Lauri Markkanen vs. D'Angelo Russell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of D'Angelo Russell and Lauri Markkanen, 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 / 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.

Lauri Markkanen played 9 years in the NBA, 2 less than D'Angelo Russell, who played 11. Lauri Markkanen had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while D'Angelo Russell had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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
Lauri Markkanen	9	0	2017-18 to 2025-26
D'Angelo Russell	11	4	2015-16 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Lauri Markkanen	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2017-18	2015-16
Team	Chicago Bulls	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs	Did not play	Did not play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Lauri Markkanen	68	29.7	15.2	1.2	6.3	7.5	1.2	0.6	0.6	1.2	1.5	5.5	12.7	.434	2.1	5.9	.362	2.1	2.4	.843
difference:	+12	+1.5	+2.0	+0.6	+3.5	+4.1	+2.1	+0.6	+0.4	-1.3	-0.3	+0.6	+0.7	+.024	+0.5	+1.3	+.011	+0.3		+.106
D'Angelo Russell	80	28.2	13.2	0.6	2.8	3.4	3.3	1.2	0.2	2.5	1.8	4.9	12.0	.410	1.6	4.6	.351	1.8	2.4	.737

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Lauri Markkanen nor D'Angelo Russell played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Lauri Markkanen	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2018-19	2016-17
Team	Chicago Bulls	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did not play	Did not play

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Lauri Markkanen	52	32.3	18.7	1.4	7.6	9.0	1.4	0.7	0.6	1.6	2.3	6.6	15.3	.430	2.3	6.4	.361	3.3	3.8	.872
difference:	+11	+3.6	+3.1	+0.9	+4.6	+5.5	+3.4	+0.7	+0.3	-1.2	-0.2	+1.0	+1.5	+.025	+0.2	+0.3	+.009	+1.0	+0.8	+.090
D'Angelo Russell	63	28.7	15.6	0.5	3.0	3.5	4.8	1.4	0.3	2.8	2.1	5.6	13.8	.405	2.1	6.1	.352	2.3	3.0	.782

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Lauri Markkanen nor D'Angelo Russell played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	Lauri Markkanen	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2019-20	2017-18
Team	Chicago Bulls	Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did not play	Did not play

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Lauri Markkanen	50	29.8	14.7	1.2	5.1	6.3	1.5	0.8	0.5	1.6	1.9	5.0	11.8	.425	2.2	6.3	.344	2.5	3.1	.824
difference:	+2	+4.1	+0.8	+0.6	+1.8	+2.4	+3.7		+0.1	-1.5		+0.8	+2.2	+.011	+0.3	+0.5	+.020	+0.5	+0.4	+.084
D'Angelo Russell	48	25.7	15.5	0.6	3.3	3.9	5.2	0.8	0.4	3.1	1.9	5.8	14.0	.414	1.9	5.8	.324	2.0	2.7	.740

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Lauri Markkanen nor D'Angelo Russell played in the postseason in their season 3


Season 4
	Lauri Markkanen	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2020-21	2018-19
Team	Chicago Bulls	Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did not play	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Lauri Markkanen	51	25.8	13.6	0.7	4.6	5.3	0.9	0.5	0.3	1.0	1.5	4.9	10.2	.480	2.3	5.8	.402	1.5	1.8	.826
difference:	+30	+4.4	+7.5		+1.4	+1.4	+6.1	+0.7	+0.1	-2.1	-0.2	+3.2	+8.5	+.046	+0.6	+2.0	+.033	+0.5	+0.7	+.046
D'Angelo Russell	81	30.2	21.1	0.7	3.2	3.9	7.0	1.2	0.2	3.1	1.7	8.1	18.7	.434	2.9	7.8	.369	2.0	2.5	.780

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Lauri Markkanen	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
D'Angelo Russell	5	29.6	19.4	0.4	3.2	3.6	3.6	1.4	0.2	2.8	2.4	7.4	20.6	.359	2.4	7.4	.324	2.2	2.6	.846


Season 5
	Lauri Markkanen	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2021-22	2019-20
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Golden State Warriors, Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did not play	Did not play

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Lauri Markkanen	61	30.8	14.8	1.0	4.7	5.7	1.3	0.7	0.5	0.9	2.1	5.1	11.5	.445	2.2	6.2	.358	2.3	2.6	.868
difference:	+16	+1.5	+8.3	+0.6	+1.1	+1.8	+5.0	+0.4	+0.2	-2.4	-0.2	+2.9	+7.3	+.019	+1.3	+3.4	+.009	+1.3	+1.8	+.059
D'Angelo Russell	45	32.3	23.1	0.4	3.6	3.9	6.3	1.1	0.3	3.3	1.9	8.0	18.8	.426	3.5	9.6	.367	3.6	4.4	.809

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Lauri Markkanen nor D'Angelo Russell played in the postseason in their season 5


Season 6
	Lauri Markkanen	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2022-23	2020-21
Team	Utah Jazz	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	Most Improved Player	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did not play	Did not play

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Lauri Markkanen	66	34.4	25.6	2.0	6.7	8.6	1.9	0.6	0.6	1.9	2.1	8.7	17.3	.499	3.0	7.7	.391	5.3	6.0	.875
difference:	+24	+5.9	+6.6	+1.6	+4.4	+6.0	+3.9	+0.5	+0.2	-0.8	-0.5	+2.0	+1.8	+.068	+0.1	+0.3	+.004	+2.6	+2.5	+.110
D'Angelo Russell	42	28.5	19.0	0.4	2.3	2.6	5.8	1.1	0.4	2.7	1.6	6.7	15.5	.431	2.9	7.4	.387	2.7	3.5	.765

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Lauri Markkanen nor D'Angelo Russell played in the postseason in their season 6


Season 7
	Lauri Markkanen	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2023-24	2021-22
Team	Utah Jazz	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did not play	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Lauri Markkanen	55	33.1	23.2	2.2	5.9	8.2	2.0	0.9	0.5	1.4	1.8	7.8	16.2	.480	3.2	8.0	.399	4.5	5.0	.899
difference:	+10	+1.1	+5.1	+1.8	+3.0	+4.9	+5.1	+0.1	+0.2	-1.1	-0.2	+1.6	+1.2	+.069	+0.5		+.059	+1.5	+1.3	+.074
D'Angelo Russell	65	32.0	18.1	0.4	2.9	3.3	7.1	1.0	0.3	2.5	2.0	6.2	15.0	.411	2.7	8.0	.340	3.0	3.7	.825

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Lauri Markkanen	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
D'Angelo Russell	6	32.7	12.0	0.0	2.5	2.5	6.7	1.5	0.0	2.8	2.8	4.0	12.0	.333	2.0	5.2	.387	2.0	2.7	.750


Season 8
	Lauri Markkanen	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2024-25	2022-23
Team	Utah Jazz	Minnesota Timberwolves, Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did not play	Lakers Lost West Conf Finals

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Lauri Markkanen	47	31.4	19.0	1.5	4.4	5.9	1.5	0.7	0.4	1.4	1.7	6.3	14.9	.423	2.9	8.5	.346	3.4	3.9	.876
difference:	+24	+1.1	+1.2	+1.0	+1.9	+2.9	+4.7	+0.3		-1.2	-0.3		+1.5	+.046	+0.2	+1.6	+.050	+0.9	+0.9	+.047
D'Angelo Russell	71	32.5	17.8	0.5	2.5	3.0	6.2	1.0	0.4	2.6	2.0	6.3	13.4	.469	2.7	6.9	.396	2.5	3.0	.829

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Lauri Markkanen	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
D'Angelo Russell	16	29.6	13.3	0.6	2.3	2.9	4.6	0.7	0.3	1.8	2.0	5.2	12.2	.426	1.7	5.4	.310	1.3	1.6	.769


Season 9
	Lauri Markkanen	D'Angelo Russell
Season	2025-26	2023-24
Team	Utah Jazz	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did not play (season in progress)	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
Others	-	NBA Cup Champion

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Lauri Markkanen	27	35.4	27.9	2.0	4.9	6.9	2.1	1.0	0.4	1.4	2.0	9.3	19.6	.476	3.0	8.2	.367	6.2	6.9	.903
difference:	+49	+2.7	+9.9	+1.6	+2.2	+3.8	+4.2	+0.1	+0.1	-0.7	-0.1	+2.8	+5.4	+.020		+1.0	+.048	+4.1	+4.4	+.075
D'Angelo Russell	76	32.7	18.0	0.4	2.7	3.1	6.3	0.9	0.5	2.1	2.1	6.5	14.2	.456	3.0	7.2	.415	2.1	2.5	.828

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Lauri Markkanen	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
D'Angelo Russell	5	37.0	14.2	0.2	2.6	2.8	4.2	0.8	0.2	1.8	1.2	5.6	14.6	.384	2.8	8.8	.318	0.2	0.4	.500

Additional Years

* D'Angelo Russell played 2 seasons more than Lauri Markkanen in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 10 to 11, from 2025 to 2026—D'Angelo Russell didn't play in the postseason.

Lauri Markkanen vs. D'Angelo Russell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of D'Angelo Russell and Lauri Markkanen, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years