Goran Dragic vs. Josh Giddey Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Josh Giddey and Goran Dragic, 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 / 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.

Goran Dragic played 15 years in the NBA, 11 more than Josh Giddey, who played 4. Goran Dragic had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, while Josh Giddey had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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
Goran Dragic 15 7 2008-09 to 2022-23
Josh Giddey 4 1 2021-22 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Goran Dragic Josh Giddey
Season 2008-092021-22
Team Phoenix SunsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second 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%
Goran Dragic 55 13.2 4.5 0.6 1.3 1.9 2.0 0.5 0.1 1.3 1.6 1.6 4.1 .393 0.4 1.0 .370 0.9 1.2 .769
difference:+1+18.3+8.0+1.2+4.7+5.9+4.4+0.4+0.3-1.9+3.6+8.3+.026+0.6+2.9+.107+0.1+0.3+.060
Josh Giddey 54 31.5 12.5 1.8 6.0 7.8 6.4 0.9 0.4 3.2 1.6 5.2 12.4 .419 1.0 3.9 .263 1.0 1.5 .709
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Goran Dragic nor Josh Giddey played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Goran Dragic Josh Giddey
Season 2009-102022-23
Team Phoenix SunsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf FinalsDid 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%
Goran Dragic 80 18.0 7.9 0.5 1.7 2.1 3.0 0.6 0.1 1.6 1.6 2.8 6.1 .452 0.9 2.4 .394 1.5 2.0 .736
difference:+4+13.2+8.7+1.4+4.2+5.8+3.2+0.2+0.3-1.2-0.3+4.3+8.6+.030+0.1+0.7+.069+0.1+0.1+.005
Josh Giddey 76 31.2 16.6 1.9 5.9 7.9 6.2 0.8 0.4 2.8 1.9 7.1 14.7 .482 1.0 3.1 .325 1.4 1.9 .731
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Goran Dragic 16 14.8 7.6 0.6 1.2 1.8 2.3 0.3 0.1 1.0 1.1 2.7 6.3 .430 0.8 2.5 .325 1.4 1.9 .742
Josh Giddey DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Goran Dragic Josh Giddey
Season 2010-112023-24
Team Phoenix Suns, Houston RocketsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder Lost West Conf Semis
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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%
Goran Dragic 70 17.6 7.5 0.5 1.5 2.0 2.9 0.7 0.1 1.7 1.8 2.7 6.3 .435 0.8 2.2 .361 1.2 1.9 .624
difference:+10+7.5+4.8+0.9+3.5+4.4+1.9+0.5-0.4-0.4+2.3+4.3+.040+0.2+0.8+.024+0.1+0.3+.182
Josh Giddey 80 25.1 12.3 1.4 5.0 6.4 4.8 0.7 0.6 2.1 1.4 5.0 10.6 .475 1.0 3.0 .337 1.3 1.6 .806
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Goran Dragic DNP------ --- ----------
Josh Giddey 10 18.1 8.7 0.7 2.9 3.6 2.1 0.2 0.4 1.2 0.9 3.4 7.5 .453 1.2 3.4 .353 0.7 0.8 .875

Season 4
Goran Dragic Josh Giddey
Season 2011-122024-25
Team Houston RocketsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Goran Dragic 66 26.5 11.7 0.8 1.7 2.5 5.3 1.3 0.2 2.4 2.5 4.2 9.1 .462 1.0 3.1 .337 2.3 2.9 .805
difference:+4+3.7+2.9+1.0+4.6+5.6+1.9+0.1+0.4-0.5-0.8+1.1+2.3+.003+0.5+0.9+.041+0.2+0.3+.024
Josh Giddey 70 30.2 14.6 1.8 6.3 8.1 7.2 1.2 0.6 2.9 1.7 5.3 11.4 .465 1.5 4.0 .378 2.5 3.2 .781
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Goran Dragic nor Josh Giddey played in the postseason in their season 4

Additional Years

* Goran Dragic played 11 seasons more than Josh Giddey in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 15, from 2013 to 2023—Goran Dragic played in 6 Playoffs.

In those 11 extra years over Josh Giddey, Goran Dragic got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 1 Most Improved Player
Achievement 1 All-Star Game
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