Jaden McDaniels vs. D'Angelo Russell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of D'Angelo Russell and Jaden McDaniels, 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.

Jaden McDaniels played 6 years in the NBA, 5 less than D'Angelo Russell, who played 11. Jaden McDaniels had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while D'Angelo Russell had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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
Jaden McDaniels 6 3 2020-21 to 2025-26
D'Angelo Russell 11 4 2015-16 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jaden McDaniels D'Angelo Russell
Season 2020-212015-16
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesLos Angeles Lakers
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%
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
difference:+17+4.2+6.4+0.2+0.1+0.3+2.2+0.6+0.8-1.8-0.9+2.3+6.2+.037+0.5+1.5+.013+1.4+1.7+.137
D'Angelo Russell 80 28.2 13.2 0.6 2.8 3.4 3.3 1.2 0.2 2.5 1.8 4.9 12.0 .410 1.6 4.6 .351 1.8 2.4 .737
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jaden McDaniels nor D'Angelo Russell played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Jaden McDaniels D'Angelo Russell
Season 2021-222016-17
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves 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%
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
difference:+7+2.9+6.4+0.6+0.1+0.7+3.7+0.7+0.5-1.7-1.1+2.0+5.9+.055+1.0+2.5+.035+1.5+2.0+.021
D'Angelo Russell 63 28.7 15.6 0.5 3.0 3.5 4.8 1.4 0.3 2.8 2.1 5.6 13.8 .405 2.1 6.1 .352 2.3 3.0 .782
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
D'Angelo Russell DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Jaden McDaniels D'Angelo Russell
Season 2022-232017-18
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
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%
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
difference:+31+4.9+3.4+0.6+0.6+3.3+0.1+0.6-1.7-1.5+1.1+4.9+.103+0.5+2.4+.074+0.7+0.9+.004
D'Angelo Russell 48 25.7 15.5 0.6 3.3 3.9 5.2 0.8 0.4 3.1 1.9 5.8 14.0 .414 1.9 5.8 .324 2.0 2.7 .740
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jaden McDaniels nor D'Angelo Russell played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Jaden McDaniels D'Angelo Russell
Season 2023-242018-19
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf FinalsNets Lost East 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%
Jaden McDaniels 72 29.2 10.5 0.8 2.3 3.1 1.4 0.9 0.6 1.2 3.0 4.3 8.7 .489 1.2 3.5 .337 0.8 1.1 .722
difference:+9+1.0+10.6+0.1+0.9+0.8+5.6+0.3+0.4-1.9-1.3+3.8+10.0+.055+1.7+4.3+.032+1.2+1.4+.058
D'Angelo Russell 81 30.2 21.1 0.7 3.2 3.9 7.0 1.2 0.2 3.1 1.7 8.1 18.7 .434 2.9 7.8 .369 2.0 2.5 .780
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jaden McDaniels 16 33.6 12.2 1.8 2.1 3.8 1.1 0.9 1.1 1.1 3.4 4.5 8.8 .514 1.5 3.5 .429 1.7 2.2 .771
difference:+11+4.0+7.2+1.4+1.1+0.2+2.5+0.5+0.9-1.7-1.0+2.9+11.8+.155+0.9+3.9+.105+0.5+0.4+.075
D'Angelo Russell 5 29.6 19.4 0.4 3.2 3.6 3.6 1.4 0.2 2.8 2.4 7.4 20.6 .359 2.4 7.4 .324 2.2 2.6 .846

Season 5
Jaden McDaniels D'Angelo Russell
Season 2024-252019-20
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesGolden State Warriors, Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf FinalsDid 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%
Jaden McDaniels 82 31.9 12.2 1.6 4.2 5.7 2.0 1.3 0.9 1.2 2.7 4.9 10.2 .477 1.2 3.7 .330 1.3 1.6 .813
difference:+37+0.4+10.9+1.2+0.6+1.8+4.3+0.2+0.6-2.1-0.8+3.1+8.6+.051+2.3+5.9+.037+2.3+2.8+.004
D'Angelo Russell 45 32.3 23.1 0.4 3.6 3.9 6.3 1.1 0.3 3.3 1.9 8.0 18.8 .426 3.5 9.6 .367 3.6 4.4 .809
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jaden McDaniels 15 33.1 14.7 1.8 3.8 5.6 1.5 1.3 0.9 1.2 3.3 5.8 11.3 .515 1.4 3.7 .382 1.7 1.9 .893
D'Angelo Russell DNP------ --- ----------

Season 6
Jaden McDaniels D'Angelo Russell
Season 2025-262020-21
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did not play
(season in progress)		Did not play
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jaden McDaniels 31 32.2 15.0 1.2 3.4 4.6 2.7 1.0 0.9 1.8 3.5 5.8 11.5 .504 1.4 3.4 .410 2.0 2.3 .861
difference:+11+3.7+4.0+0.8+1.1+2.0+3.1+0.1+0.5-0.9-1.9+0.9+4.0+.073+1.5+4.0+.023+0.7+1.2+.096
D'Angelo Russell 42 28.5 19.0 0.4 2.3 2.6 5.8 1.1 0.4 2.7 1.6 6.7 15.5 .431 2.9 7.4 .387 2.7 3.5 .765
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jaden McDaniels nor D'Angelo Russell played in the postseason in their season 6

Additional Years

* D'Angelo Russell played 5 seasons more than Jaden McDaniels in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 11, from 2022 to 2026—D'Angelo Russell played in 3 Playoffs and one NBA Cup.

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