Josh Giddey vs. Naz Reid Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Naz Reid and Josh Giddey, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Josh Giddey played 5 years in the NBA, 2 less than Naz Reid, who played 7. Josh Giddey 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 |
| Josh Giddey |
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 |
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Josh Giddey |
Naz Reid |
| Season |
2021-22 | 2019-20 |
| Team |
Oklahoma City Thunder | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Honors & Awards |
 All-Rookie Second Team | - |
| Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Josh Giddey |
54 |
31.5 |
12.5 |
1.8 |
6.0 |
7.8 |
6.4 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
3.2 |
1.6 |
5.2 |
12.4 |
.419 |
1.0 |
3.9 |
.263 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
.709 |
| difference: | +24 | +15.0 | +3.5 | +0.7 | +3.0 | +3.7 | +5.2 | +0.3 | +0.3 | -2.5 | -1.2 | +1.9 | +4.3 | +.007 | +0.1 | +0.7 | +.067 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +.011 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Josh Giddey nor Naz Reid played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Josh Giddey |
76 |
31.2 |
16.6 |
1.9 |
5.9 |
7.9 |
6.2 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
2.8 |
1.9 |
7.1 |
14.7 |
.482 |
1.0 |
3.1 |
.325 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
.731 |
| difference: | +6 | +12.0 | +5.4 | +0.7 | +2.5 | +3.3 | +5.2 | +0.3 | +0.7 | -1.8 | -0.7 | +2.8 | +6.4 | +.041 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +.026 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +.038 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Josh Giddey nor Naz Reid played in the postseason in their season 2 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Josh Giddey |
80 |
25.1 |
12.3 |
1.4 |
5.0 |
6.4 |
4.8 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
2.1 |
1.4 |
5.0 |
10.6 |
.475 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
.337 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
.806 |
| difference: | +3 | +9.3 | +4.0 | +0.1 | +2.4 | +2.5 | +3.9 | +0.2 | +0.3 | -1.0 | -0.8 | +2.0 | +4.4 | +.014 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +.006 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +.041 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Josh Giddey |
10 |
18.1 |
8.7 |
0.7 |
2.9 |
3.6 |
2.1 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
3.4 |
7.5 |
.453 |
1.2 |
3.4 |
.353 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
.875 |
| difference: | +5 | +7.3 | +3.9 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +2.1 | | +0.8 | -0.2 | -1.9 | +2.0 | +4.1 | +.041 | +0.6 | +2.0 | +.076 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +.125 |
| 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 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Josh Giddey |
70 |
30.2 |
14.6 |
1.8 |
6.3 |
8.1 |
7.2 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
2.9 |
1.7 |
5.3 |
11.4 |
.465 |
1.5 |
4.0 |
.378 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
.781 |
| difference: | +2 | +11.8 | +3.1 | +0.7 | +2.5 | +3.2 | +6.1 | +0.6 | +0.2 | -1.5 | -0.9 | +0.7 | +2.9 | +.072 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +.032 | +1.2 | +1.3 | +.104 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Josh Giddey nor Naz Reid played in the postseason in their season 4 |
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Josh Giddey |
1 |
29.0 |
19.0 |
1.0 |
4.0 |
5.0 |
11.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
6.0 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
12.0 |
.417 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
.500 |
8.0 |
11.0 |
.727 |
| difference: | +80 | +4.8 | +5.5 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +9.7 | +0.8 | +0.1 | -4.6 | -2.9 | | +1.5 | +.060 | +1.1 | +3.0 | +.086 | +6.7 | +9.2 | +.009 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Josh Giddey |
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 |
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Additional Years |
* Naz Reid played 2 seasons more than Josh Giddey in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 6 to 7, from 2025 to 2026—Naz Reid played in one postseason. |