Dyson Daniels vs. Jaden McDaniels Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jaden McDaniels 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 Jaden McDaniels, who played 5. Dyson Daniels had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while Jaden McDaniels 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
Jaden McDaniels 5 3 2020-21 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Dyson Daniels Jaden McDaniels
Season 2022-232020-21
Team New Orleans PelicansMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
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:+4+6.3+3.0+0.2+0.3+0.5+1.2+0.1+0.8-0.3-1.0+1.1+2.3+.029+0.6+1.6+.050+.050
Jaden McDaniels 63 24.0 6.8 0.8 2.9 3.7 1.1 0.6 1.0 0.7 2.7 2.6 5.8 .447 1.1 3.1 .364 0.4 0.7 .600
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dyson Daniels nor Jaden McDaniels played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Dyson Daniels Jaden McDaniels
Season 2023-242021-22
Team New Orleans PelicansMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pelicans Lost West Conf 1st RdTimberwolves Lost West 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%
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+3.5+3.4+0.1+0.2+0.3+1.6+0.7+0.4-0.1-1.5+1.3+2.8+.013+0.4+1.4+.006+0.2+0.1+.161
Jaden McDaniels 70 25.8 9.2 1.1 3.1 4.2 1.1 0.7 0.8 1.1 3.2 3.6 7.9 .460 1.1 3.6 .317 0.8 1.0 .803
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:+3+16.0+8.0+0.8+1.3+2.1+0.7+0.4+1.8-0.7-3.0+2.3+3.7+.196+1.7+2.6+.500+1.7+2.0
Jaden McDaniels 6 21.7 9.3 0.8 2.0 2.8 0.7 0.3 1.8 1.0 3.0 3.0 5.7 .529 1.7 3.3 .500 1.7 2.0 .833

Season 3
Dyson Daniels Jaden McDaniels
Season 2024-252022-23
Team Atlanta HawksMinnesota Timberwolves
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+3.2+2.0+0.4+1.6+2.0+2.5+2.1+0.3-0.6-1.1+1.3+3.0+.024+0.3+0.3+.058+0.2+.143
Jaden McDaniels 79 30.6 12.1 1.2 2.7 3.9 1.9 0.9 1.0 1.4 3.4 4.7 9.1 .517 1.4 3.4 .398 1.3 1.8 .736
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dyson Daniels nor Jaden McDaniels played in the postseason in their season 3

Additional Years

* Jaden McDaniels played 2 seasons more than Dyson Daniels in the NBA.

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

In those 2 extra years over Dyson Daniels, Jaden McDaniels got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Defensive Second Team
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