Isaac Okoro vs. Kenny Smith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kenny Smith and Isaac Okoro, 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

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.

Isaac Okoro played 5 years in the NBA, 5 less than Kenny Smith, who played 10. Isaac Okoro had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Kenny Smith had his rookie season in 1987-88. 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
Isaac Okoro 5 3 2020-21 to 2024-25
Kenny Smith 10 5 1987-88 to 1996-97

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Isaac Okoro Kenny Smith
Season 2020-211987-88
Team Cleveland CavaliersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
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%
Isaac Okoro 67 32.4 9.6 1.0 2.1 3.1 1.9 0.9 0.4 1.3 2.8 3.5 8.3 .420 0.9 3.2 .290 1.7 2.3 .726
difference:+6+3.2+4.2+0.3+0.5+0.8+5.2+0.6+0.3-1.7-0.5+1.9+3.1+.057+0.7+2.6+.018+1.0+1.0+.093
Kenny Smith 61 35.6 13.8 0.7 1.6 2.3 7.1 1.5 0.1 3.0 2.3 5.4 11.4 .477 0.2 0.6 .308 2.7 3.3 .819
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Isaac Okoro nor Kenny Smith played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Isaac Okoro Kenny Smith
Season 2021-221988-89
Team Cleveland CavaliersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Isaac Okoro 67 29.6 8.8 1.1 1.9 3.0 1.8 0.8 0.3 0.9 2.4 3.1 6.4 .480 0.8 2.3 .350 1.8 2.3 .768
difference:+14+9.2+8.5+0.5+0.3+0.2+5.9+0.5+0.2-2.2-0.3+3.7+8.2+.018+0.2+0.7+.009+1.4+2.1+.031
Kenny Smith 81 38.8 17.3 0.6 2.2 2.8 7.7 1.3 0.1 3.1 2.1 6.8 14.6 .462 0.6 1.6 .359 3.2 4.4 .737
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Isaac Okoro nor Kenny Smith played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Isaac Okoro Kenny Smith
Season 2022-231989-90
Team Cleveland CavaliersSacramento Kings, Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Isaac Okoro 76 21.7 6.4 0.7 1.8 2.5 1.1 0.7 0.4 0.6 2.1 2.3 4.7 .494 0.8 2.3 .363 1.0 1.4 .757
difference:+3+8.9+5.5+0.5+0.5+4.5+0.3+0.3-1.5-0.3+2.5+5.6+.028+0.5+1.2+.050+1.0+1.1+.064
Kenny Smith 79 30.6 11.9 0.2 1.8 2.0 5.6 1.0 0.1 2.1 1.8 4.8 10.3 .466 0.3 1.1 .313 2.0 2.5 .821
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Isaac Okoro 5 15.0 6.4 0.6 0.8 1.4 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.8 2.0 2.2 4.6 .478 0.8 2.6 .308 1.2 1.2 1.000
Kenny Smith DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4

Isaac Okoro Kenny Smith
Season 2023-241990-91
Team Cleveland CavaliersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf SemisRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Isaac Okoro 69 27.3 9.4 1.0 2.0 3.0 1.9 0.8 0.5 0.8 2.0 3.4 7.0 .490 1.2 3.1 .391 1.3 2.0 .679
difference:+9+7.3+8.3+0.5+0.4+0.9+5.2+0.6+0.4-2.2-0.3+3.3+5.9+.030+0.6+1.4+.028+2.4+2.4+.165
Kenny Smith 78 34.6 17.7 0.5 1.6 2.1 7.1 1.4 0.1 3.0 1.7 6.7 12.9 .520 0.6 1.7 .363 3.7 4.4 .844
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Isaac Okoro 12 21.9 5.5 0.4 1.3 1.8 1.1 0.9 0.3 0.9 2.5 2.1 5.8 .357 0.8 2.9 .257 0.6 0.8 .778
difference:+9+15.8+9.8+0.9+0.9+6.9+0.4-1.1-0.8+3.9+6.9+.117+0.1+1.6+.243+2.1+2.2+.111
Kenny Smith 3 37.7 15.3 1.3 1.3 2.7 8.0 1.3 0.3 2.0 1.7 6.0 12.7 .474 0.7 1.3 .500 2.7 3.0 .889

Season 5

Isaac Okoro Kenny Smith
Season 2024-251991-92
Team Cleveland CavaliersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Isaac Okoro 55 19.1 6.1 0.9 1.5 2.4 1.2 0.6 0.3 0.4 1.9 2.3 4.9 .464 1.0 2.7 .371 0.6 0.8 .717
difference:+26+14.7+7.9+0.5+0.3+0.2+5.7+0.7+0.2-2.4-0.5+3.0+6.3+.011+0.3+1.0+.023+2.1+2.3+.149
Kenny Smith 81 33.8 14.0 0.4 1.8 2.2 6.9 1.3 0.1 2.8 1.4 5.3 11.2 .475 0.7 1.7 .394 2.7 3.1 .866
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Isaac Okoro 9 14.2 4.6 0.4 0.8 1.2 0.6 0.7 0.1 0.4 1.4 1.7 3.3 .500 0.7 1.8 .375 0.6 0.9 .625
Kenny Smith DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Kenny Smith played 5 seasons more than Isaac Okoro in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 10, from 1993 to 1997—Kenny Smith played in 4 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships.