Jalen Green vs. Naz Reid Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Naz Reid and Jalen Green, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / 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.

Jalen Green played 5 years in the NBA, 2 less than Naz Reid, who played 7. Jalen Green had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Naz Reid had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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
Jalen Green 5 1 2021-22 to 2025-26
Naz Reid 7 3 2019-20 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jalen Green Naz Reid
Season 2021-222019-20
Team Houston RocketsMinnesota Timberwolves
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%
Jalen Green 67 31.9 17.3 0.5 2.9 3.4 2.6 0.7 0.3 2.0 1.5 6.1 14.2 .426 2.3 6.8 .343 2.8 3.5 .797
difference:+37+15.4+8.3+0.6+0.1+0.7+1.4+0.1+0.4-1.3-1.3+2.8+6.1+.014+1.2+3.6+.013+1.6+1.7+.099
Naz Reid 30 16.5 9.0 1.1 3.0 4.1 1.2 0.6 0.7 0.7 2.8 3.3 8.1 .412 1.1 3.2 .330 1.2 1.8 .698
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jalen Green nor Naz Reid played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Jalen Green Naz Reid
Season 2022-232020-21
Team Houston RocketsMinnesota Timberwolves
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%
Jalen Green 76 34.2 22.1 0.6 3.2 3.7 3.7 0.8 0.2 2.6 1.7 7.4 17.9 .416 2.5 7.3 .338 4.8 6.1 .786
difference:+6+15.0+10.9+0.6+0.2+0.9+2.7+0.3+0.9-1.6-0.9+3.1+9.6+.107+1.6+4.8+.013+3.2+3.7+.093
Naz Reid 70 19.2 11.2 1.2 3.4 4.6 1.0 0.5 1.1 1.0 2.6 4.3 8.3 .523 0.9 2.5 .351 1.6 2.4 .693
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jalen Green nor Naz Reid played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Jalen Green Naz Reid
Season 2023-242021-22
Team Houston RocketsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTimberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Jalen Green 82 31.7 19.6 0.5 4.7 5.2 3.5 0.8 0.3 2.3 1.4 6.9 16.2 .423 2.5 7.4 .332 3.5 4.3 .804
difference:+5+15.9+11.3+0.8+2.1+1.3+2.6+0.3+0.6-1.2-0.8+3.9+10.0+.066+1.8+5.2+.011+2.0+2.4+.039
Naz Reid 77 15.8 8.3 1.3 2.6 3.9 0.9 0.5 0.9 1.1 2.2 3.0 6.2 .489 0.7 2.2 .343 1.5 1.9 .765
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Green DNP------ --- ----------
Naz Reid 5 10.8 4.8 0.4 2.4 2.8 0.0 0.2 1.2 1.0 2.8 1.4 3.4 .412 0.6 1.4 .429 1.4 1.4 1.000

Season 4
Jalen Green Naz Reid
Season 2024-252022-23
Team Houston RocketsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Jalen Green 82 32.9 21.0 0.5 4.0 4.6 3.4 0.9 0.3 2.5 1.5 7.4 17.5 .423 2.9 8.1 .354 3.3 4.1 .813
difference:+14+14.5+9.5+0.6+0.2+0.3+2.3+0.3+0.5-1.1-1.1+2.8+9.0+.114+1.8+4.9+.008+2.0+2.2+.136
Naz Reid 68 18.4 11.5 1.1 3.8 4.9 1.1 0.6 0.8 1.4 2.6 4.6 8.5 .537 1.1 3.2 .346 1.3 1.9 .677
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Green 7 31.3 13.3 0.4 5.0 5.4 2.9 0.6 0.3 1.4 0.9 4.6 12.3 .372 1.9 6.3 .295 2.3 3.4 .667
Naz Reid DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5
Jalen Green Naz Reid
Season 2025-262023-24
Team Phoenix SunsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement Sixth Man of the Year
Playoffs Did Not PlayTimberwolves Lost West Conf Finals
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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%
Jalen Green 2 15.0 15.5 1.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 5.5 11.5 .478 3.0 7.0 .429 1.5 2.5 .600
difference:+79+9.2+2.0+0.1+3.3+3.2+0.7+0.2+0.9-0.4-1.1+0.5+1.0+.001+0.9+2.0+.015+0.2+0.7+.136
Naz Reid 81 24.2 13.5 0.9 4.3 5.2 1.3 0.8 0.9 1.4 2.1 5.0 10.5 .477 2.1 5.0 .414 1.3 1.8 .736
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Green DNP------ --- ----------
Naz Reid 16 22.6 11.1 0.6 3.1 3.7 1.0 0.5 0.8 0.9 2.0 4.1 8.9 .458 1.6 4.3 .362 1.4 1.9 .710

Additional Years

* Naz Reid played 2 seasons more than Jalen Green in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 7, from 2025 to 2026—Naz Reid played in one postseason.

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