Julius Randle vs. Naz Reid Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Naz Reid and Julius Randle, 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 / 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.

Julius Randle played 12 years in the NBA, 5 more than Naz Reid, who played 7. Julius Randle had the first of his seasons in 2014-15, 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
Julius Randle 12 3 2014-15 to 2025-26
Naz Reid 7 3 2019-20 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Julius Randle Naz Reid
Season 2014-152019-20
Team Los Angeles LakersMinnesota Timberwolves
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%
Julius Randle 1 14.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 3.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 2.0 .000
difference:+29+2.5+7.0+1.1+3.0+4.1+1.2+0.6+0.7-0.3-1.8+2.3+5.1+.079+1.1+3.2+1.2+0.2+.698
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 Julius Randle nor Naz Reid played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Julius Randle Naz Reid
Season 2015-162020-21
Team Los Angeles LakersMinnesota 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%
Julius Randle 81 28.2 11.3 2.1 8.1 10.2 1.8 0.7 0.4 1.8 3.0 4.4 10.3 .429 0.1 0.4 .278 2.4 3.3 .715
difference:+11+9.0+0.1+0.9+4.7+5.6+0.8+0.2+0.7-0.8-0.4+0.1+2.0+.094+0.8+2.1+.073+0.8+0.9+.022
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 Julius Randle nor Naz Reid played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Julius Randle Naz Reid
Season 2016-172021-22
Team Los Angeles LakersMinnesota 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%
Julius Randle 74 28.8 13.2 2.0 6.6 8.6 3.6 0.7 0.5 2.3 3.4 5.1 10.4 .488 0.2 0.9 .270 2.8 3.8 .723
difference:+3+13.0+4.9+0.7+4.0+4.7+2.7+0.2+0.4-1.2-1.2+2.1+4.2+.001+0.5+1.3+.073+1.3+1.9+.042
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%
Julius Randle 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
Julius Randle Naz Reid
Season 2017-182022-23
Team Los Angeles LakersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Julius Randle 82 26.7 16.1 2.2 5.8 8.0 2.6 0.5 0.5 2.6 3.3 6.1 11.0 .558 0.1 0.5 .222 3.7 5.2 .718
difference:+14+8.3+4.6+1.1+2.0+3.1+1.5+0.1+0.3-1.2-0.7+1.5+2.5+.021+1.0+2.7+.124+2.4+3.3+.041
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
* Neiher Julius Randle nor Naz Reid played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Julius Randle Naz Reid
Season 2018-192023-24
Team New Orleans PelicansMinnesota 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%
Julius Randle 73 30.6 21.4 2.2 6.5 8.7 3.1 0.7 0.6 2.8 3.4 7.8 14.9 .524 0.9 2.7 .344 4.9 6.7 .731
difference:+8+6.4+7.9+1.3+2.2+3.5+1.8+0.1+0.3-1.4-1.3+2.8+4.4+.047+1.2+2.3+.070+3.6+4.9+.005
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%
Julius Randle 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

Season 6
Julius Randle Naz Reid
Season 2019-202024-25
Team New York KnicksMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTimberwolves Lost West Conf Finals
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Julius Randle 64 32.5 19.5 2.4 7.4 9.7 3.1 0.8 0.3 3.0 2.8 7.2 15.7 .460 1.0 3.6 .277 4.0 5.5 .733
difference:+16+5.0+5.3+1.2+2.5+3.7+0.8+0.1+0.6-1.6-0.4+1.9+4.2+.002+1.2+2.2+.102+2.6+3.7+.043
Naz Reid 80 27.5 14.2 1.2 4.9 6.0 2.3 0.7 0.9 1.4 2.4 5.3 11.5 .462 2.2 5.8 .379 1.4 1.8 .776
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Julius Randle DNP------ --- ----------
Naz Reid 15 25.0 10.4 1.1 3.7 4.7 1.7 0.7 0.9 1.9 2.9 3.7 7.3 .509 1.7 4.2 .397 1.3 1.7 .760

Season 7
Julius Randle Naz Reid
Season 2020-212025-26
Team New York KnicksMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Most Improved Player-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Julius Randle 71 37.6 24.1 1.2 9.0 10.2 6.0 0.9 0.3 3.4 3.2 8.5 18.6 .456 2.3 5.5 .411 4.9 6.0 .811
difference:+69+16.1+18.6+0.2+6.0+6.2+4.5+0.1+1.2-2.4-0.7+6.5+12.1+.148+1.8+3.0+.211+3.9+5.0+.189
Naz Reid 2 21.5 5.5 1.0 3.0 4.0 1.5 1.0 1.5 1.0 2.5 2.0 6.5 .308 0.5 2.5 .200 1.0 1.0 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Julius Randle 5 36.0 18.0 2.2 9.4 11.6 4.0 0.6 0.0 4.6 3.6 5.6 18.8 .298 2.2 6.6 .333 4.6 5.4 .852
Naz Reid DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Julius Randle played 5 seasons more than Naz Reid in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 8 to 12, from 2022 to 2026—Julius Randle played in two Playoffs.

In those 5 extra years over Naz Reid, Julius Randle got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 2 All-Star Game
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