Elton Brand vs. Dalton Knecht Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dalton Knecht and Elton Brand, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Elton Brand played 17 years in the NBA, 16 more than Dalton Knecht, who played 1. Elton Brand had the first of his seasons in 1999-00, while Dalton Knecht had his rookie season in 2024-25. 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 |
| Elton Brand | 17 | 5 | 1999-00 to 2015-16 |
| Dalton Knecht | 1 | 1 | 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Elton Brand | Dalton Knecht | |
| Season | 1999-00 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Chicago Bulls | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Honors & Awards |  Rookie of the Year | - |
| All-Rookie First Team | - | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Elton Brand | 81 | 37.0 | 20.1 | 4.3 | 5.7 | 10.0 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 7.8 | 16.1 | .482 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 4.5 | 6.6 | .685 |
| difference: | +3 | +17.8 | +11.0 | +3.8 | +3.4 | +7.2 | +1.1 | +0.5 | +1.5 | -2.3 | -2.0 | +4.5 | +9.0 | +.021 | +1.6 | +4.4 | +3.7 | +5.5 | +.077 | |
| Dalton Knecht | 78 | 19.2 | 9.1 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 7.1 | .461 | 1.6 | 4.4 | .376 | 0.8 | 1.1 | .762 |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Elton Brand | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dalton Knecht | 2 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.5 | .400 | 0.5 | 2.0 | .250 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - |
Additional Years |
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* Elton Brand played 16 seasons more than Dalton Knecht in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 17, from 2001 to 2016—Elton Brand played in 5 Playoffs. In those 16 extra years over Dalton Knecht, Elton Brand got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-NBA Second Team 1 Blocks Leader 2 All-Star Game |