Jaden McDaniels vs. Shaedon Sharpe Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Shaedon Sharpe 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 / 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, 2 more than Shaedon Sharpe, who played 4. Jaden McDaniels had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Shaedon Sharpe had his rookie season in 2022-23. 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
Shaedon Sharpe 4 0 2022-23 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jaden McDaniels Shaedon Sharpe
Season 2020-212022-23
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
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+1.8+3.1+0.7+0.7+0.1+0.1+0.7-0.3-1.0+1.2+2.3+.025+0.2+0.4+.004+0.5+0.6+.114
Shaedon Sharpe 80 22.2 9.9 0.8 2.2 3.0 1.2 0.5 0.3 1.0 1.7 3.8 8.1 .472 1.3 3.5 .360 0.9 1.3 .714
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jaden McDaniels nor Shaedon Sharpe played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Jaden McDaniels Shaedon Sharpe
Season 2021-222023-24
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesPortland Trail Blazers
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:+38+7.3+6.7+0.2+0.6+0.8+1.8+0.2+0.4-1.2-0.4+1.9+5.7+.054+0.8+2.0+.016+2.3+2.7+.021
Shaedon Sharpe 32 33.1 15.9 1.3 3.7 5.0 2.9 0.9 0.4 2.3 2.8 5.5 13.6 .406 1.9 5.6 .333 3.1 3.7 .824
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
Shaedon Sharpe DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Jaden McDaniels Shaedon Sharpe
Season 2022-232024-25
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesPortland Trail Blazers
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:+7+0.7+6.4+0.3+0.9+0.6+0.9+0.8-0.7-1.7+2.2+6.2+.065+0.6+3.2+.087+1.3+1.6+.049
Shaedon Sharpe 72 31.3 18.5 0.9 3.6 4.5 2.8 0.9 0.2 2.1 1.7 6.9 15.3 .452 2.0 6.6 .311 2.6 3.4 .785
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jaden McDaniels nor Shaedon Sharpe played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Jaden McDaniels Shaedon Sharpe
Season 2023-242025-26
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf FinalsDid 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%
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:+49+0.4+11.4+0.4+1.1+1.5+1.0+0.5+0.4-1.7-0.7+3.7+8.8+.032+0.8+2.6+.016+3.2+4.0+.056
Shaedon Sharpe 23 28.8 21.9 1.2 3.4 4.6 2.4 1.4 0.2 2.9 2.3 8.0 17.5 .457 2.0 6.1 .321 4.0 5.1 .778
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
Shaedon Sharpe DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Jaden McDaniels played 2 seasons more than Shaedon Sharpe in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 6, from 2025 to 2026—Jaden McDaniels played in one postseason.

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