Dyson Daniels vs. Aaron Nesmith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Aaron Nesmith and Dyson Daniels, 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 / 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.

Dyson Daniels played 3 years in the NBA, 2 less than Aaron Nesmith, who played 5. Dyson Daniels had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while Aaron Nesmith 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
Dyson Daniels 3 1 2022-23 to 2024-25
Aaron Nesmith 5 4 2020-21 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Dyson Daniels Aaron Nesmith
Season 2022-232020-21
Team New Orleans PelicansBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Dyson Daniels 59 17.7 3.8 0.6 2.6 3.2 2.3 0.7 0.2 1.0 1.7 1.5 3.5 .418 0.5 1.5 .314 0.4 0.7 .650
difference:+13+3.2+0.9+0.4+0.4+1.8+0.4-0.5-0.2+0.2+0.4+.020+0.4+0.8+.056+0.1+0.1+.136
Aaron Nesmith 46 14.5 4.7 0.6 2.2 2.8 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.5 1.9 1.7 3.9 .438 0.9 2.3 .370 0.5 0.6 .786
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dyson Daniels DNP------ --- ----------
Aaron Nesmith 5 15.0 3.2 0.4 2.2 2.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 1.4 1.0 3.6 .278 0.8 2.8 .286 0.4 0.4 1.000

Season 2
Dyson Daniels Aaron Nesmith
Season 2023-242021-22
Team New Orleans PelicansBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pelicans Lost West Conf 1st RdCeltics Lost NBA Finals
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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%
Dyson Daniels 61 22.3 5.8 1.0 2.9 3.9 2.7 1.4 0.4 1.0 1.7 2.3 5.1 .447 0.7 2.2 .311 0.6 0.9 .642
difference:+9+11.3+2.0+0.7+1.5+2.2+2.3+1.0+0.3-0.4-0.4+0.9+1.6+.051+0.1+.041+0.2+0.4+.166
Aaron Nesmith 52 11.0 3.8 0.3 1.4 1.7 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.6 1.3 1.4 3.5 .396 0.6 2.2 .270 0.4 0.5 .808
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dyson Daniels 3 5.7 1.3 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.7 2.0 .333 0.0 0.7 .000 0.0 0.0 -
difference:+12+2.2+0.5+0.3+0.3+0.2+0.6+0.3-0.2-0.4+0.4+0.9+.098+0.1+.091+0.2+0.3
Aaron Nesmith 15 3.5 0.8 0.3 0.7 1.0 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.3 1.1 .235 0.1 0.7 .091 0.2 0.3 .750

Season 3
Dyson Daniels Aaron Nesmith
Season 2024-252022-23
Team Atlanta HawksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Most Improved Player-
Achievement Steals Leader-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Dyson Daniels 76 33.8 14.1 1.6 4.3 5.9 4.4 3.0 0.7 2.0 2.3 6.0 12.1 .493 1.1 3.1 .340 1.1 1.8 .593
difference:+3+8.9+4.0+0.8+1.4+2.1+3.1+2.2+0.2-1.0-0.9+2.5+4.0+.066+0.5+1.2+.026+0.5+0.1+.245
Aaron Nesmith 73 24.9 10.1 0.8 2.9 3.8 1.3 0.8 0.5 1.0 3.2 3.5 8.1 .427 1.6 4.3 .366 1.6 1.9 .838
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dyson Daniels nor Aaron Nesmith played in the postseason in their season 3

Additional Years

* Aaron Nesmith played 2 seasons more than Dyson Daniels in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 5, from 2024 to 2025—Aaron Nesmith played in two Playoffs.

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