Dyson Daniels vs. Kyle Kuzma Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kyle Kuzma 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.

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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.

Dyson Daniels played 3 years in the NBA, 5 less than Kyle Kuzma, who played 8. Dyson Daniels had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while Kyle Kuzma had his rookie season in 2017-18. 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
Kyle Kuzma 8 3 2017-18 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Dyson Daniels Kyle Kuzma
Season 2022-232017-18
Team New Orleans PelicansLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
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:+18+13.5+12.3+0.5+2.5+3.1+0.5+0.1+0.2-0.8-0.4+4.6+10.0+.032+1.6+4.1+.052+1.5+2.0+.057
Kyle Kuzma 77 31.2 16.1 1.1 5.1 6.3 1.8 0.6 0.4 1.8 2.1 6.1 13.5 .450 2.1 5.6 .366 1.9 2.7 .707
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dyson Daniels nor Kyle Kuzma played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Dyson Daniels Kyle Kuzma
Season 2023-242018-19
Team New Orleans PelicansLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pelicans 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%
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+10.8+12.9+0.1+1.7+1.6+0.2+0.8-0.9-0.7+4.8+10.4+.009+1.1+3.8+.008+2.1+2.7+.110
Kyle Kuzma 70 33.1 18.7 0.9 4.6 5.5 2.5 0.6 0.4 1.9 2.4 7.1 15.5 .456 1.8 6.0 .303 2.7 3.6 .752
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 -
Kyle Kuzma DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Dyson Daniels Kyle Kuzma
Season 2024-252019-20
Team Atlanta HawksLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Most Improved Player-
Achievement Steals Leader-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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:+15+8.8+1.3+0.7+0.7+1.4+3.1+2.5+0.3-0.5-0.2+1.2+1.1+.057+0.3+1.4+.024+0.8+0.7+.142
Kyle Kuzma 61 25.0 12.8 0.9 3.6 4.5 1.3 0.5 0.4 1.5 2.1 4.8 11.0 .436 1.4 4.5 .316 1.9 2.5 .735
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dyson Daniels DNP------ --- ----------
Kyle Kuzma 21 23.0 10.0 0.9 2.2 3.1 0.8 0.3 0.3 1.0 2.4 3.7 8.5 .430 1.2 4.0 .313 1.4 1.8 .784

Additional Years

* Kyle Kuzma played 5 seasons more than Dyson Daniels in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 8, from 2021 to 2025—Kyle Kuzma played in two Playoffs.

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