.0+0.7+0.7-1.6-0.3+4.2+10.0+.029+1.4+4.8+.059+2.7+2.9+.117
Naz Reid 81 24.2 13.5 0.9 4.3 5.2 1.3 0.8 0.9 1.4 2.1 5.0 10.5 .477 2.1 5.0 .414 1.3 1.8 .736
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Donovan Mitchell 6 38.2 25.5 1.0 3.3 4.3 5.7 0.7 0.5 2.7 2.3 8.8 22.2 .398 1.7 8.0 .208 6.2 7.0 .881
difference:+10+15.6+14.4+0.4+0.2+0.6+4.7+0.2+0.3-1.8-0.3+4.7+13.3+.060+0.1+3.7+.154+4.8+5.1+.171
Naz Reid 16 22.6 11.1 0.6 3.1 3.7 1.0 0.5 0.8 0.9 2.0 4.1 8.9 .458 1.6 4.3 .362 1.4 1.9 .710

Season 6
Donovan Mitchell Naz Reid
Season 2022-232024-25
Team Cleveland CavaliersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdTimberwolves Lost West Conf Finals
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Donovan Mitchell 68 35.8 28.3 0.9 3.3 4.3 4.4 1.5 0.4 2.6 2.5 10.0 20.6 .484 3.6 9.3 .386 4.7 5.4 .867
difference:+12+8.3+14.1+0.3+1.6+1.7+2.1+0.8+0.5-1.2-0.1+4.7+9.1+.022+1.4+3.5+.007+3.3+3.6+.091
Naz Reid 80 27.5 14.2 1.2 4.9 6.0 2.3 0.7 0.9 1.4 2.4 5.3 11.5 .462 2.2 5.8 .379 1.4 1.8 .776
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Donovan Mitchell 5 41.4 23.2 0.6 4.4 5.0 7.2 2.0 0.6 3.8 2.8 9.0 20.8 .433 2.6 9.0 .289 2.6 3.6 .722
difference:+10+16.4+12.8+0.5+0.7+0.3+5.5+1.3+0.3-1.9-0.1+5.3+13.5+.076+0.9+4.8+.108+1.3+1.9+.038
Naz Reid 15 25.0 10.4 1.1 3.7 4.7 1.7 0.7 0.9 1.9 2.9 3.7 7.3 .509 1.7 4.2 .397 1.3 1.7 .760

Additional Years

* Donovan Mitchell played 2 seasons more than Naz Reid in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 8, from 2024 to 2025—Donovan Mitchell played in two Playoffs.

In those 2 extra years over Naz Reid, Donovan Mitchell got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 2 All-Star Game
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