Jaden McDaniels vs. Kristaps Porzingis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kristaps Porzingis 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 5 years in the NBA, 4 less than Kristaps Porzingis, who played 9. Jaden McDaniels had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Kristaps Porzingis 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 5 3 2020-21 to 2024-25
Kristaps Porzingis 9 4 2015-16 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jaden McDaniels Kristaps Porzingis
Season 2020-212015-16
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesNew York Knicks
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%
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:+9+4.4+7.5+1.0+2.6+3.6+0.2+0.1+0.9-1.0-0.1+2.6+6.5+.026+0.3+.031+2.4+2.6+.238
Kristaps Porzingis 72 28.4 14.3 1.8 5.5 7.3 1.3 0.7 1.9 1.7 2.8 5.2 12.3 .421 1.1 3.4 .333 2.8 3.3 .838
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jaden McDaniels nor Kristaps Porzingis played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Jaden McDaniels Kristaps Porzingis
Season 2021-222016-17
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesNew York Knicks
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:+4+7.0+8.9+0.6+2.4+3.0+0.4+1.2-0.7-0.5+3.1+7.0+.010+0.6+1.2+.040+2.2+2.8+.017
Kristaps Porzingis 66 32.8 18.1 1.7 5.5 7.2 1.5 0.7 2.0 1.8 3.7 6.7 14.9 .450 1.7 4.8 .357 3.0 3.8 .786
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
Kristaps Porzingis DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Jaden McDaniels Kristaps Porzingis
Season 2022-232017-18
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
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+1.8+10.6+0.1+2.6+2.7+0.7+0.1+1.4-0.5-0.5+3.4+9.4+.078+0.5+1.4+.003+3.2+3.9+.057
Kristaps Porzingis 48 32.4 22.7 1.3 5.3 6.6 1.2 0.8 2.4 1.9 2.9 8.1 18.5 .439 1.9 4.8 .395 4.5 5.7 .793
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jaden McDaniels nor Kristaps Porzingis played in the postseason in their season 3

Note: Kristaps Porzingis didn't play in 2018-19.

Season 4
Jaden McDaniels Kristaps Porzingis
Season 2023-242019-20
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf FinalsMavericks 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%
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:+15+2.6+9.9+1.0+5.4+6.4+0.4+0.2+1.4-0.4-0.2+2.7+7.7+.062+1.3+3.6+.015+3.2+3.9+.077
Kristaps Porzingis 57 31.8 20.4 1.8 7.7 9.5 1.8 0.7 2.0 1.6 3.2 7.0 16.4 .427 2.5 7.1 .352 4.0 5.0 .799
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:+13+2.3+11.5+0.8+5.6+4.9+0.4+0.9+0.1-0.1-0.4+2.5+4.5+.011+1.5+2.2+.100+5.0+5.5+.099
Kristaps Porzingis 3 31.3 23.7 1.0 7.7 8.7 0.7 0.0 1.0 1.0 3.0 7.0 13.3 .525 3.0 5.7 .529 6.7 7.7 .870

Season 5
Jaden McDaniels Kristaps Porzingis
Season 2024-252020-21
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf FinalsMavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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:+39+1.0+7.9+0.3+2.8+3.2+0.4+0.8+0.4+2.7+5.7+.001+1.1+2.3+.046+1.4+1.6+.042
Kristaps Porzingis 43 30.9 20.1 1.9 7.0 8.9 1.6 0.5 1.3 1.2 2.7 7.6 15.9 .476 2.3 6.0 .376 2.7 3.2 .855
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
difference:+8+0.2+1.6+0.8+0.6+0.2+0.2+0.2-0.8-0.6+0.9+1.0+.043+0.3+0.2+.086+0.6+0.8+.051
Kristaps Porzingis 7 33.3 13.1 1.0 4.4 5.4 1.3 1.3 0.7 0.4 2.7 4.9 10.3 .472 1.1 3.9 .296 2.3 2.7 .842

Additional Years

* Kristaps Porzingis played 4 seasons more than Jaden McDaniels in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 9, from 2022 to 2025—Kristaps Porzingis played in two Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

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