Lauri Markkanen vs. Hasheem Thabeet Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Hasheem Thabeet 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

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 7 years in the NBA, 2 more than Hasheem Thabeet, who played 5. Lauri Markkanen had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Hasheem Thabeet had his rookie season in 2009-10. 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 achivements, 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 7 0 2017-18 to 2023-24
Hasheem Thabeet 5 2 2009-10 to 2013-14

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Lauri Markkanen Hasheem Thabeet
Season 2017-182009-10
Team Chicago BullsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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
Hasheem Thabeet 68 13.0 3.1 1.3 2.3 3.6 0.2 0.2 1.3 0.6 2.4 1.1 1.9 .588 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.4 .581
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
Hasheem Thabeet ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Lauri Markkanen Hasheem Thabeet
Season 2018-192010-11
Team Chicago BullsMemphis Grizzlies, Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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
Hasheem Thabeet 47 7.9 1.1 0.5 1.1 1.6 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 1.6 0.4 0.9 .425 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.7 .543
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
Hasheem Thabeet ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Lauri Markkanen Hasheem Thabeet
Season 2019-202011-12
Team Chicago BullsHouston Rockets, Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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
Hasheem Thabeet 20 7.0 1.8 0.8 1.3 2.1 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.4 1.0 0.6 1.1 .524 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.0 .650
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
Hasheem Thabeet ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Lauri Markkanen Hasheem Thabeet
Season 2020-212012-13
Team Chicago BullsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder Lost West Conf Semis
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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
Hasheem Thabeet 66 11.7 2.4 1.0 1.9 3.0 0.2 0.5 0.9 0.6 2.2 1.0 1.6 .604 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.8 .604
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
Hasheem Thabeet 4 6.5 0.5 0.3 1.3 1.5 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.5 1.8 0.3 0.5 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 5
Lauri Markkanen Hasheem Thabeet
Season 2021-222013-14
Team Cleveland CavaliersOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder Lost West Conf Finals
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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
Hasheem Thabeet 23 8.3 1.2 0.4 1.3 1.7 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 2.0 0.6 1.0 .565 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 .200
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
Hasheem Thabeet 2 3.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 6
Lauri Markkanen Hasheem Thabeet
Season 2022-23-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards Achievement Most Improved Player-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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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
Hasheem Thabeet ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
Hasheem Thabeet ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Lauri Markkanen Hasheem Thabeet
Season 2023-24-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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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
Hasheem Thabeet ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lauri Markkanen ------- --- ----------
Hasheem Thabeet ------- --- ----------
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