Josh Giddey vs. Paul Millsap Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Paul Millsap 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.

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.

Josh Giddey played 5 years in the NBA, 11 less than Paul Millsap, who played 16. Josh Giddey had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Paul Millsap had his rookie season in 2006-07. 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
Paul Millsap 16 13 2006-07 to 2021-22

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Josh Giddey Paul Millsap
Season 2021-222006-07
Team Oklahoma City ThunderUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second TeamAchievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz Lost West Conf Finals
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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%
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:+28+13.5+5.7+0.4+3.1+2.6+5.6+0.1+0.5-2.1-1.3+2.7+7.5+.106+1.0+3.9+0.7+1.0+.036
Paul Millsap 82 18.0 6.8 2.2 2.9 5.2 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.1 2.9 2.5 4.9 .525 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.5 .673
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Josh Giddey DNP------ --- ----------
Paul Millsap 17 15.5 5.9 2.2 2.2 4.4 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.8 2.3 2.5 4.7 .525 0.0 0.1 .000 0.9 1.4 .667

Season 2
Josh Giddey Paul Millsap
Season 2022-232007-08
Team Oklahoma City ThunderUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz Lost West Conf Semis
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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%
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+10.4+8.5+0.1+2.3+2.3+5.2+0.1+0.5-1.7-1.4+4.0+8.6+.022+1.0+3.1+0.5+0.9+.054
Paul Millsap 82 20.8 8.1 2.0 3.6 5.6 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.1 3.3 3.1 6.1 .504 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 2.8 .677
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Josh Giddey DNP------ --- ----------
Paul Millsap 12 17.5 6.4 1.9 2.0 3.9 0.3 0.6 1.3 0.8 3.1 2.7 5.2 .516 0.0 0.1 .000 1.1 2.1 .520

Season 3
Josh Giddey Paul Millsap
Season 2023-242008-09
Team Oklahoma City ThunderUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf SemisJazz 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%
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:+4+5.0+1.2+1.9+0.3+2.2+3.0+0.3+0.4-0.4-2.4+0.3+0.7+.059+1.0+2.9+.337+1.7+2.7+.107
Paul Millsap 76 30.1 13.5 3.3 5.3 8.6 1.8 1.0 1.0 1.7 3.8 5.3 9.9 .534 0.0 0.1 .000 3.0 4.3 .699
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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+12.9+3.1+3.3+1.1+4.4+0.5+0.6+0.6-2.5+1.6+2.3+.057+1.2+3.4+1.1+2.8+.375
Paul Millsap 5 31.0 11.8 4.0 4.0 8.0 1.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 3.4 5.0 9.8 .510 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 3.6 .500

Season 4
Josh Giddey Paul Millsap
Season 2024-252009-10
Team Chicago BullsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz Lost West Conf Semis
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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%
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:+12+2.4+3.0+0.5+1.8+1.3+5.6+0.4+0.6-1.5-1.8+0.6+2.7+.073+1.5+3.9+.267+0.3+.088
Paul Millsap 82 27.8 11.6 2.3 4.5 6.8 1.6 0.8 1.2 1.4 3.5 4.7 8.7 .538 0.0 0.1 .111 2.2 3.2 .693
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Josh Giddey DNP------ --- ----------
Paul Millsap 10 32.3 18.0 3.4 5.4 8.8 2.2 1.1 1.4 1.3 3.6 7.0 12.2 .574 0.0 0.2 .000 4.0 5.8 .690

Season 5
Josh Giddey Paul Millsap
Season 2025-262010-11
Team Chicago BullsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
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:+75+5.3+1.7+1.2+1.5+2.6+8.5+1.4+0.1-4.1-1.4+1.9+1.0+.114+0.9+1.7+.109+4.6+6.6+.030
Paul Millsap 76 34.3 17.3 2.2 5.5 7.6 2.5 1.4 0.9 1.9 3.6 6.9 13.0 .531 0.1 0.3 .391 3.4 4.4 .757
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Josh Giddey nor Paul Millsap played in the postseason in their season 5

Additional Years

* Paul Millsap played 11 seasons more than Josh Giddey in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 16, from 2012 to 2022—Paul Millsap played in 9 Playoffs.

In those 11 extra years over Josh Giddey, Paul Millsap got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 4 All-Star Game
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